Here is a listing of the topics that will be covered throughout the Minneapolis Regional Conference:
- Algebra—algebraic thinking, patterns, functions
- Assessment—high-stakes testing, instructional strategies, classroom and large-scale assessment, formal and informal questioning, policy decisions, and program evaluation
- Calculus and Discrete Mathematics—calculus, precalculus, discrete mathematics, symbolic logic, sets or set theory, and graph theory
- Communication, Connections, and Representation—communications, connections, history, literature, mathematics applications, integrated mathematics, and modeling
- Data Analysis and Probability—data analysis, probability
- Equity and Diversity Issues—equity, diversity, alternative schools, funding, multilingual, special needs, gifted, community relations, state and federal legislation, outreach and advocacy, and accountability
- Geometry and Measurement—geometry, measurement, trigonometry, patterns, and functions
- Hot Topic—Mathematics education contributing to economic competitiveness
- Number and Operations—number, number sense, operations, computation, estimation
- Problem Solving, Reasoning, and Proof—problem solving, reasoning and proof, and critical thinking
- Professional Development—certification, international perspectives, the analysis of student's work, coaching, alternative certification, and instructional strategies
- Research—connecting research and practice, classroom research by teachers, research insights
- Technology—using calculators and computers as tools
- CONNECT—An Event for Beginning and Future Teachers of Mathematics
Welcome to the Profession—You can do it, we can help!
Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 5:00-6:15 p.m.
CONNECT is an informal gathering for mathematics teachers in their first few years and for pre-service mathematics teachers to help make your new teaching career a successful one. We’ll have teaching resources, ideas, inspiration, opportunities for networking, socializing, and door prizes.
Meet NCTM and MCTM leaders up close!
Get suggestions about useful conference sessions to attend!
Meet other teachers with similar interests!
Hear teaching tips from outstanding veteran teachers!
It'll be over early so you won't miss dinner!
Hosted by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM)
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A must for every new teacher! This is your chance to get answers to your questions on management, parents, homework, and more! Plus you can connect with other new teachers just like you. This workshop will provide helpful insightful resources, materials, and fun prizes to those in their first five years of teaching or those seeking certification. There will be a session scheduled on Thursday and Friday.
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Regional Conference Newbie
Attending your first regional conference? NCTM's Program Overview and First Timers' Orientation sessions will provide you with valuable information to help you learn how to make the most of your conference experience, from learning about the conference format, to hearing about the types of presentations and what may benefit you most.
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You will see this theme highlighted at the conference as well as in many NCTM activities throughout the year. Keep an eye out for the magnifying glass (above) to identify related conference presentation.
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Thursday, November 5
Focus one full day on the Focus of the Year topic, Connections: Linking Concepts and Context. The strand begins with a morning kickoff session and concludes with an end-of-the-day Reflection session. In between, you choose from among a number of sessions exploring the topic, all marked with the symbol (above). Immerse yourself in the topic and collaborate with leaders and colleagues. Receive a personalized certificate by mail when you attend the Kickoff, at least one Learn↔Reflect session, and the culminating Reflection session.
Learn↔Reflect Kickoff Session
Thursday, November 5
Peggy House, North Michigan University
Making Connections: Linking Concepts and Context
This session will set the stage for the Learn↔Reflect strand, focusing on connections. The speaker will introduce the connections standard in relation to connecting concepts among different mathematical ideas, the interrelatedness connections of mathematical topics, and the connections between contexts outside of mathematics.
Learn↔Reflect Reflection Session
Thursday, November 5
In the culminating session of the Learn↔Reflect strand, participate in a facilitated discussion of the reflection questions from the Kickoff session. Anyone who attends the Kickoff session, at least one Learn↔Reflect session during the day, and the Reflection session will earn a personalized certificate, which will be mailed following the conference.
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