The Association of Teachers of Math in New England (ATMNE) Annual Conference
"2008- A Year of Infinite Possibilities"
Portland, Maine
November 6-7, 2008-Thursday-Friday
(with special administrator conference on Wednesday, November 5)
Lots of exciting activities are planned. Numerous publishers of
various texts and other classroom materials will be on hand. Sessions and
workshops will be offered for Pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school
levels with a few sessions that extend into the college level and a few
sessions on professional development.
Try to join us for our Thursday night dinner/dance. An exciting program is being developed. A preliminary program will be online soon. You can find more information and registration forms at: http://members.aceweb.com/bowdish/atmne/profdev.html#atmne2008
Rooms at the Holiday Inn By The Bay are available now. Our special rate is
$140 single or double occupancy. Mention that you are attending the ATMNE
Conference to obtain the conference rate. Most major credit cards will be
accepted. Parking at the Holiday Inn by the Bay is free to registered
conference attendees. We suggest that you arrive in Portland on Wednesday
November 5 in the afternoon or evening and stay until Friday. This option
gives you a full two days at a wonderful conference. Besides, arriving on
Wednesday gives you an opportunity to visit the quaint Old Port and get
together with friends. On Thursday and Friday we plan to offer you true
Maine hospitality and a rewarding conference.
Over 90 presentations including: 60 minute sessions, 90 minute workshops and
150 minute mini-courses. Here’s a sample ...
Catherine Fosnot, Developing Powerful Representations
Margaret “Peg” Kenney, NCTM Navigations author, Navigating through NCTM'S
Navigations in Discrete Mathematics, 6-12
Laurie Boswell, NCSM Eastern 1 Regional Director, PRIME Leadership: Leading
for the Teaching and Learning of the Curriculum
Marshalyn Baker, NCTM Board Member, Using Student Math Notes in the Middle
School classroom
Fr. Stanley Bezuszka, Connecting Fractions and Repeating Decimals through
Paper Folding
Pam Buffington and Cheryl Rose, Diagnosing and Addressing Student
Misconceptions with Interactive Technology Tools
Patricia Davidson, Recent Brain Research Related to Math Learning and
Teaching in Grades K-8
Mary Eich, The National Math Panel Report - What will it Mean for Teaching
and Learning Mathematics?
Ferd Prevost, Sides, Angles and Diagonals: Analyzing Quadrilaterals (Grades
4-7)
Jonathan Choate, Make Geometry Exciting with SketchUp, Google's Free 3-D
Software
Amy Morse, Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice
Jennifer Unger, Janet Valeri, &Carolyn Duquette, Using Collaborative
Inquiry and Data to Surface Possibilities for Improving Mathematics Teaching
and Learning
Lori Seymour, Games and Activities to Support Learning in AP Calculus AB
Claire Mead, Technology is the Plate! Tools That Enhance Problem Solving