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Program Details*
Title
Don't Slow Me Down with that Calculator...Mental Math Methods
Description
Learn to master a multitude of little-known, super-shortcut computational methods involving addition, subtraction, fractions, squaring and multiplication. Unfortunately, our country consistently finishes among the bottom third of industrialized countries in the annual mental math competition for students. Learning these strategies and methods will leave your calculator-dependent friends in the dust!
Presenter’s Name
Cliff Petrak
Presenter’s Bio
Cliff Petrak retired after 40 years of teaching math at Brother Rice H.S. in Chicago. I am author of a book detailing 62 shortcut methods dealing with addition, subtraction, fractions, squaring and multiplication. I have spoken in 16 states and Canada to various groups at over 130 math conferences, schools and libraries. Mental math is my passion!
*Note: The information above is a draft provided by the presenter and may be different in the HalloweeM Program Booklet.
Date/Time/Location†
Friday at 11 AM in Birch
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