Mighty Math Marathon is Mighty
Competitive
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Students
compete and collaborate in math problem solving contest.
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Video
Adventure and Photography by Gary Olsen May 2002
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 ubuque
Community schools has some pretty smart students when it comes
to mathematics. TAG Coordinator for the District, Dorothy Gibbs
and Math and Science Curriculum Coordinator, Shirley Horstman,
with lots of help from math mentors, put together a very interesting
event at Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque... the Mighty Math
Marathon. It combined a quiz bowl format with a mystery solving
team collaboration event. Very cool.
  So
who were the big winners? They all were, really. Dubuque Schools'
students are traditionally high performers in standardized math
tests. Above the national and above the state norms for kids
K-6. But more importantly, young students are beginning to understand
that, in the words of Dorothy Gibbs, "math is the key that
unlocks your future."
For now,
though, it was fun and games, and if you click on the appropriate
button for your connection speed, you can attend this event
yourself via our Web site. The video is under 10 minutes, and
it features the sights and sounds of what promises to be an
annual event of increasing importance in our District.
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Instructions
For Those Outside of Our School Network (The General Public)
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We are now providing a choice of RealPlayer applications for you to download
and install on your computer to enable you to view the video and audio
files. One is RealPlayer8 and the other is RealOne Player, which is an
excellent player with many new features. It's easy to install, so just
 follow
the on-screen steps. You will be required to register with Real.com, but
these are free software applications (there are versions you can pay for
if you choose, but they are not necessary for basic viewing and listening).
Which
Player is Best for Me?
 Of
the two types of free players available, RealPlayer 8 is the traditional
player that is free and will work beautifully to access Web based multimedia
files from our site. There is also a new player available, which is also
free, called RealONE. Either player will probably work for your operating
system. If your system is older (Windows 95, NT), however, you may want
to use the RealPlayer 8 software. If you are running a newer, faster system
like Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000, go for the RealOne player.
Macintosh
Owners:
 You
can get a RealPlayer for Macintosh, Visit Real.com
to download their free player options. Remember, look for the FREE players.
They are sometimes difficult to find on their Web site.
Oh, and one more
thing... sometimes when you click on a sound or video file in our Web
site with the RealPlayer installed, you get a little commercial window
that pops up on your desktop. It's annoying, but a small price to pay
for the privilege of having the free RealPlayer on your system. Just click
it off, and it will disappear.
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Instructions
For Machines on our School Network (Teachers and Staff)
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recommending (and IT is supporting) RealPlayer8.
This is for ALL computers on our network (in all school and administration
buildings throughout the District). This includes all Windows 2000 machines.
Click here to get the free player from
our network server. If you do not have administrative priveleges,
please call your building media specialist to help you. |
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