AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Thursday, November 2, 2006 00:39:18

Associate secretaries:
Lesley M Sibner, AMS lsibner@duke.poly.edu

Saturday October 28, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, I
Room 215, Business School
Organizers:
Tom Roby, University of Connecticut, Storrs tom.roby@uconn.edu
Fabiana Cardetti, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Tom DeFranco, University of Connecticut, Storrs
- 9:00 a.m.
  Developing Mathematical Ideas: A course for in-service and pre-service teachers of K-8 mathematics at Mount Holyoke College.
  Harriet Pollatsek*, Mount Holyoke College
  (1021-97-73)
- 9:30 a.m.
  An innovative mathematics course for undergraduate preservice secondary mathematics teachers.
  Pete Johnson*, Eastern Connecticut State University
  (1021-97-20)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Mathematics needed for high school teaching -- from a funder's point of view.
  Irwin Kra*, Math for America, New York, NY 10003
  (1021-97-50)
- 10:30 a.m.
  The Mathematics Standard Study Group.
  Roger Howe*, Yale University
  (1021-97-135)

Saturday October 28, 2006, 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
Special Session on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, II
Room 215, Business School
Organizers:
Tom Roby, University of Connecticut, Storrs tom.roby@uconn.edu
Fabiana Cardetti, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Tom DeFranco, University of Connecticut, Storrs
- 2:30 p.m.
  A partnership of mathematicians, teachers, and educators.
  Al Cuoco*, Center for Mathematics Education, EDC
  (1021-97-78)
- 3:00 p.m.
  A Masters Program in Mathematics for Teaching.
  Glenn Stevens*, Boston University
  (1021-97-133)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Mathematics as a unifying theme for teacher professional development.
  Darryl H Yong*, Harvey Mudd College
  (1021-97-77)
- 4:00 p.m.
  The Role of "A Fundamental Theorem of Summation" in Calculus Instruction (Preliminary Report).
  Kurt Kreith*, University of California at Davis
  (1021-97-14)

Sunday October 29, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, III
Room 215, Business School
Organizers:
Tom Roby, University of Connecticut, Storrs tom.roby@uconn.edu
Fabiana Cardetti, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Tom DeFranco, University of Connecticut, Storrs
- 8:30 a.m.
  Proving Minkowski's Inequality as a Tool for Student Research.
  Karen S. Adams*, Morgan State University
  Xiao-Xiong Gan, Morgan State University
  (1021-97-149)
- 9:00 a.m.
  Teaching Graduate Students to Teach Mathematics.
  Thomas W Judson*, Harvard University
  (1021-97-75)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Preparation for Sciences:Integrating Intermediate Algebra and Mathematical Modeling.
  Sarah Glaz*, University of Connecticut
  (1021-97-58)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Effects of highly contextualized learning activities on students' mathematical and non-mathematical recall.
  Dale J Winter*, University of Michigan
  (1021-97-16)
- 10:30 a.m.
  Computer manipulatives in an Ordinary Differential Equations Course: Development, Implementation, and Assessment.
  Haynes Miller*, MIT
  Deborah Upton, Stonehill College
  (1021-97-54)

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