The dream of every math teacher is to hear their kids say, "Wow, that's neat!" Maple is a delightful tool that can help you live this dream more often, even for kids who are not naturally good at math. In this presentation, Dr. Jason Schattman will show how he uses Maple's 2-D and 3-D graphics to teach kids the beautiful visual connections between the topics they've already learned, to help them learn new concepts at all levels, and finally, to give kids an enticing foretaste of the math they will see in college. He will also show you how to save time during your preparation period by using Maple to make worksheets, handouts and quizzes.
Jason Schattman got his Ph.D. in math from Rutgers University and worked at Maplesoft for several years before switching to the exciting and challenging world of high school teaching. He teaches math and computer science at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Waterloo, Canada, where he lives with his wife, three daughters, and their dog, Pythagoras.
