Associated Colleges of Illinois: Mentor Online

Discussion of Common Goals for Algebra Educators
 
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Center for Science and Math Education, Loyola University Chicago, invite you to a one-day
  College Algebra Workshop on Saturday, April 12, 2008
Lake Shore Campus, Damen Hall Auditorium
 

The Workshop will feature presentations by local and nationally known experts in Mathematics education, as well as panel discussions on technology, expectations and goals of algebra at the high school, community college, college, and university levels. 
  Registration, lunch, and refreshments are FREE, but we ask you to e-mail your name and affiliation to Dr. Anthony Giaquinto at agiaqui@luc.edu by Monday, April 7. Information regarding directions, parking, etc. will be sent to each participant prior to the meeting. CPDU’s are available upon request.
 

This is a very easy to read book despite the name. Danica is Winnie from Wonder Years. She gives students clues on how to do math even though she does not consider herself a math whiz. Girls will definitely enjoy and I think boys will too. Teachers may also find some interesting tricks to help students learn.

I would recommend the book to all middle schoolers and teachers.
check out her website that goes along with the book, http://www.mathdoesntsuck.com/.
If you have read the book, let us know what you found useful. I showed my college algebra students how to find least common denominators using “The Birthday Cake Method”.

Mary

It seems that ‘green’ is the way to go these days.  From the aluminum water bottle, replacing the plastic one, to the increase in school gardens.  Be the first to impress your teachers, professors, students and parents by integrating agriculture into your lessons!

http://www.agintheclassroom.org/060605/Teachers/preservice/pkt.pdf

T³^™ Regional Conference, November 2-3, 2007, in St. Louis, MO at Clayton High School.

MEGSL (Mathematics Teachers of Greater St. Louis), Teachers Teaching with Technology and Texas Instruments invite you to join us for two exciting, activity-packed days focused on mathematics and science.

Advanced registration is $75 for MEGSL members and $87 for non-members. Registration is FREE for pre-service teachers (student ID required at check in).

For more information:  http://www.mobot.org/education/megsl/conf.html

Questions? Contact:
Jane Barnard at janebarnard@charter.net or Jim Haskins at jhaskins@pkwy.k12.mo.us or call 314-645-5453

Hello! Now that school has begun I thought I would remind you of some of the important points that Harry Wond, “First Days of Schools” highlights. For those of you who are first year and pre-service — you’ll be receiving a copy of this book on Sept. 28th with your presenter Dr.Maurice Byrd, Zion School District.

Here is the link to the ‘tips’ - they really do work!
http://teachers.net/wong/SEP07

Last year, I had the pleasure of taking a course in Educational Law at UIC.  It was quite eye opening in general but, what realy peaked my interest are the current Supreme Court rulings on teachers and their ‘morality.’  Basically, without getting too letigious, “teachers, because they are responsible for the moral upbringing and models of American democracy are held to a higher scruitny in terms of morals and values.”  Although there has not been a specific ruling on the following two examples below, the law, as written, leaves these types of issues open for interpretation by school boards across the Nation.  I am posting it on this blog in order to a) make you aware of the challenges that you’ll face going into a profession that values ‘discretion,’ among other things, yet wants technology to be at the forefront of a your work.  You, as young people, going into the profession will have to balance the amount of communication, the propriety of the subject matter, and what messages, direct and indirect, these would sent to your school and students.  Finally, your ‘rights’ as citizens are put to the test and according to current law, limited somewhat, because of the title, “teacher,” that you hold.  Read these two stories of young women who either were denied certification or fired from their teaching positions due to ‘my space’ photos that were found.  Let me know what you think.  My OWN, personal tip… take down your my space pages and/or be very careful- there are no ‘laws’ written to protect people’s privacy on the open forum, which is the internet.

http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=2029

http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_110094401.html

NCTM invites you to celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month (MAM), April 2007. Each year, the number and breadth of Math Awareness Month activities increase. To inspire participants again this year, 2007 MAM will highlight one of the most exciting challenges in modern science—understanding the human brain and its mechanisms.Mathematics plays a vital role in the research to understand the mechanisms and function of the human brain.

The MAM program is sponsored by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. In the past, independently organized MAM activities have included workshops, competitions, exhibits, festivals, lectures, and symposia. Often the organizers and participants have been college and university departments, institutional public information offices, student groups, and related associations and interest groups. Get ready to join the fun and plan a celebration of Math Awareness Month for your own students. To get started, visit www.mathaware.org and download the poster and other activities.

Do you have some money left in your budget?  Maybe you want to think ahead for next year.  Have you browsed through any of the online catalogues?  In addition to the NCTM catalogue, http://my.nctm.org/eBusiness/ProductCatalog/productsview.aspx?id=106,

Celebrate National Mathematics Education Month with NASCO Math. The link below connects you to our newsletter full of spring savings on selected math education products and teacher resources. It also includes details on how you can enter our 2007 Math Lesson Plan Contest. Time is running out. Entries are due June 1st!  NASCO has an outlet store in Wisconsin.
http://www.enasco.com/Static.do?&page=math_newsletter

ETA-Cuisenaire  http://www.etacuisenaire.com/catalog/department;jsessionid=tuy1SWRJqAOn1Dvg05TJ8Q**.nodeBrownsEta?deptId=MATH

This offer is good for pre-service teachers also. 

In what courses are you using TI technology? Simply send us your syllabus and we’ll send you these support materials:

• a TI Classroom Activities CD with hundreds of technology-enriched math and science activities
• a TI Presentation Link adapter (valued at $39.95) that allows each student to present their work on the graphing calculator to the entire class

Submit Your Syllabus at