Michael Buescher Professional Information and Resources

• Classroom resources for Algebra 2 and Precalculus courses. Spreadsheets, Geometer's Sketchpad sketches, and web sites ready for classroom use.

Conference Resources

• Second-Year Algebra with CAS: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at the T³ -- Teachers Teaching with Technology international conference, March 2-4, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois).
• CAS in the Classroom: Test Questions that Challenge and Stimulate at the NCTM Annual Conference, April 27-29, 2006 (Saint Louis, Missouri).
• "But the Calculator Does All of This for Me" -- Assessment with the TI-89 at the T³ -- Teachers Teaching with Technology regional conference, November 12-13, 2004 (University Heights, Ohio).
• Three Workshops: Dynamic Spreadsheets Bring Mathematics to Life, Integrating Computer Algebra into Algebra and Precalculus Courses, and Election Year Mathematics at the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference, October 14-16, 2004 (Akron, Ohio) [OCTM home page]
• Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) in Algebra 2 and Precalculus, at the second annual USACAS Conference, June 19-20, 2004 (Chicago, Illinois) [Conference home page]
• Integrating Computer Algebra into Algebra and Precalculus Courses, a presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference, April 21-24, 2004 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [NCTM home page]
• Three Workshops: Exponential Growth and your Dear Aunt Hildegard's Will, Linear Regression and Literacy, and Dynamic Spreadsheets Bring Mathematics to Life at the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference, October 2-4, 2003 (Cleveland, Ohio) [OCTM home page]
• I have also presented at the Technology, Teaching, and Learning Institutes (Sydney, Australia) and the Anja S. Greer Conference on Math, Science, and Technology. Many resources from those conferences are at the classroom resources page.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Oberlin College
• Master's Degree in Community Development and Applied Mathematics, University of Vermont
• Ohio State Certification, Secondary Mathematics

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• The Consortium for Mathematics and Applications (COMAP)
• The Mathematics Association of America