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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CAMTE Members are Well-Represented at the 2012 Mathematics Teacher Retention Symposium
California Mathematics Project (CMP) Executive Director Susie Hakansson coordinated the Mathematics Teacher Retention Symposium (MTRS) on 22-24 March 2012 in Los Angeles. This successful national symposium was the capstone of a 5-year CPEC-funded statewide grant: CMP STIR (Supporting Teachers In Retention). Members of the CMP STIR Leadership Team included CAMTE members Carol Fry Bohlin, Pam Hutchison, Al Mendle, and Barbara Pence. Additionally, Symposium speakers included the following CAMTE members: Rajee Amarasinghe, Karen Arth, Joanne Rossi Becker, Peg Cagle, Carol Curtis, Joe Fielder, Mike Lutz, and Imre Tuba. Click here to view the CMP MTRS program. Instructions for submitting a manuscript for an upcoming monograph on mathematics teacher retention are available for download at http://cmpstir.cmpso.org/cmp-stir-monograph (Pictured at left with Susie is keynote speaker Richard Ingersoll from the University of Pennsylvania.) (Posted 4/4/12)
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Alan Schoenfeld Receives the Felix Klein Medal for Lifetime Achievement
Congratulations to UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education professor Alan Schoenfeld, recipient of the 2011 Felix Klein Medal for Lifetime Achievement.The award is given by the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction (ICMI) and is the highest international distinction in mathematics education. Alan will be honored by the selection committee in July 2012 at ceremonies in Seoul, South Korea. He is the second American scholar to receive the honor since it was instituted in 2003 and is the fifth winner of the prize. In its awards citation, the ICMI recognized the outstanding achievements that Alan has made in the past 30 years: "He quickly emerged as a pioneer and leader in research on mathematical problem solving and, more broadly, on mathematical thinking, teaching, and learning. His scholarly work shows a remarkable life-long pursuit of deeper understanding of the nature and development of mathematical learning and teaching at different educational levels." For more, click here. (Posted 4/4/12)
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Scott Farrand Honored with Edward Begle Memorial Award
Congratulations to CSU Sacramento (CSUS) mathematics professor Scott Farrand, who was presented with the Edward Begle Memorial Award at the California Mathematics Council-North conference at Asilomar in December 2011. This award honors an educator who has been supportive of CMC activities, has offered continual encouragement, and has been actively involved in California mathematics over a sustained period of time. Scott was an active member of the California Academic Content Standards Commission that produced the CaCCSS in 2010, chaired the committee that wrote the Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering Freshmen, served on the CSU Entry Level Math (ELM) Development Committee, was a Content Review Panel member for the 2008 mathematics materials adoption, is PI of the CSUS Mathematics Project, serves as the Mathematics Director at CSUS for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program, and is a highly regarded mathematics professor at CSUS. (Posted 4/4/12)
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- On 12 March 2012, the following two CAMTE members were approved as content experts in mathematics for the upcoming evaluation of supplemental instructional materials aligned to the Common Core State Standards: Joe Fiedler (CSU, Bakersfield) and Felipe Razo (CSU, East Bay). (Posted 4/4/12) |
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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 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. (Posted 4/4/12) |
 
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CAMTE Election Results are Announced!
Congratulations to CAMTE's newest officers! Margaret Kidd (top photo) will serve as President-Elect from 2011-2012, as President from 2012-2014, and as Past President from 2014-2015. April Cherrington will serve as Member at Large. The results of the recent election were announced on December 3, 2011, at the CAMTE Business Meeting, which was held during the CMC-North Conference at Asilomar. Click here for information about each of these new officers. (Posted 12/02/11) |
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Teacher Preparation Advisory Panel Members Appointed
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) has appointed 29 educators to serve on a new panel tasked with reviewing "the content, structure and requirements for California teacher preparation and licensure to ensure that these remain responsive to the conditions of teaching and learning in California's public schools." Visit http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/TAP/Teacher_Preparation_Advisory_Panel_2-26-2012.pdf to view the members' names and affiliations.
According to the charge for the Teacher Preparation Advisory Panel (TAP), "the panel will consider whether the current K-12 credential classifications, subjects, and authorizations are appropriate to meet the complexity, demands and expectations of California's public schools." Click here for more information. (Posted 4/4/12) |
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APLU Brief Released: "The Common Core State Standards and Teacher Preparation: The Role of Higher Education"
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has produced a Discussion Paper entitled, "The Common Core State Standards and Teacher Preparation: The Role of Higher Education," which is available at http://www.aplu.org/document.doc?id=3482. In this document, an action agenda is described, along with examples of "promising policies or strategies for attaining these goals." Click here to read more. (Posted 4/4/12) |
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The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET2) – Draft Now Available Online
A draft of The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET2) is now available on the CBMS website: www.cbmsweb.org. The writing team for MET2 is soliciting comments and suggestions on this draft, which is intended as an update of the original MET book published by CBMS in 2001. See the CBMS website for details on how to respond. The draft may be downloaded from http://www.cbmsweb.org/MET2/MET2Draft.pdf.
From the Introduction: "Two critical pillars of a strong PreK-12 education are a well-qualified teacher in every classroom, and a challenging, world-class curriculum. In mathematics, such a curriculum is outlined by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This report offers recommendations for the mathematical preparation and professional development of such teachers..." (Posted 4/4/12) |
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Additional Teaching Authorization Now Possible with National Board Certification
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing issued Official Correspondence concerning Senate Bill 941, which was signed by Governor Brown last September and became effective this year (2012). The bill allows the Commission to issue an additional subject matter authorization to the holder of a Multiple or Single Subject Teaching Credential if he or she has National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification in the new credential type. For example, the holder of a Multiple Subject Credential may earn a Single Subject Credential in Mathematics based on earning NBPTS certification in Early Adolescence/Mathematics or in Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics. Details are available at http://www.ctc.ca.gov/notices/coded/2012/1202.pdf. (Posted 4/4/12) |
Conference News
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CAMTE Session Strand at 2011 CMC-North Conference
2011 marked the 8th consecutive year that CAMTE has been represented at the CMC-North and CMC-South conferences. An enjoyable and popular CAMTE reception was held at the CMC-South conference in November 2011. The CAMTE sessions at the CMC-North conference (Asilomar) on 3 December 2011 were well-attended and well-received.
The day began with the CAMTE Business Meeting, where President Joanne Rossi Becker presented a plaque to outgoing Past-President Mike Lutz. Sessions followed on a variety of current topics: research on the mathematics preparation of teachers taking the CSET-Math tests (presented by Jorgen Berglund); Mathematics Specialist programs (chaired by Shuhua An and Nadine Bezuk; the session was followed by a lunchtime working session); Foundational-Level Mathematics (FLM) credential programs (chaired by Carol Fry Bohlin and Eric Hsu); and professional development for the Common Core State Standards (presented by Heather Dallas). Click on the thumbnail pictures below for larger views of photos from each of these sessions.
Note: CAMTE members interested in presenting at CMC-South (Palm Springs) in November 2012 should submit proposals related to mathematics teacher education to CMC-S at http://www.cmc-south.org/speakers.html and also email a copy to Heather Dallas. (Posted 4/4/12) |
