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April 16, 2010 Vol. 15, No. 16

THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS

NCTM: MathPath Invitation
Fourth International Conference on Ethnomathematics
Teacher Education Study in Mathematics
AdaptErrEx Call for Participants

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NCTM: MATHPATH INVITATION

http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/mathpath.html

Attention, elementary teachers, math specialists, supervisors,
mentors and coaches: Please join your colleagues to share
needs, insights, and expertise as part of a new online
elementary math project funded through the National Science
Foundation.

The MathPath project will produce an elementary math pathway
bringing together high quality digital math content and
contextualized resources to promote effective instructional
practice.

This one-hour session will take place at NCTM:

Friday, April 23, 4:00-5:00
Room 1B, San Diego Convention Center

A $50.00 honorarium will be paid to each participant.

RSVP here:

http://www.thinkport.org/mathpath2.tp

Space is limited, so please RSVP soon!

MathPath is a partnership of Maryland Public Television, the
Math Forum @ Drexel University, and the International Society
for Technology in Education (ISTE).

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FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ETHNOMATHEMATICS

http://icem-4.org/

The fourth annual ICEM comes to its fourth continent this July
25-30 when it arrives near Baltimore, in Towson, Maryland.

Ethnomathematics looks at the mathematics of cultural groups
and the many interactions between mathematics and culture.
Anyone interested in ethnomathematics is invited to
participate--including those who do not consider themselves
mathematicians!

The conference will include scholarly presentations, cultural
features, excursions, lunches, etc. and a day-tour to the
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.
Inexpensive accommodations will be available in university
residence halls; also there are nearby hotels.

Download and complete this PDF by May 1 for early bird
registration:
http://pages.towson.edu/shirley/ICEM-4%20registration%20form.pdf

Contact Lawrence Shirley at LShirley@towson.edu if you have
questions or further ideas for the conference.

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TEACHER EDUCATION STUDY IN MATHEMATICS

http://www.educ.msu.edu/content/default.asp?contentID=710

On April 15, Michigan State University's College of Education
released its Teacher Education Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M),
billed as the "first international comparison of teacher
preparation based on a test given to college students in a
significant number of countries."

On the site above, you can find:
- the press release
- the webinar of the April 15 presentation
- initial findings from the report
- answers to frequently asked questions
- a list of research sponsors

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AdaptErrEx CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bmclaren/projects/AdaptErrEx/

AdaptErrEx has developed free online materials to aid in
teaching decimals to middle school students. Laboratory
studies indicate that these materials help students to
learn better and faster.

This project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, now
seeks middle school teachers who want to use these materials in
the classroom, for a study of the materials' effectiveness in
real environments. Participating teachers will receive gifts
after the studies are completed.

To learn more about how you can participate, please go to:

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bmclaren/projects/AdaptErrEx/teachers/

Try some of AdaptErrEx's intelligent software for decimal
addition or proportional reasoning here:

http://www.webmathtutor.org/

For questions, contact Bruce McLaren, the study director, at
bmclaren@cs.cmu.edu.

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 NCTM: MathPath Invitation
Fourth International Conference on Ethnomathematics
Teacher Education Study in Mathematics
AdaptErrEx Call for Participants



 



Online PD


<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/membership/">PoW Class Membership: ... Effective Implementation</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/process/">The Math Forum's Problem Solving Process</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/funpow/">Teaching Math with the Problems of the Week</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/rich/">Differentiated Math Instruction: Using Rich Problems to Reach All Learners</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/geometry/">Problem Solving in Geometry
and Measurement, Course 1</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/geometry2/">Problem Solving in Geometry
and Measurement, Course 2</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/movingstudents/">Moving Students from Arithmetic to Algebra</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/mic/">Resources & Strategies for Effective Math in Context (MiC) Implementation, Courses 1, 2, 3, and 4</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/problemsolving/">Problem Solving Strategies</a>

 



Free Online Opportunities



<a href="http://mathforum.org/toolsandconcepts/">Tools for Building Math Concepts</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/algebraic/">Using Technology and Problem Solving to Build Algebraic Reasoning</a>

For PA teachers preparing for the Praxis II: <a href="http://moving2math.org/">Moving to Mathematics</a>, a series of online courses

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NCTM: MathPath Invitation



<a href="http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/mathpath.html">http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/mathpath.html</a>


Attention, elementary teachers, math specialists, supervisors,
mentors and coaches: Please join your colleagues to share
needs, insights, and expertise as part of a new online
elementary math project funded through the National Science
Foundation.


The MathPath project will produce an elementary math pathway
bringing together high quality digital math content and
contextualized resources to promote effective instructional
practice.


This one-hour session will take place at NCTM:
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Friday, April 23, 4:00-5:00 
Room 1B, San Diego Convention Center
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A $50.00 honorarium will be paid to each participant.

RSVP here:
<a href="http://www.thinkport.org/mathpath2.tp">http://www.thinkport.org/mathpath2.tp</a>

Space is limited, so please RSVP soon!
MathPath is a partnership of Maryland Public Television, the
Math Forum @ Drexel University, and the International Society
for Technology in Education (ISTE).


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Fourth International Conference on Ethnomathematics



<a href="http://icem-4.org/">http://icem-4.org/</a>


The fourth annual ICEM comes to its fourth continent this July
25-30 when it arrives near Baltimore, in Towson, Maryland.


Ethnomathematics looks at the mathematics of cultural groups
and the many interactions between mathematics and culture.
Anyone interested in ethnomathematics is invited to
participate--including those who do not consider themselves
mathematicians!


The conference will include scholarly presentations, cultural
features, excursions, lunches, etc. and a day-tour to the
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.
Inexpensive accommodations will be available in university
residence halls; also there are nearby hotels.


Download and complete this PDF by May 1 for early bird
registration:


<a href="http://pages.towson.edu/shirley/ICEM-4%20registration%20form.pdf">http://pages.towson.edu/shirley/ICEM-4%20registration%20form.pdf</a>

Contact Lawrence Shirley at <a href="mailto:LShirley@towson.edu">LShirley@towson.edu</a> if you have
questions or further ideas for the conference.



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Teacher Education Study in Mathematics

<a href="http://www.educ.msu.edu/content/default.asp?contentID=710">http://www.educ.msu.edu/content/default.asp?contentID=710</a>


On April 15, Michigan State University's College of Education
released its Teacher Education Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M),
billed as the "first international comparison of teacher
preparation based on a test given to college students in a
significant number of countries."


On the site above, you can find:
<ul>
<li>the press release</li>
<li>the webinar of the April 15 presentation</li>
<li>initial findings from the report</li>
<li>answers to frequently asked questions</li>
<li>a list of research sponsors</li>
</ul>


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AdaptErrEx Call for Participants

<a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bmclaren/projects/AdaptErrEx/">http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bmclaren/projects/AdaptErrEx/</a>

AdaptErrEx has developed free online materials to aid in
teaching decimals to middle school students. Laboratory
studies indicate that these materials help students to
learn better and faster.

This project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, now
seeks middle school teachers who want to
use these materials in the classroom, for a study of the
materials' effectiveness in real environments. Participating
teachers will receive gifts after the studies are completed.

To learn more about how you can participate, please go to:
<a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bmclaren/projects/AdaptErrEx/teachers/">http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bmclaren/projects/AdaptErrEx/teachers/</a>
Try some of AdaptErrEx's intelligent software for decimal
addition or proportional reasoning here:
<a href="http://www.webmathtutor.org">http://www.webmathtutor.org</a>
For questions, contact Bruce McLaren, the study director, at <a href="mailto:bmclaren@cs.cmu.edu">bmclaren@cs.cmu.edu</a>.


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