New AMTE Service Award Honors Nadine Bezuk

At the Opening General Session of the 2011 AMTE Annual Conference in Irvine, California, Nadine Bezuk was honored with the inaugural Nadine Bezuk Excellence in Leadership & Service Award! Nadine has served as Executive Director of AMTE since 2001.

(Posted 2/12/11)

Mark Ellis Elected to the NCTM Board of Directors

Congratulations to Mark Ellis, who was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). His 3-year term begins in April at the 2011 NCTM conference. Visit http://tinyurl.com/4am4j2r for more information about Mark's new position on the Board.

(Posted 2/12/11)

New Book by Alan Schoenfeld: How We Think: A Theory of Goal-Oriented Decision Making and its Educational Applications

Alan Schoenfeld is widely known for his 1985 book, Mathematical Problem Solving. He has just published a new book entitled How We Think: A Theory of Goal-Oriented Decision Making and its Educational Applications. In this book, Alan "proposes a groundbreaking theory and model for how we think and act in the classroom and beyond. Based on thirty years of research on problem solving and teaching, he provides compelling evidence for a concrete approach that describes how teachers, and individuals more generally, navigate their way through in-the-moment decision-making in well-practiced domains. Applying his theoretical model to detailed representations and analyses of teachers at work as well as of professionals outside education, he argues that understanding and recognizing the goal-oriented patterns of our day to day decisions can help identify what makes effective or ineffective behavior in the classroom and beyond" (from http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415878654). As a footnote, Alan Schoenfeld is the most recent recipient of the Senior Scholar Award from AERA's Research in Mathematics Education Special Interest Group (SIG/RME).

(Posted 10/21/10)

New Edition is Released of Mathematics Teaching Methods Book by Former CAMTE President Nadine Bezuk

The fifth edition of Learning Mathematics in Elementary and Middle Schools: A Learner-Centered Approach by Cathcart, Pothier, Vance, and Bezuk illustrates how to create a learner-centered classroom focused on developing mathematics understanding with an emphasis on children's thinking and developmentally appropriate teaching practices, including strategies for English learners. A new feature of this edition is the coverage of assessment throughout each chapter, including preassessment and using assessment results to plan instruction.

(Posted 10/21/10)

CAMTE Advisory Board Member Receives Walter Denham Award

Congratulations to California Mathematics Project Executive Director Susie Hakansson, who was awarded the Walter Denham Memorial Award: Advocacy for Mathematics Education by the California Mathematics Council! For more information about the award and about Susie, click here.

(Posted 10/12/10)

Phyllis Chinn Honored with Louise Hay Award

Congratulations to Phyllis Chinn (Mathematics Department, Humboldt State University), who was presented with the 20th Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education on January 14, 2010, at the Joint Prize Session at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in San Francisco, CA. The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) presents this award to recognize outstanding achievements in mathematics education. Click here to read the citation for Phyllis, as well as her response.

(Posted 3/10/10)

Article by SDSU Math Educators included in March 2010 Issue of JRME

Vicki Jacobs, Lisa Clement Lamb, and Randy Philipp had an article entitled "Professional Noticing of Children's Mathematical Thinking" published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME). Click here for an article abstract.

(Posted 3/10/10)

Stein's Newly Revised Math for Teachers Book Now Available

The revised edition of Bob Stein's book, Math for Teachers, an Exploratory Approach, was recently released. Bob's co-author is Laura Wallace, a colleague at CSU San Bernardino. The book is unique in its emphasis on discovery and its incorporation of the history of mathematics. Those who teach mathematics courses for teachers can order examination copies from publisher Kendall Hunt (http://www.kendallhunt.com/). Bob hopes that CAMTE members will request copies, try out some of the ideas, and let him know what they think of the book. Bob's e-mail address is bstein@csub.edu

(Posted 10/22/09)