20 Jan
2010
20 Jan
'10
1 p.m.
If you are interested in participating in this working group (meeting
just prior to the start of the 2010 RUME conference), please let us
know soon. Requests to present received by Feb. 1st will receive
priority. You do NOT need to have data or a project to participate--
you can just be there to take part in the discussions.
Natasha and TJ
Working Group for Research About Novice Teachers of College Mathematics
Organizers: Natasha Speer, University of Maine (speer(a)math.umaine,edu)
and Teri Jo Murphy, Northern Kentucky University (murphytj1(a)nku.edu)
The professional development of graduate students and beginning
faculty as teachers has become an increasingly visible topic in the
mathematics community over the past two decades. This group provides
opportunities for people who conduct research in this area to discuss
their work, receive constructive feedback on their ideas, and network
with other researchers.
We would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested in these
issues to join us when the group convenes on Thursday, February 25th,
10am-5pm, prior to the start of the 2010 RUME conference in Raleigh,
North Carolina. See http://rume.org/crume2010/ for information about
the conference.
We will use our meeting time as an opportunity for participants in the
group to present their research and discuss it with other
participants. You do not need to present anything in order to
participate – anyone who wishes to take part in the discussions is
welcome to attend. If you do wish to share your research, it can be at
any stage of development. Here are some examples:
a. You have some preliminary ideas for a project and would like an
opportunity to talk about your thoughts and receive suggestions about
relevant research literature.
b. You have a research question and you would like to brainstorm ideas
for data collection methods.
c. You have written some interview questions (or have other data
collection instruments) and would like to talk about them to help
ensure that they are well-connected with your research questions.
d. You have gathered your data and you would like some feedback on the
preliminary analysis you have conducted.
e. You have completed a project and would like to discuss possible
audiences and venues for publication.
If you are interested in participating in the discussions or would
like to be considered for a slot of time during the meeting to share
your work, send an email to both of the organizers. Proposals that are
received by Feb. 1st will get priority. For people who are interested
in presenting during the meeting, please include the following in your
message:
1. Topic (or title) of your research project.
2. A short description of the project, including information about
what “stage” the project is in (planning, data collection, data
analysis, reporting).
3. A short description of how you would like to spend your slot of
time during the meeting.
4. A short discussion of what you would like to get out of the
meeting. The amount of time each person will have for the discussion
of their work will be determined once we have received all the
requests but we expect it to be about 30 minutes.
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Natasha M. Speer
234 Neville Hall
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469
(207)581-3937
speer(a)math.umaine.edu