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Written by Cheryl Reger
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 Cheryl Reger
President
Without a doubt, this is a time of transformation in education. This transformation will be defined by, not only the implementation of the Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives, but also by the increased flexibility and emphasis on personalized learning. Through the online discussion forums and the annual meeting, WVCTM hopes to offer its members the opportunity to stay informed, build professional relationships, and continue to learn and grow. |
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The 2012 annual meeting of the West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics was held on March 16 & 17 in Flatwoods, West Virginia at the Days Inn Conference Center. The theme “Inquiry – Bridge to Learning” provided a variety of opportunities for participants to “connect” to ways to incorporate more “inquiry-based” approaches to teaching mathematics. Susan Barrett, conference chair, and her team decorated the registration area with the conference theme, including a wooden bridge constructed by Charles Ruddle, husband of Pendleton County mathematics teacher, Sheila Ruddle. Sessions included “Proportional Reasoning: Bridge the Gap,” “Building Bridges to Global 21 with the Quantile Framework for Mathematics,” “Inquiry and Design through the Lens of Mathematics,” “Crossing the Bridge from Algebra I to Math I,” “Building a Bridge to Next Generation Content WV CSO’s,” and “Bridging the Gap between Math and Literacy.”
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State Finalists for Presidential Awards |
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 Amy Cowgill Neil Reger Sheila Ruddle
The West Virginia State Selection Committee for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program has selected Amy Cowgill, Neil Reger, and Sheila Ruddle as the three State-level finalists for 7 – 12 teachers of mathematics. State-level finalists will be honored during the banquet on March 16, 2012 at the annual WVCTM meeting at the Days Inn Conference Center at Flatwoods.
These State-level finalists will now be eligible to receive a PAEMST national award, the nation’s highest honor for U.S. mathematics and science teachers for grades K–12. The awards program is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of The White House. Each application submitted by a State-level finalist is forwarded to a national selection committee composed of mathematics educators, past awardees, and professional mathematicians who meet in Washington, D.C., to select the PAEMST awardees at the national level. Up to 108 teachers will receive this prestigious award at the national level—up to one mathematics teacher and one science teacher from each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. territories as a group and the schools operated in the United States and overseas by the Department of Defense Education Activity. Teachers who are selected as PAEMST awardees receive a $10,000 award, a Presidential citation and a trip to Washington, DC, for a series of recognition events, professional development activities and an awards ceremony. The national awardees will be announced in the spring of 2012.
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Museum of Mathematics -- Announcing the $25,000 Rosenthal Prize for Math Teachers! |
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The Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) is pleased to announce the inaugural Rosenthal Prize for Innovation in Math Teaching. It is designed to recognize and promote hands-on math teaching in the upper elementary and middle school classroom. The Rosenthal Prize carries a cash award of $25,000.
MoMath is looking for the highest caliber applicants in the country. Members of the West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics are invited to apply now.
Fourth through twelth grade math teachers at schools in the United States are eligible for the Rosenthal Prize. Preliminary applications are due Friday, May 11, 2012. Visit rosenthalprize.momath.org for more information. |
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We hope you will upload a small picture of yourself from the My Profile page. We are trying to build a community of mathematics educators in West Virginia and we believe that the pictures help us relate to each other. |
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