NADE MathSPIN logo Possible Goals and Presentation Ideas for 2004-05



During the annual SPIN meeting at the NADE conference, the 80 people attending had a brainstorming session. Below are goals suggested for 2004-05 as well as possible topics for presentations at next year's conference.


Goals for NADE Mathematics SPIN 2004-05
Suggested at SPIN Meeting, March 12, 2004

1.    Sponsor session(s) at NADE 2005.
2.    Continue discussions on Yahoo group.
3.    Publish newsletters.
4.    Investigate having subcommittees.
5.    Publish proceedings of math sessions from recent conferences.
6.    Develop a resource list and compilation of software reviews both as a column in the newsletter and a part of the web site.
7.    Develop a bibliography on how to help someone teach math.




Ideas for Presentations at Next Year’s NADE Conference
Brainstorming Session at the SPIN Meeting March 12, 2004
If you want to make a presentation in Albuquerque at NADE 2005, here are some ideas generated at the brainstorming session:

•    Math reform
•    Problem-based learning
•    Assessment
•    Idea sharing – panel discussion – activities
•    Lesson ideas
•    Writing in math
•    Placement and diagnostic testing
•    “Math homeroom” for poster sessions
•    Tutor training
•    Concept of learning centers
•    Teaching math to disabled populations and “seasoned” (nontraditional) students
•    Developmental math at four-year schools
•    Themed sessions
•    Bulletin board
•    Helping adjunct faculty
•    Structure of programs
Added April 13, 2004 by Daryl Stephens