Technology Tips: November 1999

1999 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 744-747
Author(s):  
Gloria B. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Computer Programs ◽  
Graphing Calculator ◽  
The North ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
Statistics Courses ◽  
And Mathematics

Editors note: Contemporary statistics courses at both the secondary and collegiate levels expect students to interact with data and to discover and confirm ideas with simulations. Traditionally this objective has been accomplished with computer programs. However, students can perform many of these simulations on the home screen of a graphing calculator. Such an intimate interaction with the process of simulation may help develop a better understanding of the underlying concepts. Gloria Barrett, a teacher at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and author of Statistics with the TI-83 (Meridian 1997), has convinced many of us of the power of this approach.

Distance Learning

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Wilson ◽  
James Litle ◽  
Mary Ruth Coleman ◽  
James Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Selection ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Evaluation Plan ◽  
The North ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
Studio Classroom ◽  
And Mathematics

As the role of distance learning within the educational setting expands, it is imperative that potential producers and receivers of these courses examine the prospects and problems of a distance learning initiative prior to embarking on this new educational journey. The authors provide guidance from their own distance learning experiences at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. The article focuses on the importance of instructor and facilitator training, student selection, physical arrangements for the studio/classroom, and an evaluation plan.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: Optimization: A Project in Mathematics and Communication

1999 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 764-812
Author(s):  
Martha H. Lowther
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Graphing Calculator ◽  
Traditional Problem ◽  
Hands On ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Ideas

I am always looking for lessons with multiple purposes: problems that can be approached from a variety of perspectives, hands-on experiences for the students, and attention-grabbers that lead to good discussion. When I saw the idea of having students use the graphing calculator to teach a parent mathematics, in the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Newsletter (Doyle 1995), I knew that I had found a winner. The article referred to an idea shared by Kent Reigner of Conestoga Valley High School. I did not use the problem suggested in the newsletter, but I updated and extended Jennifer Mayer's variation of a traditional problem and was extremely pleased with the results.

Projects

1988 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
pp. 599-600
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
First Century ◽  
National Council ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
College Board ◽  
The North ◽  
Carnegie Corporation ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
And Mathematics

In July 1985, the Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded a grant to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics to develop a course for fourth-year high school mathematics. This course, called Introduction to College Mathematics, responds to the challenges posed by reports from the College Board, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Sloan Foundation, and the National Science Foundation to begin preparing students for their lives in the twenty-first century.

Fanning the Spark of Exceptional Creativity

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
F. Borden Mace
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Residential Schools ◽  
The North ◽  
The People ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science Academy ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics And Science

This article provides a brief history of the people and events that came together in the formation of three of the first public residential schools for gifted students: the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics, the Louisiana School for Mathematics, Science and Technology, and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. These schools were formed through a series of risks and opportunities by people who cared about the future of their state's most able students. Mace offers a first-hand review of how these fine schools came to be.

Tracing Temperature Patterns of Cut Leafy Greens during Service in North Carolina School Food Service

2014 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 1495-1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELLEN M. THOMAS ◽  
BENJAMIN CHAPMAN ◽  
LEE-ANN JAYKUS ◽  
TREVOR PHISTER
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Food Service ◽  
School Lunch ◽  
School Food ◽  
Leafy Greens ◽  
School Food Service ◽  
The North ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
School Lunch Programs ◽  
Lunch Program

Contaminated fresh produce has been increasingly identified as a cause of foodborne illnesses. Because of concerns about pathogen growth on these food items at retail, the 2009 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Code established that cut leafy greens (lettuce, spinach, spring mix, cabbage, arugula, and kale) must have time and temperature controls for safety and hence should be kept at refrigerated temperatures (5°C or lower). The purpose of this study was to determine the temperature profiles of cut leafy greens in single-serving clamshell containers provided as part of the North Carolina School Lunch Program and to compare the two policies that North Carolina has in place to control the temperature of these products (the 3-day rule and time in lieu of temperature). Temperatures were recorded with data loggers in 24 schools during a 3-day period. In all cases, substantial temperature variability was found for these products, including temperatures above 5°C for at least 1 h on each of the 3 days. In some cases, temperatures reached above 5°C for more than 3 h throughout the serving time. The results demonstrate the importance of developing a protocol for continuous temperature monitoring of leafy greens served in school lunch programs.

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