Video Game Programming with Algebra A K-12 Teacher Training Session

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Audience: Math and Technology Educators Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011 Time: 9:00 – 3:00 Cost: $20.00 including lunch Space is limited to 46 participants. Please register here

Location: University of Houston PGH 200 For directions and hotel information, click here

Teach Your Students to Program, Mathematically

Bootstrap teaches students to program their own video games in an algebraic programming language, exposing them to key math concepts. Middle- and high-school teachers around the country have implemented the curriculum as a one-month module, a weekly activity or an after school program.

In Bootstrap, Your Students will Practice and Apply

• Solving word problems
• Coordinate planes and Graphing
• Functions and Variables
• Function Composition
• Inequalities in the Plane
• The Pythagorean Theorem

In this Workshop, You Will:

• Participate in a real classroom demonstration of the curriculum
• Build your own video game, using the math you already know
• Learn how Texas’ and the new Common Core Math Standards can be met through a STEM-focused programming curriculum
• Explore cutting-edge research on algebra education

About Bootstrap

Bootstrap is a free curriculum that reaches hundreds of students a year in states around the country, and has been recognized by the National Science Foundation, Google, and Microsoft. The software is free and cloud-based: if you have a modern browser, you already have everything you need!