Presenter
Joseph D'Agnese is an author and journalist whose work has been published extensively in
Discover magazine, and also in
Seed and
Wired. His work has twice been named to the renowned annual anthology
Best American Science Writing. In addition to his books for adults and children, he has also published in
The New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal, Child, Parents, Reader’s Digest, Saveur, Money.com, Sports Illustrated and other publications. He is also a regular contributor to
This Old House magazine.
Carol Cross, this event's organizer, is a homeschooling mom with a background in educational policy, philosophy, and social activism.
Carol Cross, this event's organizer, is a homeschooling mom with a background in educational policy, philosophy, and social activism.
About the project
In this presentation, author Joseph D'Agnese will discuss writing a mathematical picture books and ways to use his book to teach not only the Fibonacci sequence (fascinating as that is), but also such topics as what is a number, comparing different numeral systems, using an abacus, the value of place values, and more. You can enter to win a free autographed copy of the book by sharing the title of your favorite math-related picture book in the comments of
this web page at the
Teaching Your Middle Schooler blog. To get an idea about the beautiful graphics in this book, please watch the two-minute video trailer for the book:
