Rhode Island Mathematics Teachers Association
FALL CONFERENCE
Saturday Morning November 5, 2005
West Valley Inn
4 Blossom St., West Warwick, RI 02893
Registration – Coffee an’ starts at 9:15 am
Sessions: 9:45am – 11:40am
Lunch: 11:45am – 1:00 pm
Hot & Cold Buffet
Includes sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, chicken, pastries, coffee/tea
Business Meeting: Immediately following lunch
Proposed Changes to the RIMTA Constitution
3S: Short Saturday Sessions
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Session 1 |
Session 2 |
Session 3 |
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A. Pat Dulac EGHS Calculus in Elementary School? Tasks That Can Be Used Across Grades 3-12
B. Lynn Rakatansky, Riverside MS Unit Unit Origami Grades 4-12 |
C. Steve Levesque, Mt. St. Charles Mathematics and the Sweet Tooth Grades 9-12
D. Gert Toher, EGHS Math Potpourri Upper Elementary |
E. Nancy Bucci , EGHS Reflections on the First Year of Teaching Grades 9-12
F. Lynn Rakatansky, Riverside MS Unit Unit Origami Grades 4-12 |
Luncheon Speaker
Dr. Beverly Ferrucci, President
Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England
An internationally known educator and author, Dr. Ferrucci is a professor of mathematics at Keene State College, NH. Her research interests include diverse topics such as mathematical pedagogy, algebraic reasoning, mathematical functions, mathematical modeling, information technology, the integration of cross-cultural perspectives and ethnomathematics, the cultural anthropology of mathematics and mathematics education. She is the current editor of the New England Mathematics Journal.
Attend the RIMTA Fall Meeting
Meet fellow mathematics educators!
Learn about the 2006 Designer Math Competition!
Earn professional development hours!
For more information please call Dr. Gert Toher at 722.4840.
RIMTA Fall Conference
Saturday November 5, 2005
West Valley Inn, West Warwick, RI
Registration, Coffee an’ 9:15 am
Short Saturday Sessions
Session 1: 9:45am – 10:20am
Session 2: 10:25am – 11:00am
Session 3: 11:05am – 11 40am
Hot & Cold Buffet Lunch 11:45am – 1:00pm
Business Meeting immediately following
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Please send your registration with a check made out to RIMTA for Saturday on or before October 27 to:
Ray Morin, RIMTA, 19 Bouvier Avenue, Manville, RI 02838
$25.00 Members/Students with ID/Retirees
$25.00 each Student Teacher Supervisor with student teacher
$45.00 Non-Members with 1-year RIMTA membership
Checks payable to RIMTA must accompany this form.
Please print out this form and mail it to Ray Morin
Name ______________________________________________
Phone ______________________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________________
School Name and Address ______________________________
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Home Address _______________________________________
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Choice for each time: (Place letter of SSS.)
9:45am______ 10:25am ______ 11:05am _____
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You are invited to the Third Annual
Arthur F. Smith Memorial Mathematics Education Celebration
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005
Rhode Island College Faculty Center
3:30pm: Reception
4:00pm: Talk by Dr. James T. Fey, University of Maryland
“Relating Algebraic Structures to Teaching Secondary School Math”
5:15pm: Dinner at the Faculty Center
Dr. Fey is a nationally renowned mathematics educator and author. His talk will discuss a new approach to the content and teaching of upper division college algebra classes in order to make them more useful for teaching algebra in secondary schools and describe the results of classroom experience.
The lecture series was established by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science to memorialize Dr. Arthur F. Smith who passed away in 2003 after serving for 38 years as a mentor and advisor to so many math education students at the College.
The lecture and reception, funded by the College Lectures Committee and the Arthur F. Smith Fund, are open to the public without charge - everyone is cordially invited.
The chicken buffet dinner (with salad, vegetable, rice, coffee and dessert) is $18. To register for the dinner, please use the form below. For more information please call Dr. Ann Moskol at 456-9761 or e-mail her at: amoskol@ric.edu (We hope you will be able to attend this interesting and fun evening of math education activities.)
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DINNER RESERVATION please return this on or before Friday, October 28, with a check for $18 per person (payable to Rhode Island College) to
Ann Moskol, c/o Math/CS Department, Rhode Island College, Providence RI 02908
Name(s) _________________________________________________ Affiliation ________________________________________________
E-mail and/or Telephone _____________________________________
Do you need a vegetarian entrée? __________________