This year's MEA-MFT Conference will be held in Billings on October 15th and 16th.
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MCTM Sectionals
MCTM once again has several presentations for you to attend and get great new ideas! If you want to look at the Math Sectionals, click here for a complete listing!
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HOTELS - Hurry and make your reservations.
MCTM has also set aside blocks of rooms at 2 different hotels in the Billings area.
The first motel we have a block of rooms in is the Northern Hotel. Their number is (406) 867-6767
- 12 Classic King Rooms blocked for both Wednesday and Thursday evenings. $83.00 for a single and $129.00 for a double.
- 3 Classic Queen rooms for Wednesday night. $83.00 for a single and $129.00 for a double.
- 7 Classic King rooms and 3 classic Queen rooms for Friday evening if needed. $83.00 for a single and $129.00 for a double.
When registering for a room you must identify as being part of MCTM to get these rates. This block of rooms needs to have reservations made by September 13th. Also this is where the Banquet for Teacher of the Year will be held on Thursday evening.
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The other motel reserved is the BestWestern Plus ClockTower Inn. This is about two blocks from the Northern Hotel. Their number is (406) 238-1796.
- 10 Single Queen rooms at $99.00
- 15 Double Double rooms at $109.00
These rooms are reserved for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. When registering please identify that you are a member of MCTM to receive these rates. These room blocks are being held for MCTM until September 30.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
This year's keynote speaker is Eli Luberoff, CEO of Desmos
Eli began his programming life on his TI-83 graphing calculator in elementary school, culminating with a working version of Monopoly which was destroyed when he removed the backup battery by accident. He began working on the software that would become Desmos.com during a year-long hiatus from Yale University in 2007, returning to graduate summa cum laude with degrees in Math and Physics in 2009. Eli was also selected by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of the top 25 entrepreneurs under 25 in 2011.
Here's a little information on Desmos, if you are not familiar with it.
At Desmos, we imagine a world of universal math literacy, where no student thinks that math is too hard or too dull to pursue. We believe the key is learning by doing. When learning becomes a journey of exploration and discovery, anyone can understand – and enjoy! – math.
To achieve this vision, we’ve started by building the next generation of the graphing calculator. Using our powerful and blazingly-fast math engine, the calculator can instantly plot any equation, from lines and parabolas up through derivatives and Fourier series. Data tables open up a world of curve-fitting and modeling. Sliders make it a breeze to demonstrate function transformations. As browser-based html5 technology, the graphing calculator works on any computer or tablet without requiring any downloads. It's intuitive, beautiful math. And best of all: it's completely free.
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TRIVIA NIGHT IS BACK!
The 2nd Annual Trivia Night will be held Thursday, October 15th at Hooligan's Sports Bar - immediately following the Teacher of the Year Dinner (around 8pm)!
Appetizers will be provided with a NO HOST bar.
Want more information - Click Here!
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