AAMTE 2010 Spring Conference:
Equity in Education: No Region Left Behind
February 26–27, 2010
Marshall University, West Virginia
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Bay-Williams, Ph.D.
University of Louisville, KY
The AAMTE conference brings national and regional speakers together with mathematics teacher educators across the Appalachian region (Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) to explore current topics and trends in mathematics education.
Conference Strands include: Equity; Emerging Leaders/Mentoring; Technology; State Trends/Initiatives; and Research in Mathematics Education
Call for Proposals
Visit http://www.marshall.edu/aamte/speakerproposal.asp to complete a Speaker Proposal Form. Deadline for submission has passed.
Conference Registration
To register for the conference, click here. Deadline for registration is TBA. Registration will also be available onsite.
Hotel Information
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the hotels described below for February 26 with an option to extend the stay by February 25 or February 27 at the same rate:
When you call to make your reservation please ask for the AAMTE block or provide the group reservation number. Reservations must be made by February 12, 2010. Any rooms not booked by that date will be released from the block. While rooms may still be available at the hotels, they may be charged at a higher rate.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Noon Conference Registration
1:00 State of the States
State mathematics coordinators and consultants, Lou Maynus, Brian Roget, and Chyleigh Rose will provide information about the new programs and issues in K-12 mathematics in each of their states.
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
1:45 Using Online Learning to Enhance K-8 Math Teacher Knowledge and Understanding: A Cost Efficient PD Solution for Rural Schools and Districts
In this session Jamie Foster and Kimberly Clayton-Code will showcase the cost efficient online math PD provided by E-Learning Kentucky and will highlight actual courses, including activities, assignments, lessons, and assessments related to math content.
2:45 Online Professional Development for Teachers: A Case Study of the Impact on Student Learning?
Kimberly Clayton-Code will facilitate an interactive session where we will explore the use of online professional development courses to facilitate student learning. We will examine a case study example of how one online professional development course not only impacted teacher practice, but more importantly had a positive impact on student content knowledge and attitudes.
3:15 Break
3:30 The effectiveness of computer-based on-line mathematics instruction for homeschooled children ages 7-17
Sidika Nihan Er will describe a study that investigates the effectiven computer-based on-line instruction for homeschooled children and focuses on mathematics learning and attempts to understand the needs of homeschooling families. It is designed to provide a source for researchers of distance education by highlighting possible shortcomings of computer-based onlineinstruction and the need for innovation, which will be useful to understand what additional services virtual schools can and should provide.
4:00 Addressing the implications of Senate Bill One by providing access to an online, on-site College Algebra course for Kentucky high school juniors and seniors.
During this session Karen Heavin and Marci Smith will examine the impact of Senate Bill One on the Kentucky high school mathematics curriculum. The success of meeting several of the goals identified by the legislation through implementation of an on-site, online college algebra course for Kentucky high school students will be discussed. Structure and implementation of the course will be detailed along with analysis of current results and future modifications. Audience comments, suggestions and initiatives will be solicited.
5:00 Coordinate-ing Questioning to Improve Student and Teacher Learning
Dr. Jennifer M. Bay-Williams will use the metaphor of a coordinate axis to explain important “points” in making the most out of questioning in a mathematics classroom. This interactive session will include messages for student and teacher learning (and some great activities, too!).
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Discussion and Dessert
7:30 Human and Material Resources for Teacher Education: Mentoring and Collaboration
Ryan Nivens will engage the audience in compiling and discussing the various textbooks, articles, and resources used by mathematics teacher educators. New professors in this field are typically prepared to teach methods and content courses that only utilize the textbooks and resources with which they have been exposed. This limited knowledge poses a problem to new faculty or to new course assignments. However, groups such as AAMTE can create a list of resources that can be posted to our website and made available for everyone. Furthermore, the relative merits and worth of each resource can be discussed.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
8:30 Conference Registration
TECHNOLOGY
9:00 The TI-Nspire Navigator: Wireless Graphing Technology in the Classroom.
Matt Rhodes invites participants to come and see the newly released TI-Nspire Navigator wireless system. Be one of the first to experience the possibilities offered through this innovative technology. Participants will be given classroom implementation ideas as well as a chance to see it all from the student perspective through hands-on, interactive activities.
10:30 Break
10:45 Vertical Integration of Technology in Teaching
If every semester and every class demands a new mode of interaction, and sets new expectations and new rules for appropriate technology, then the value of technology is diluted. Students focus on mastering the user interface instead of on the mathematics that is being illustrated. Michael Mays will lead a discussion into how to maintain a common look and feel for technology across mathematics classes and give examples of ways to institutionalize support for technology.
11:45 Lunch and conversations
12:45 Drawing Students into a Web: Using Teacher-Developed Websites to Improve Technological Fluency
In this session, April Pilcher will demonstrate how to develop and maintain a classroom website that can be hosted on school web server space using Microsoft Word. Homework assignments, notes, tutorials, blogs, question/answer forums, and projects may be posted online. Teacher-driven websites promote parent-teacher interaction, where parents have easy access to teacher contact information, as well as information regarding classroom activities. This tool provides opportunities for students to access and familiarize themselves with technology and build learning community environments outside the classroom. Participants will brainstorm ideas regarding how this technology will be useful in their classrooms and teacher education programs.
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
1:45 Choose Appalachian Teaching: Building a Community of Mathematics and Science Teachers for Southeastern Ohio
Gregory Foley will describe the Choose Appalachian Teaching (CAT) project. CAT is a $1 million scholarship project that will develop and mentor 75 additional high school mathematics and science teachers in southeastern Ohio. The project strengthens the capacity of Appalachian Ohio high schools to deliver state-of-the-art, high-quality mathematics and science programs in this high-need region. The CAT project emphasizes inquiry and develops STEM literacy, and includes a 3-year induction program. CAT scholars learn how to impart STEM literacy to their students. The session will include a 15-minute presentation, followed by 15 minutes of questions, responses, and discussion.
2:15 Alternate Certification Programs
In this session participants will share the types of alternate certification programs and strategies that are being developed to address the shortage of highly qualified mathematics teachers in their state.
RESOURCES
2:30 Seven Fundamental Principles to Help K-6 Teachers Become Exceptional Math Teachers
George Poole believes that there are 7 Fundamental Principles about the content, teaching, and learning of mathematics that will help mathematics educators prepare elementary teachers to help them become confident, resourceful, and exciting math teachers. The overall game plan of mathematics in grades K-6 is presented, yielding a "forest view" rather than a "tree view" of mathematics. Our goal is to enlighten elementary teachers so they can help elementary kids build a "make-sense" mathematical world.
2:30 The QUANT Participants’ Perspectives Regarding the Implementation of High Level Tasks
Gregory Foley, Heba Khoshaim , Maha Alsaeed , and Sidika Nihan Er will provide information about the preliminary findings of a study conducted on the QUANT participants. The Advanced Teacher Capacity project in Ohio is summer institutes that aim to update teachers’ knowledge about advanced mathematical concepts and improve their strategies for delivering them. In this regard, the Quantifying Uncertainty and Analyzing Numerical Trends (QUANT) program offers a professional development summer workshop to enrich teachers’ capacity in data analysis, probability and statistics and applying high level tasks that support students learning (Ohio University, 2009).
4:00 AAMTE Business Meeting
4:30 Closing Remarks
The conference will be held in the Memorial Student Center at Marshall University
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