The California Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (CAMTE) promotes and supports excellence in the preparation and professional development of K-12 mathematics teachers throughout California. CAMTE represents the collective voice of California's mathematics teacher education community at the state and national levels. If you are a mathematics teacher educator, we invite you to join us!
Member News
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Kyndall Brown Named Executive Director of the California Mathematics Project
Congratulations to CAMTE member Kyndall Brown, who was named Executive Director of the California Mathematics Project (CMP) effective 1 December 2012! Kyndall succeeds Susie Håkansson, who served as CMP Executive Director from 1999-2012 and was honored for her contributions to mathematics education at a special retirement party held on 12 October 2012 in Los Angeles. Kyndall is the Site Director of the UCLA Mathematics Project, a Faculty Advisor in the UCLA Teacher Education Program, and an instructor at Hebrew Union College. Prior to his tenure at UCLA, Kyndall taught middle and high school mathematics in Los Angeles Unified School District for 13 years. Read more about Kyndall here. (Posted 12/01/12)
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Kay Gilliland Honored for Her Contributions to Mathematics Education
Congratulations to Kay Gilliland, recipient of the 2012 Walter Denham Memorial Award from the California Mathematics Council! In addition, the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), an organization for which Kay previously served as President (2003-2005) and for which she serves as Managing Editor of the NCSM Newsletter, honored Kay in July 2012 by establishing the Kay Gilliland Equity Lecture Series. The first annual lecture in this series will be given on 15 April 2013 by Miriam Leiva at NCSM's annual conference in Denver, CO. (Posted 12/01/12)
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Marty Bonsangue wins Outstanding Professor Award
Congratulations to Marty Bonsangue, professor of mathematics at California State University, Fullerton, who was honored in 2011 as the recipient of the campus's highest honor, the Outstanding Professor Award! An article about Marty and the award is available here. Excerpt: "Bonsangue is well-known throughout campus for his mission of reaching out to all students, preferably at an early age, to help them discover the power and fun of mathematics. He works closely with university professors, middle and high school teachers to start working early with youth to develop their math skills... As a first-generation college student from an urban area in Los Angeles, he saw firsthand how an understanding of mathematics principles could empower students to achieve academic success..." (Posted 12/01/12) |
Announcements
 
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CAMTE Election Results for 2012
Congratulations to Babette Benken (California State University, Long Beach) and Jorgen Berglund (California State University, Chico) for their election to the CAMTE Board of Directors! Babette will serve as Secretary, and Jorgen will serve as an At-Large Board member from 2012-2015. The election results were announced at the CAMTE Business Meeting on November 3, 2012, at CMC-South in Palm Springs. For more information about Babette and Jorgen, click here. (Posted 12/01/12) |
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CAMTE Web Pages on the Mathematics Specialist Credentials and the Foundational-Level Mathematics Credential
The CAMTE Web site contains pages dedicated to (a) the Mathematics Instructional Added Authorization (MIAA) and Mathematics Instructional Specialist (MILS) Credential (including a template to assist in the development of an MIAA program) and to (b) the Single Subject Credential in Foundational-Level Mathematics (FLM). Please visit these pages to learn more: click here for the MIAA/MILS page, and click here for the FLM page. Please email information about MIAA, MILS, or FLM programs (e.g., outlines of CTC-approved programs, course descriptions, etc.) to Carol Fry Bohlin to post on these pages. At its meeting on 6 December 2012, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing included an agenda item regarding the FLM credential that included two letters from CAMTE. Click here to view this agenda item. (Posted 12/01/12) |
News of Interest to Mathematics Teacher Educators
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The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET2) Final Report Published
The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET2) report was published in November 2012 and is available for free download from http://cbmsweb.org/MET2/met2.pdf. From the Preface: "This report draws on the experience and knowledge of the past decade to: (a) Update the 2001 Mathematical Education of Teachers report's recommendations for the mathematical preparation of teachers at all grade levels: elementary, middle, and high school; (b) Address the professional development of teachers of mathematics; and (c) Discuss the mathematical knowledge needed by teachers at different grade levels and by others who teach mathematics such as elementary mathematics specialists, special education teachers, and early childhood educators." (Posted 12/01/12) |
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Guiding Principles for the Preparation of Secondary Teachers Released by APLU's Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership
The Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership is an initiative of the Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The partnership's goal is to transform the preparation of secondary mathematics teachers to ensure teacher candidates can promote mathematical excellence in middle and high school students, leading to college and career readiness as described in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M) and other documents. To help meet this goal, a set of "guiding principles" that form a shared vision to be explored and refined by the MTE-Partnership and others involved in preparing secondary mathematics teachers has been developed. For information about the partnership and its goals, visit www.MTE-Partnership.org. (Posted 12/01/12) |
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"Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education"
On 15 November 2012, the National Research Council (NRC) released a new report, "Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education". The report builds on previous work in this area, "Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics," published in 2011. The current report is a response by the NRC to a call from Congress to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish key indicators for measuring improvements to the K-12 STEM education system. (Posted 12/01/12) |
Conference News
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CAMTE Session Strand at 2012 CMC-South Conference
For the ninth consecutive year, CAMTE has been represented at both the CMC-South (Palm Springs) and CMC-North (Asilomar) conferences. CAMTE had two days of sessions at the CMC-South conference on 2-3 November 2012. CAMTE Strand speakers included Susan Addington, Shuhua An, Joanne Rossi Becker, Babette Benken, Susie Håkansson, Margaret Kidd, Rich Lane, Cara Richards-Tutor, Bob Stein, and Zhonghe Wu. (Click here for session titles.) During the CAMTE Business Meeting on November 2, outgoing CAMTE President Joanne Rossi Becker (at left in photo) transferred the presidential gavel to incoming President Margaret Kidd. On December 1, CAMTE committees held an informal working lunch in the Marlin Room at the CMC-North conference. (Posted 12/01/12) |