They will also meet with members of Congress and the Administration to discuss
the latest issues in mathematics and science teaching, and share their
expertise and viewpoints with their colleagues.eop. However, PatternBEE represents a new kind of educational
technology based on scientific theory developed at Pollack's laboratory.

Some applications of math are in the areas of finance, physics, sociology, computer programming, fractal music and geometric art.

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At the same time, they are developing skills in geometry,
creativity, problem-solving, pattern recognition , and spatial rotation.
"A key insight from our research in co-evolution led us to an entirely new
equation describing the relationship between learners playing a game," said
Jordan Pollack , a professor of Computer Science at Brandeis. It works by rewarding agents both for meeting
their own challenges as well as for providing appropriate challenges to
others.

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For a complete listing of the 2004 awardees visit http://www.paemst.ostp.gov.
Partially sponsored by NSF and the Hewlett foundation, PatternBEE was
developed mainly by Brandeis students Kristian Kime, Boris Kerzner, and Tien
Hoang.

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Marburger III, Science Advisor to the
President and Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

About the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Congress established OSTP in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the
President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the
impacts of science and technology on domestic and international affairs., Following in the successful
footsteps of SpellBEE.

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For more information visit http:/ /www. In PatternBEE, players log in, choose a partner, and proceed to
create puzzles for each other by moving, rotating and flipping up to six
unique geometric pieces.

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Department of Defense Schools.
PatternBEE features no advertising, and any SpellBEE member can log in to
play.

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math skills.

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describes how self-interested agents -- such as sellers in a market -- can be
motivated to keep innovating.

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This year, the White House recognizes the best of the
Nation's K-6 mathematics and science teachers.
The awardees are selected from mathematics and science teachers in all 50
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.org, the first-ever online, multi-player Spelling Bee,
Brandeis University DEMO laboratory has released PatternBEE.

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Awardees receive a $10,000 educational grant for their schools and a trip
to Washington, D.org.
PatternBEE is the first multi-player educational game that allows players
to create puzzles for each other, rather than being pre-sequenced by a
designer .

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WALTHAM, Mass.

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Bush today
announced that 95 educators will receive the annual Presidential Awards for
Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2004. The awards are administered by the National Science Foundation.

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President Honors Nation's Leading Elementary School Math and Science Teachers

CONTACT: Bob Hopkins of the Office of Science and Technology Policy,
+1-202-456-6098 , or rhopkins@ostp.
Most research on competition in educational settings has shown that it
doesn 't work very well, because the same students always win while others lose
confidence.

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, to accept a certificate.

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Security is an important aspect of any online environment that caters to
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U. The Director of
OSTP serves as co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology and oversees the National Science and Technology Council on behalf
of the President.

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In a
year since public release, SpellBEE has over 20,000 registered members from
all 50 states, with around 1,000 games being played every week.

Math or mathematics is the study of numbers and variables representing numbers to solve everyday problems, learn about the world around us or to be an exercise in logical reasoning.

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gov. Game is based on "breakthrough " learning theory.

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WASHINGTON, President George W. PatternBEE does not collect personal information and does not
enable contact between players except via moves in the game.

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The award was
established in 1983. The teachers will be in the
Nation's capital from April 11-16, 2005, to receive the award and participate
in a variety of educational and celebratory events. The
1976 Act also authorizes OSTP to lead an interagency effort to develop and to
implement sound science and technology policies and budgets and to work with
the private sector, state and local governments, the science and higher
education communities, and other nations toward this end. The final outline and pieces are then sent across
the Internet to each other to solve.
In several rounds of game play, players gain points both from solving
puzzles correctly as well as from designing appropriate puzzles for their
partner. It does provide
teachers and parents with tools to recover lost passwords and observe their
children's performances.

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During the week the teachers will tour the White House and be honored in
an awards ceremony hosted by Dr.org
(http://www.patternbee. Pollack expects PatternBEE to exceed the popularity of SpellBEE.

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After an initial selection process at the
State or Territorial level, a national panel of distinguished scientists,
mathematicians, and educators recommends teachers to receive the Presidential
Awards. John H.