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Conference Highlights: Math in Action is of interest to K–12 teachers of mathematics. The conference features five concurrent interactive sessions. During sessions, participants engage in hands-on activities they can use with their own students in learning mathematics. SB-CEUs will be available for most sessions.
Special this year, Math in Action will run concurrently with Conversations among Colleagues, a conference for college and university mathematics educators and mathematicians and K–12 mathematics teacher leaders and administrators. Jere Confrey (North Carolina State University) will present the purpose of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), their implications, and questions raised. Zalman Usiskin (University of Chicago), will present a curriculum developer’s view of the CCSS. Sessions throughout the day will highlight learning trajectories for whole number (Sybilla Beckmann, University of Georgia), fractions (Jere Confrey), measurement (Jack Smith, Michigan State University), algebra (Lisa Kasmer, GVSU and Jill Newton, Purdue University), and geometry (Christian Hirsch and Alden Edson, Western Michigan University), with examples for specific grade levels and implications for the surrounding grades. Mary Bouck will also present formative assessment with respect to the CCSS.
Conference fees are $35 for professors and administrators, $30 for teachers, $20 for graduate students, and $15 for undergraduate students.
Participants may choose sessions from both conferences.
A limited number of displays and items for purchase will be available, including Adventures with Mathematics books. These books are created by MCTM. They are intended to engage students in mathematics over the summer or other times. The books include games and activities appropriate for both home and classrooms. Teachers can play these games over lunch. Proceeds benefit the MCTM Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Call for Proposals for Math in Action (Due Friday, October 1, 2010)
For the 2011 Math in Action conference, we are particularly interested in proposals that focus on classroom-tested practices that effectively promote student learning in Grades K–12. Some possibilities are strategies for effectively:
PLEASE NOTE: Speaker proposals are due October 1, 2010. Presentation proposal forms are available here. Because of the early February date for the conferences, you are urged to please honor this deadline.
Future Mailing:
A brochure announcing the full program for the conference will be distributed to area teachers, administrators, mathematics teacher educators, and mathematicians in late December 2010 or early January 2011. To be added to our mailing list, please contact Math in Action, mathinaction@gvsu.edu. Email is preferred though a limited number of paper copies will be available. Please support our efforts to keep conference fees low while also preserving the environment in reducing paper use.
Questions:
For further information, please email conference co-chairs Charlene Beckmann at beckmannc21@aol.com or Karen Novotny at novotnka@gvsu.edu.