Twelfth Annual Conference · January 24 - 26, 2008

Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Recommended Formats for Presentations

The AMTE Board of Directors believes that the AMTE Annual Conference should provide participants with an opportunity to examine and discuss current issues in mathematics teacher education and professional development and share related ideas and information. Therefore, all sessions must provide opportunities for all participants to be actively engaged. The details on how you will involve participants in your session must be included in your proposal.

Thematic Presentation (60 minutes). Thematic presentations are designed to include either one substantive presentation or a panel discussion. With one main presentation, there should be two prepared critiques or responses. Panel discussions should formulate the salient points related to an issue of current concern to mathematics teacher educators with a moderator to foster interaction among the panelists. A total of at least 20 minutes must be allocated for participant interaction.

Symposium or Working Group (60 or 90 minutes). Symposia include several presentations focusing on the same issue from different perspectives or related aspects with a minimum of 30 minutes allocated for participant interaction. Working group sessions are designed to permit significant interaction among session organizers and participants on a particular topic of interest to AMTE members. Indicate the preferred time length for the session with a brief outline of how the time will be used. Note, however, that the program committee reserves the right to adjust session lengths to fit the confines of the program.

Individual Session (30 minutes). Individual sessions allow for project overviews and updates, local and state initiatives, and brief research reports that would be of interest to mathematics teacher educators.

Materials to Submit with a Proposal

Using the Proposal Form < http://www.emporia.edu/amte/registration.php > , submit the following for each proposed session

Presenter Information: Provide information for the session contact person and all presenters (name, affiliation and position, mailing address, phone numbers, fax number, and e-mail address.) Additionally, describe the role of each presenter (e.g., speaker, moderator, discussant, or a combination of these roles).

Session Information: Indicate type of proposed format, length of session, strand, level of teacher education addressed, and equipment needs.

Session Description: Provide a descriptive title and a 30-50 word description of the session to be listed in the program.

Abstract: Provide a one-page abstract of your proposed session. The abstract should describe background information on the proposed topic, provide evidence of its educational significance, describe how the session will be organized and how it will promote participant interaction (question-oriented, short presentations and discussion, position statements), and outline the desired outcomes of the session. Include a rationale for the type of format selected. Be sure to address the implications of the session for teacher education. Please do not include any names or information the might identify the authors.

Submissions: All submissions will be electronic. Please follow the submission guidelines and name your file submission with your last name, first initial, and middle initial.

Limits on Participation

Each individual may serve as lead speaker for no more than one session and can appear no more than twice on the program.

The lead speaker/contact must personally certify that all listed presenters have confirmed their willingness to participate in the session.

ALL PRESENTERS (including speakers, moderators, and discussants) MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE BY NOVEMBER 1, 2007
OR THEIR SESSION WILL BE CANCELLED.

Proposals Must be Submitted Electronically by Monday, May 21, 2007.

All proposals will be submitted online at http://www.emporia.edu/amte/registration.php

Questions

If you have questions regarding proposal topic, format, or submission, contact:

Connie Schrock, Program Chair

Emporia State University

Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics Box 4027

Emporia, Kansas 66801

Daytime Telephone: (620) 341-5631

Email: AMTE2008@emporia.edu