Conference on the Mathematical
Education of Teachers
Where: Tuskegee University,
Kellogg Conference Center
When: Friday and Saturday, August 26-27, 2005
Conference Theme: The Mathematical Preparation of Teachers - Educators
and Mathematicians Working More Closely Together
Conference Information: This intensive and exciting two-day conference
will focus on the mathematical preparation of K-12 teachers and the key
roles played by college or university faculty. Key issues will be addressed
through keynote addresses, panel discussions, and other conferences activities.
Conference
Goals:
- To provide participants with insights into the mathematical preparation
needed by K-12 teachers.
- To provide participants with insights into instructional methods
that may support the effective mathematical preparation for K-12 teachers.
- To encourage mathematicians and mathematics educators to work more
collaboratively in the preparation of K-12 teachers of mathematics
and in promoting improvements in K-12 education.
- To encourage collaboration on the recruitment and retention of prospective
mathematics and mathematics education majors.
- To provide mathematicians and mathematics educators with access to
information and resources needed to improve mathematics teaching and
learning.
Conference Speakers:
Dr. Jim Fey is Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Maryland where he teaches content and pedagogy courses for prospective high school mathematics teachers. His research interests focus on middle and high school mathematics curricula that emphasize problem-based teaching and innovative use of technology in algebra teaching and learning. This work has been conducted in a series of curriculum development projects, most recently as a principal investigator in the Connected Mathematics and Core-Plus Mathematics projects. He is also director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, a collaboration of the University of Maryland, the University of Delaware, and The Pennsylvania State University to develop new approaches in doctoral studies for mathematics educators and to conduct research on the development and use of mathematical knowledge by teachers.
Title: Learning Algebraic Structures for Teaching
Abstract: Courses in abstract algebra are standard requirements in the mathematics major and in preparation of mathematics teachers for secondary schools. But prospective and in-service teachers seldom connect their experiences in collegiate algebra courses to their responsibilities in teaching high school mathematics. With the stimulus of recommendations in the Mathematics Education of Teachers report, we have been developing new approaches to the content and teaching of the upper division algebra courses with the specific intent of developing insights and reasoning skills that teachers will find useful. In this session we will describe and illustrate our ideas and the results that we have observed in several classroom trials of the approach.
Dr. James E. Hamos is currently a Program Director of NSF’s Math and Science Partnership Program. Trained as a neuroscientist, he was formally Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Office of Science Education at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Dr. Hamos has served in numerous capacities on committees delving into issues of K-12 education reform – especially as related to mathematics, engineering and science education. For two years, he held a joint appointment in the University of Massachusetts President’s Office where he worked to construct K-16 linkage in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Title: Engaging Disciplinary Faculties to the MSP's
Abstract : One of the major theoretical elements of the Math and Science Partnership program involves the engagement of the disciplinary faculty from higher education in the work of K-12 education. This breakfast talk will highlight several aspects of this engagement including: (1) the origins of the drive to include mathematicians, scientists and engineers, (2) the need to raise this work to a scholarly level, beyond well-meaning service to the community, and (3) the necessity of promoting institutional change within institutions of higher education in order to support faculty members who significantly connect with K-12.
Dr. Judith Sowder is a Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University. Her most recent research has focused on the instructional effects of teachers’ mathematical knowledge at the elementary and middle school level. She is a past editor of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education and a past member of the NCTM Board of Directors. In 2000 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from NCTM. Dr. Sowder was the primary author of the middle school content chapter of the CBMS document The Mathematical Education of Teachers.
Title: Preparing Elementary Teachers: The Role of Reasoning About Numbers and Quantities
Abstract: For many, if not most teachers, word problems and fractions are the most dreaded topics in the elementary curriculum. Teachers can become confident about teaching these topics if, in preparation for their teaching, they encounter ways of thinking and reasoning about problem situations and about operations on fractions. Examples of tasks that lead to these types of reasoning and video clips of both teachers and children demonstrating (and not demonstrating) appropriate reasoning will be the focus of this presentation.
Conference Schedule:
Friday, August 26, 2005
Tuskegee University, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Registration and Reception
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Welcoming and Opening Remarks
TEAM-Math Briefing and Introduction of TEAM-Math Partners
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Dinner
Address, Dr. James Fey
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Tuskegee University, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast
Address, Dr. James E. Hamos
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Panel Discussions
Questions and Answers
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Demonstrations of Exemplary Teaching Practices
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Exemplary Teaching Practices
or Tour of Carver Museum
12:45 PM - 3:00 PM Luncheon
Address, Dr. Judith Sowder
Conference Evaluation
How to Apply:
Who Should Apply?
Mathematicians and mathematics educators at two- and four-year colleges
and universities are invited to attend, as well as teacher leaders
and administrators in east Alabama. The first 100 applicants will be
accepted.
Registration Fees:
There are no conference registration fees. However, pre-registration
is required.
Hotel Accommodations and Reservations:
Rooms are available in the Tuskegee University Kellogg Hotel and Conference
Center. Participants must make their own reservations and pay hotel
room costs.
Travel:
Participants must pay their own travel costs to and from the conference.
Contact Information:
For questions, or to submit an application, please contact:
Dr. Carolyn Gathright
TEAM-Math Conference
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Email: gathrigh@tuskegee.edu
Voice mail: 334-727-8144 or 334-727-8564
Fax: 334-724-4384
Dr. Mohammed A. Qazi
TEAM-Math Conference
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Email: qazima@aol.com
Phone: 334-727-8139 or 334-724-4738
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