A Look Into AMTE's Strategic Initiatives
Connections
An official AMTE publication for the mathematics teacher education community.
Fall 2017
Volume No.:
27
Issue No.:
1
Welcome to the Fall 2017 issue of Connections. This issue highlights information about AMTE's 2018 Annual Conference and fall webinars, and much more! We look forward to seeing you in Houston, Texas in 2018.
Babette M. Benken, Editor
Register today for the Annual Conference in Houston, Texas in February 2018!
Brooke M. Max and Jill A. Newton, Purdue University
The Mathematics Teacher Educator seeks equity, access, and empowerment manuscripts.
S. Stump, M. Stephan, G. Yoder, R. Preston, J. Newton, & N. Bhowmick
Learn more about what AMTE’s Standards Dissemination Task Force is doing to help share and implement the new standands.
David A. Thomas, University of Providence
A Head’s Up on AMTE’s Publications Session for the 2018 Annual Conference
AMTE's Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics
AMTE's Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics were released February 9, 2017. They are comprehensive and aspirational standards that describe a national vision for the initial preparation of all teachers PreK-12 who teach mathematics. The AMTE Board greatly thanks the writing team for their hard work.
2018 AMTE Annual Conference Deadlines
Registration for Speakers: September 22, 2017
Early Registration: September 30, 2017
Regular Registration: November 30, 2017
Late Registration: January 19, 2017
Registration has opened. There is no on-site registration, so register soon! Registration fees vary by deadline, so register early.
AMTE Webinar September 27!
The next 2017 AMTE Webinar will be held on September, 2017. The presenters are Dr. Gary Martin, Auburn University and Dr. Tim Boerst, University of Michigan, and the topic is timely: Exploring the AMTE Standards: Key Points in Assessing Mathematics Teacher Preparation. The presenters will provide insights drawn from the document and their experiences, raise challenges for discussion by participants, as well as provide opportunities for your questions.
Connections is a quarterly online publication of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. The newsletter offers a peer-reviewed opportunity for members to disseminate information to the mathematics teacher education community.
Editor
- Babette Benken, California State University – Long Beach, babette.benken@csulb.edu
Editorial Panel
- Barbara Hess, California University of Pennsylvania, hess@calu.edu (2015-2018)
- James Telese, University of Texas-Brownsville, james.telese@utb.edu (2015-2018)
- Gwendolyn Johnson, University of North Texas at Dallas, gwendolyn.johnson@untdallas.edu (2016-2019)
- Sarah Selmer, West Virginia University, sarah.selmer@mail.wvu.edu (2016-2019)
- Jonathan Bostic, Bowling Green State University, Bosticj@bgsu.edu (2017-2020)
- Alyson Lischka, Middle Tennessee State University, Alyson.Lischka@mtsu.edu (2017-2020)