Insights From a Transformative Year
Connections
An official AMTE publication for the mathematics teacher education community.
Winter 2024
Volume No.:
34
Issue No.:
2
As 2024 comes to an end, we have so much to share and so much to look forward to. In this edition of AMTE Connections, we share a variety of contributions including using AI, using simulations to train coaches, and an examination of what we mean by community. Also take a moment to congratulate our many recent award winners. Looking forward to 2025 reminds us that the conference is just around the corner, and we have included the latest updates. From everyone at Connections, we wish you a happy and productive new year!
Matt Chedister, Connections Editor
Siddhi Soni (Univ. of Central Connecticut), Barbara King (Florida International Univ.), Sheila Orr (Univ. of Tennessee – Knoxville), Natasha N. Ramsay-Jordan (Univ. of West Georgia), & Justin Burris (Univ. of Houston)
An analysis of presentations at the AMTE Annual Conference to understand and inform members about aspects of equity and social justice research happening in our field
Susan Swars Auslander (Univ. of Alabama) and Nicole Rigelman (Portland State Univ. and The Math Learning Center)
Read the first article in a series focused on AMTE's new EMS Guidelines.
Madelyn Williams Colonnese (UNC Charlotte), Bima Sapkota (UT Rio Grande Valley), Carrie Lee (E. Carolina Univ.), Liza Bondurant (Mississippi St.), Gregory Benoit (Boston Univ.), Grace Pai (CUNY, Queens College), Heather Howell (ETS), and Erin Barno (ETS)
An examination of different forms of rehearsals in teacher preparation
Olanrewaju Oriowo (Univ. of North Carolina Charlotte) and Gregory Benoit (Boston Univ.)
An examination of how digital simulations can benefit the development of mathematical coaches
Yuling Zhuang (Texas A&M Univ.) and Si Zhang (Georgia State Univ.)
A look at how customized GPT can support prospective teachers' interactions with simulated student responses
Dawn Turkovich (St. Vincent College)
Prospective teachers compare their responses to a mathematics task with that of ChatGPT
Luke Carman (Student U) and Anita Sundrani (Northwestern Univ.)
What is community and why defining it is critical to mathematics education
Gregory Beaudine (Univ. of Iowa), Gregory Benoit (Boston Univ.), Gabor Salopek (Columbia Univ.), K. Elizabeth Hammonds (Auburn Univ.), & Xiner Xu (Boston Univ.)
Developing critical online media literacies and pushing back against negative depictions of mathematics in digital spaces
AMTE 2025 Annual Conference Information
Start preparing for the Annual Conference in Reno, NV February 6-8, 2025!
We are pleased to announce our newly elected/appointed members of the board.
Recipients will be recognized at the upcoming Annual Conference.
You can write for CITE-Math!
Learn about contributing to the journal and check out the latest articles.
Supporting Teachers to Engage Traditionally Marginalized Learners
Learn about MTE's plans for 2025 and how you can contribute!
The 29th Annual Conference of AMTE will be held February 6-8, 2025 in Reno, NV. Check out the flyer here. In conjunction with the Annual Conference, the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership will be offering a conference:
AMTE Community Circles
AMTE is offering community circles throughout the month of December, including Integrating Elementary Mathematics Content and Pedagogy (Dec. 17), Statistics and Data Science Teacher Education (Dec. 18), and MTEs Rethinking Grades (Dec. 18). New members are always welcome. Learn more at: https://amte.net/content/amte-community-circle
Elementary Mathematics Specialist Initiatives
AMTE is excited to share the newly published Guidelines for Preparing and Supporting Elementary Mathematics Specialists. Be sure to also check out the Elementary Mathematics Specialist Initiatives page that includes a new list of Resources for EMS Teacher Educators and EMSs.
Connections is a quarterly online publication of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. The newsletter offers a peer-reviewed opportunity for members to disseminate information to the mathematics teacher education community.
Editor
- Matt Chedister, University of Wisconsin- La Cross, mchedister@uwlax.edu (2024-2026)
Editorial Panel
- Cathrine Maiorca, Oklahoma State University, cat.maiorca@okstate.edu (2022-2025)
- Laura Kent, University of Arkansas, lkent@uark.edu (2024-2025)
- Jodi Frost, Indiana State University, jodi.frost@indstate.edu (2023-2026)
- Eugenia Vomvoridi, University of South Florida-Tampa, eugeniav@usf.edu (2023-2026)
- Trena Wilkerson, Baylor University, trena_wilkerson@baylor.edu (2024-2027)
- Yi-Jung Lee, University of Arkansas, yl049@uark.edu (2024-2027)