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Welcome to MEAD 2021!!!

**NOTE that you only can attend THREE SESSIONS in order to keep session capacity to 60 participants. However, everyone is invited to attend the keynote address which is pinned to your schedule.

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EVALUATIONS: Please complete an evaluation for each session attended, the keynote address, and for your General Conference experience (at the end of your day). Professional development hours and prize raffle tickets will be assigned for completed evaluations.

CONFERENCE HELP: We know that the transition to a virtual conference raises the possibility for technological problems. Therefore, we will have a Zoom Help Desk open the entire day of the conference to offer tech support and address other issues.For other concerns, please contact Rodrigo Gutiérrez at rodrigog@math.arizona.edu 
Saturday, January 23 • 9:00am - 10:00am
Math and Art of Connecting The Dots.

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Fun way of learning math concepts using Rangolee- ancient folk art from India. Many designs are based on dot matrix. They are formed by connecting the dots. Participants will experience using them to teach many math concepts by counting, drawing, coloring. Focus is on numbers, addition, multiplication, fractions, shapes, area, perimeter, symmetry, making charts and graphs. Besides pencil and crayons, they will use household materials such as beans, and thread.

Speakers
avatar for Madhuri Bapat

Madhuri Bapat

Retired
I migrated from India in 1978. I have two master,’s degrees in physics. I taught physics and some math and astronomy over 35 years in community colleges. I retired four years ago. I have researched and published several papers on Math and Science in ancient folk art from India... Read More →


Saturday January 23, 2021 9:00am - 10:00am MST
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