issues of complexity, cognition,
and modeling in mathematics
education.
Complexity science, cognitive science, and modeling provide new paradigms for the study of mathematics education. Come
join an exciting and innovative program in mathematics education. A limited number of graduate assistantships, including tuition and fees, are available to support a cadre of graduate students in the program. The program includes:
• Mathematics Education Cognate (12 hours) with an emphasis on teacher
education, complexity, and rural education
• Mathematics Cognate (12 hours) with an emphasis on mathematical modeling,
simulation, and applied algebra
• Cognitive Science Cognate (12 hours) specializing in mathematics cognition,
learning theory, and assessment
The program will also immerse you in authentic mathematics education and teacher education experiences, including:
• Teaching apprenticeship in undergraduate mathematics and mathematics
education
• Outreach apprenticeship in professional development through the Science and
Mathematics Teaching Center (SMTC)
• Mathematics education research experiences in teacher education, rural education,
and articulation issues
• Mathematics research experiences in modeling and computational sciences ,
potentially in conjunction with the NCAR Super Computing facility coming to Wyoming
Core requirements
In addition to the 36 hours of cognates you will receive a core of courses providing a foundation in education:
• Ph.D. Core Courses (16 hours) including College Teaching, Writing for
Publication, Proposal Writing, and Diversity
• Advanced Research Core (12 hours) including qualitative methods and
quantitative methods
• Dissertation Research Core (12 hours) devoted to conducting a research project
under the direction of faculty Graduate Assistantships
Assistantships will provide support for room and board and include a waiver of tuition and fees. In addition candidates can apply for numerous scholarships.
Admission Requirements
Applications will be evaluated beginning in January concluding March 15; applications will be reviewed as they arrive and assistantships will be granted on a first come first serve basis. Candidates must complete a graduate school application, have a composite GRE score of 1000 or a master’s degree from an accredited institution, submit official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a letter of application, current vitae, GA application, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. A Master’s in route to the Ph.D. is an option. See the Graduate School webpage for more information:
(http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/UWGrad/) Why Wyoming?
The University of Wyoming is a Doctoral 1 research intensive institution located in Laramie, a city of 27,000. Laramie is located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains with abundant outdoor recreation opportunities, including hiking, biking, and skiing. The University is located two hours north of Denver.
Mathematics Education Faculty and Areas of Research
Dr. Linda Hutchison – Mathematics Teacher Education & Rural Education Dr. Michelle Chamberlin – Mathematics Teacher Education & Modeling Dr. Scott Chamberlin – Mathematics Affect & Modeling
Dr. Robert Mayes – Math Cognition & Modeling
For General Information and Questions please contact Dr. Scott Chamberlin at: [email protected]
(307) 766-3070
Send Applications to: University of Wyoming Curriculum and Instruction
Dept. 3374, 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071 Email: [email protected] Phone (307)766-6371 Fax (307)766-2018 www.uwyo.edu End Sidebar
UPCOMING EVENTS Conferences
AERA Annual Conference and Exhibition
New York, NY
March 24-28, 2008
http://aera.net/
Program Theme: Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility – Research proposals are closed but Professional Development course proposals are being accepted now. AERA sponsors both a mathematics education special interest group and a rural education special interest group. Radical Math Conference
Brooklyn, NY
April 4-6, 2008
http://radicalmath.org/conference
Program Theme: Creating Balance in an Unjust World
Radical Math encourages educators to incorporate issues of social and economic justice into their teaching and curriculum work. Visit the site for information about the 2008 conference and to order the 2007 DVD. NCTM 2008 Annual Meeting and Exposition
Salt Lake City, Utah
April 9-12, 2008
http://www.nctm.org
Research Presession on April 7-9, 2008
Theme for Conference is Becoming Certain about Uncertainty Rural Education Working Group Meeting
Tuskegee, Alabama
May 16-18, 2008
http://www.ruraledu.org/
Theme for Conference is Thriving Rural Schools in Challenging Circumstances
There is an early registration discount
CAS (Computer Algebra Systems) Conference
Northfield, Illinois (New Trier High School near Chicago)
Saturday June 28 - Sunday June 29, 2008 [email protected]
Computer algebra systems (CAS) have the potential to revolutionize
mathematics education at the secondary level. They do for algebra & calculus what calculators do for arithmetic: simplifying expressions, solving equations, factoring, taking derivatives, and much more! CAS grants teachers new freedom.
Come explore the future of mathematics education!
* Discover how secondary and middle school teachers are using CAS in their own classrooms.
*Get classroom tested lesson ideas developed for CAS-enhanced classroom environments. * Learn what other countries are doing with CAS. * Interact with prominent CAS pioneers from the USA and beyond. For more information or questions contact: Dan Hall at [email protected]
OR Ilene Hamilton at [email protected] International Congress on Mathematical Education – 11
Monterey, Mexico
July 6-13, 2008
http://www.icme11.org.mx/icme11/
Between 3000 and 4000 professionals from 100 countries in the mathematics education area, including researchers, educators and teachers will gather. The International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) aims to: 1) Show what is happening in mathematics education worldwide, in terms of research as well as teaching practices 2)Inform about the problems of mathematics education around the world 3)Learn and benefit from recent advances in mathematics as a discipline. International Rural Sociology Association – XII World Congress
Goyang, Korea
July 6-11, 2008
http://www.irsa2008.org/ Theme: Envisioning Prosperous Rural Future in Globalizing World Rural Sociological Society Manchester, NH July 28-31, 2008 http://ruralsociology.org/ Theme: Rural Sociology as Public Sociology Public sociology is about being in dialogue with groups in civil society, including conversation over goals and values. We want to recognize, celebrate, and interrogate the rural-sociological engagement with diverse publics over the years and currently. This theme is a way of focusing on rural sociology's roots and wings - where we've been and where we're heading. NREA San Antonio, TX October 27-29, 2008 Conference Theme : NREA, Opening a New Century of Rural Education. Contact
NREA website or email [email protected]
Williamsburg, KY November 7-8, 2008
This is a conference for improving all aspects of teaching mathematics. The organization has members in OH, KY, WV, TN, NC and VA. Registration will be on-line – more details in the next issue.
Message Board
We received the following messages from …. :
Be on the look out for an article using ideas from rural bus routes in the
mathematics classroom by some of our ACCLAIM people. It has been accepted by the Journal of Teaching and Learning published by the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor and should appear sometime in 2008.
I’ll have an article for you by the next issue if at all possible. (Ruth Heaton)
Both Bob Klein and Greg Foley at Ohio University have promised us to write an article.
….. and are hoping to hear more from them and others.
PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES
Would we be interested in your work? The answer is yes if the words “rural”
and “mathematics” appear often in your manuscript. We welcome distinctive and
non-trendy scholarship. Empirical work (quantitative or qualitative) is a priority,
but we will consider theoretical pieces, historical research or biography, and very
well argued commentary as well. Contact Craig Howley at [email protected] or
Deborah Britt at [email protected] for more information.
The Rural Mathematics Educator is produced at Ohio University and
published electronically by the Research Initiative of the Appalachian
Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics
(ACCLAIM).
The Research Initiative is housed in McCracken Hall, Ohio University,
Athens, OH 45701-2979.
Office: 740-593-9869
Fax: 740-593-0477
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.acclaim-math.org/researchPublications.aspx
ACCLAIM is funded by the National Science Foundation as a Center for
Learning and Teaching. The Center is a partnership of the Kentucky Science
and Technology Corporation (Lexington), Marshall University (Huntington, WV),
Ohio University (Athens), the University of Kentucky (Lexington), the University of
Louisville (Louisville), the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), and West Virginia
University (Morgantown).
“This material is based upon the work supported by the National Science
Foundation under Grant No. 0119679. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do