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SPEAKERS AT THE THIRD ANNUAL LEGACY OF R.L. MOORE CONFERENCE, APRIL 5-7 2000

Wednesday, April 5, 2000

Welcoming Remarks - Ben Fitzpatrick and John Neuberger, Conference Co-Chairs

Introductory Remarks - R.D. Anderson

Opening Remarks - Tina Straley

"Q: An Invitation to Invention" - Howard Cook

Luncheon Discussion: Biography and Film Projects, Chaired by Ben Fitzpatrick and Don Albers

"Moore-Method in the Math-for-People-Who-Don't-Want-To-Take-Math Course" - G. Edgar Parker

"On Three Crucial Elements of Texas-Style Teaching as Shown to be Successful in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom" - Lee Mahavier

"Mathematics immersion, inquiry-based learning and Hungarian semesters" - Jerry Bona

"Why Are Moore Method Courses Effective?" - *Annie Selden & John Selden DoubleTree Guest Suites Banquet: Don Albers (MC)

Discussion Topics:
  • The Next Steps for the Legacy of R.L. Moore Project
  • Moore Method Summer Women's Course Presentation, - Judy Kennedy
  • R.L. Moore Special Session at Joint Mathematics Meeting in New Orleans (January 2001)


Thursday, April 6, 2000

Remarks - Don Albers

"Ask "Why?", Insist on Seeing, Experience Deeply, Learn from Others" - David W. Henderson

"Project NExT: New Experiences in Teaching" - Christine Stevens

"The R.L. Moore Method at the Secondary Level" - *David McRae & H.W. Straley

Luncheon Discussion: Archives of American Mathematics - Ralph Elder, Center for American History

"Adapting Moore's Method to the Distance Education Classroom" - Dale Daniel, Craig Pember & Wm. Ted Mahavier

"Adapting the Moore Method to a Virtual University Course" - D. Reginald Traylor

"My Experiences Using Modified Moore Methods in Undergraduate Courses" - Melvyn Jeter

"The Moore Method in the Teaching of Abstract Algebra" - M.S. Jagadish

Friday, April 7, 2000

Remarks - Ben Fitzpatrick

"Teaching Oral and Written Communication For a Modified Moore Method Calculus I Class - And Anything Else" - *Charles Allen, Carol Collins, & Jeanie Allen

"What Should One Do With AP Calculus Students?" - William S. Mahavier

"The Confessions of a Heretic" - Carol Schumacher

Concluding Remarks - John Neuberger

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