Help close out the century with thoughtful reflections of where we have been in school mathematics and ruminations on where we will go next. The Educational Materials Committee is calling all interested writers to submit articles for the 2000 NCTM Yearbook, Learning Mathematics for a New Century.
NCTM Yearbooks annually explore the range of thinking anddiscussion on a particular mathematics topic. For 2000, the dialogue will focus on the content of school mathematics needed to launch us into the new century. The yearbook editorial panel is particularly interested in papers that reflect on our past, examine current curricula, and look to the future. Maurice Burke, associate professor of mathematics education at MontanaState University, will edit this volume.
Author guidelines are now available and include a complete description of topics to be addressed and instructions for preparing manuscripts. For a copy of the guidelines, write to
General Editor Frances R. Curcio Department of Teaching and Learning, School of Education, New York University 239 Greene Street, Washington Square New York, NY 10003 USA Phone: 212-998-5479 E-mail: <curcio@is2.nyu.edu>.
You can also find the guidelines on NCTM Web site, http://www.nctm.org/ under "Educational Materials/2000 Yearbook."
The deadline for receiving manuscripts is 1 March 1998.
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It's time for the 5-year review of the NCATE guidelines for the preparation of mathematics teachers. An NCTM-NCATE Task Force, chaired by Jean Morrow, has been appointed to prepare that review. They are presently in the process of collecting feedback from peer groups and would welcome and appreciate any comments that you may have regarding the guidelines. If you do not have a copy of the 1993 guidelines, you can download them from the NCTM website. That address is
http://www.nctm.org/ncate-1997/ncate-home.htm
You can send your comments directly to Jean Morrow and/or post them on the listserv to spark conversation among the readers.
Jean Morrow's e-mail address is:
Her snail-mail address is:
907 - B So. Edgebrook Lane Olathe, KS 66062.Of particular interest to the task force is:
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The following message was received from Bernadette M. Baker concerning Cooperative Learning. Perhaps there are members who were not reached and would like to participate.
Dear Colleague,
Your name has been forwarded to us as a faculty member who uses cooperative learning at your institution. A group of participants of the 1995 MAA project CLUME (Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education) is interested in learning more about how and why cooperative learning has been implemented in Mathematics classes at a variety of institutions. By cooperative learning we mean students working and studying in formal groups for an extended period of time.
Our aim is to develop a companion book to the MAA Notes#37 " A Practical Guide to Cooperative Learning in Collegiate Mathematics" based on experiences with cooperative learning of faculty members like yourself. The results will be reported fully in the volume, but without any identifying characteristics of either the individuals or the institutions involved.
The survey on the WWW is very easy to use and takes approximately 20 - 25 minutes to complete. We appreciate your time in participating in this survey. Please respond to the survey by Tuesday, May 6. The survey is available at:
http://merlin.ursinus.edu/hagelgans/
If you prefer to receive an email version of the survey, please request it from:
Again, thank you for your time,
CLUME Survey Group (Bernadette Baker, Nancy Hagelgans, Ieda Rodrigues, Varona Wynn and Georgia Tolias)
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October 24 - 26,1997
Radisson Hotel San Diego San Diego, CA
The Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) is sponsoring a two and a half day Leadership Conference at which leaders in mathematics education at the local, state and national levels may learn about the emerging CPMP high school mathematics program.
CPMP is a comprehensive curriculum development project funded by the National Science Foundation to design, evaluate, and disseminate an innovative high school curriculum that interprets and implements the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics and Assessment Standards for School Mathematics. The three-year core curriculum is in its final evaluation stage. A fourth-year course that provides a transition to collegiate mathematics will be piloted beginning Fall 1997.
The curriculum is planned specifically to address the mathematical needs of both college-bound and employment-bound students in contemporary society. The curriculum materials work well with block-schedules and traditional schedules, and are designed so they can be used in heterogeneous classes, providing access to all students, and challenges for the full range of student abilities. Further information on CPMP isavailable on the Internet at
http://www.wmich.edu/math-stat/cpmp/
The Second Annual CPMP Leadership Conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel San Diego, in San Diego, California, and will run from 9:00 a.m., Friday, October 24, 1997 through 4:30 p.m., Saturday, October 25, 1997. An optional half day workshop for those interested in establishing a professional development/implementation site will run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Sunday, October 27, 1997.
The registration fee is $125. CPMP will provide, for this fee, lodging at the Raddison Hotel San Diego for Thursday - Saturday nights, continental breakfast for three days, luncheons for two days and the evening meal on Friday. In addition, each participant will receive a complete set of the student materials, including calculator software, and a sample of the Teacher Resource.
Due to space limitations, participation in the CPMP Leadership Conference is limited to 120 applicants. Application materials will be sent to the AMTE mailing list. The application deadline (with registration fee) is July 18, 1997. If you do not receive application materials, or to indicate your intention to apply, contact CPMP by email at cpmp@wmich.edu or by phone at (616) 387-4562.
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The editors thank Annie Selden for forwarding the following:
Dear Colleague,
It has probably not escaped your attention that President Clinton has proposed a national 8th grade mathematics test. What may not have been reported is the unprecedented nature of this proposal, that it is on a fast track for implementation, and that the participation of the mathematics community is genuinely being solicited.
This national test has the potential to have profound effect on how mathematics is taught in this country. It is in our interest as mathematicians to participate in the discussions surrounding it, and I urge you do so.
This participation may take many forms. A handful of mathematicians working for government agencies are already involved in the planning stage, and advisory committees are being formed which will include mathematicians. It is expected that whoever wins the government contract to actually write the examination will include mathematicians in the process. Meetings with mathematical organizations have taken place and will continue to take place. Finally and most accessibly, the Department of Education has a web site,
http://www.ed.gov/nationaltests/
which not only gives information about the organization and progress of the process, but solicits advice (which, we are told, is taken seriously).
Unfortunately, the timing for our community could not be worse &emdash;&emdash; certain key decisions will be made by late June, and by early fall most of the key decisions will have been made. So I urge you to communicate this information to your colleagues quickly, to encourage them to inform their colleagues, to inform yourself of the current status of the project, and to join in the discussions through meetings or through the web site.
Sincerely,
Judy Roitman
AMS Representative to the CBMS Education Partnership
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