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Subject:        Teach math with maps workshop announcement
Date:   Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:18:56 -0400
From:   Thornberry, Evan <[log in to unmask]>
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The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library will
host a 3-day teacher workshop focused on understanding maps, their
connection to mathematics, and how to weave them into classroom teaching.

Presenter: Karen Crounse, Math Coach for Boston Public Schools

Wednesday, July 10: 9-2 pm (includes lunch)

Thursday, July 11: 9-12 pm

Friday, July 12: 9-12 pm

Cost: $30

Sign up here: http://maps.bpl.org/content/math-with-maps-summer-2013

The workshop for 5^th -12^th grade teachers will identify key components
of maps, use maps to practice basic skills in context, translate map
distances to actual distances, locate items on maps, calculate areas and
perimeters on objects on maps, and access classroom activities using
maps designed for students that meet state mathematics standards.

For more information please contact Alison Cody - 617.859.2138,
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+Evan

Evan Thornberry

Cartographic Reference and Preservation Librarian

Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library

700 Boylston Street

Boston, MA  02116

617-859-2140

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