Wisconsin Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

We will be offering a second iteration of our Catalyzing Change Book Study.  It will be on Wednesday in March from 4-5.  Registration is $20 which includes an e-book ($5 to register with no e-book) and free to undergraduates.  To register visit: http://wismath.org/WMC-Book-Study

WI-AMTE will be holding our first Dynamic Discussion of Teaching Mathematics at 8 PM CST on January 15th, 2019.  This will be a fast paced-sixty minutes of sharing research-based teaching practices – give us an hour and we’ll give you something exciting to try in your classroom the next day!

The session will focus on problem solving strategies and provide educators with a platform to share ideas and instructional strategies.  The idea is to have open forum for people to network from across the state.   We encourage people to bring their own resources to share with the group.

We will be meeting via Zoom (https://uwmsoe.zoom.us/j/923820465) to discuss problem solving strategies used in the classroom.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.  If you know of any fellow educators who would be interested in joining, please let them know about this meeting.

You can find the resources for our Dynamic Discussions on this page.

On November 6th, WI-AMTE held its first new teacher gathering.  Dr. Nathan Warnberg (UWL) led early career teachers in the “Exploding Dots Problems” over drinks and appetizers.  Look for future events in La Crosse, Milwaukee, and Green Bay!

WI-AMTE and WMC are excited to be offering a book study on Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics. Meetings will be held on Tuesdays in October from 4-5. Registration is $20 with a copy of the book and $5 if you already have a copy of the text. Additionally, it is free for all preservice teachers. Space is limited so sign up soon! For more information and registration visit: http://wismath.org/event-3023711.

Calling all mentors of teachers of mathematics! WI-AMTE is creating a mentor support group. The group will host monthly meetings filled with discussion of best practices, challenges, and solutions. To join visit:https://goo.gl/forms/BsO8FUDu6WXVYvfG3. WI-AMTE membership is not required.

The Wisconsin Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators and the Wisconsin Mathematics Council are pleased to hold our 3^rd Preservice and Early-Career Poster Session at the WMC Annual Meeting in Green Lake, WI May 1-3, 2019. The Poster session is an opportunity for new and future teachers to present their work and network with education representatives from across the state.

Examples of possible topics to present include: 1) an action research project 2) an analysis of your teaching 3) an illustration of a teaching strategy including examples of student solutions and 4) A mathematical task that you have used to address an interesting part of the curriculum and examples of student work on the task. Posters should be on a tri-fold board or a poster attached to a trifold.

If you are teaching preservice teachers in the fall or spring semester, we hope you will encourage your students to participate.  We are especially interested in adding students who have projects with elementary students. WI-AMTE will pay for one day of registration for all participants who present a poster.   The submission form for poster ideas will be available in early January and confirmation of poster acceptance will occur in early April.

If you have any questions, please contact Matt Chedister (mchedister@uwlax.edu).

WI-AMTE is now on Facebook.  To join our group, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/174332136616938/.   The group will serve as a place for WI-AMTE announcements as well as discussion of key ideas in math education.

April 17, 2018 • Mid-States Technical College, Stevens Point • 9am-3pm

The Wisconsin Mathematics Council (WMC) and Wisconsin Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (WI-AMTE) recently released a joint statement describing what college readiness in mathematics looks like for all students.
In addition, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is set to release Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations, a document which has the potentially to meaningfully reshape the landscape of high school mathematics.

Join us for a day-long dialogue about college and career readiness, designed to answer the following questions:
• What does effective mathematics teaching that supports college and career readiness look like in high schools?
• What innovations are being implemented in entry-level university mathematics teaching that supports reasoning and sense making?
• How can high schools be thinking about coherent mathematics pathways for students to support college and career readiness for all students?

We will engage in example mathematical activities from entry-level university mathematics courses, discuss innovative practices in high school course design, and identify questions for further discussion and study to be presented to state leadership at the WMC Annual Meeting in May.

Middle and high school teachers, curriculum directors and specialists, coaches, and university mathematics educators are all welcome to attend!

To RSVP, please fill out the following form no later than April 10th:
http://bit.ly/ccr041718
Registration is free. Lunch will be provided at a $5 cash cost.

As many of you are aware, a number of changes are being made and/or proposed to licensure in the State of Wisconsin. In response to those changes and proposals, the Wisconsin Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators puts forward the following white paper regarding implementation of new state licensure regulations.

White Paper on Licensure Guidance (pdf)

On December 6th, WI AMTE hosted a statewide webinar to continue the discussion about college readiness.  You can find the recording of that webinar below.

College Readiness December 17 from Mike Steele on Vimeo.

Additional relevant resources:

• The Role of Calculus in the Transition from High School to College Mathematics (MAA report)
• Wisconsin Early Mathematics Placement Tool