President

Don Scheuer,

   President's Message

SPRING BANQUET & CONFERENCE    Summary

On March 11, 2010 , Germantown Academy in Fort Washington was the venue for the Spring Conference and Banquet. Exhibitors set up in the Common Room in the afternoon; we always appreciate their support of our events. This year's exhibitors were:

Amsco School Publications, Inc.; The Great Source and Steck Vaughn;

Holt McDougal; Key Curriculum Press; Pearson; Pearson Prentice Hall; and Texas Instruments.

Workshops were offered for blocks of grade levels ranging from 

           K-2 through 9 - 12, including titles such as:

          Is This Die Fair?   (for 9 - 12 by Beth Benzing)

          Picasso Was a Mathematician (for K - 2 by Meredith Franz)

          Are You SMARTer Than a 5th Grader?   (for 3 - 5 by Phy Chauveau)

          Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck$$$ (for 6 - 12 by Doyt Jones)

  Other workshop presenters were: Susan Sarshik, Emily Bauersmith, Charlie Grogan, and Sister Alice Hess.  Thank you to all of those listed here.

    Note: All of our members are encouraged to offer workshops at ATMOPAV conferences. It's a good way to get started in making presentations at meetings of mathematics organizations , and it's an easy way to give something back to your local math teachers' group.

  The keynote speaker was John Allen Paulos, and his topic was A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. Dr. Paulos is a professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia who is well-known as a speaker on mathematics and the importance of mathematical literacy. He has a long-running mathematics column called Who's Counting? on abcnews.com, which is subtitled "A Mathematician Examines Numbers in the News."

  He received his Ph. D. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin ( Madison ). His academic work is primarily in mathematical logic and probability theory. His keynote address was witty, humorous, and sharply critical of the lack of rigor and accuracy in much of the math-related material that is presented to the public. As he remarked, "Data, data everywhere . . . but not a thought to think."

 

  An important part of our Spring Conference is the presentation of the annual         ATMOPAV awards. This year's recipients were:

   *Outstanding Contribution to Mathematics Education:  John Allen Paulos

  * Outstanding Contribution to ATMOPAV:  Don Scheuer

   * ATMOPAV Past President Award:  Debbie Ryan

   * Mabel M. Elliot St udent Teacher Award:

    Kurt Wetzel (elementary)

    Jane Calvani (secondary)

   * Alan Barson Novice Teacher Award: Christina Cinaglia

  Nominations for the last two categories are most particularly solicited from our entire membership. There is more information available about the nomination procedure on our website. Please take note of outstanding pre-service and novice teachers as the next school year begins, and let us know about people who should be considered for next year's awards.

  The banquet ended with a delicious buffet prepared by the skilled kitchen staff at GA.

  This event could not have happened without the hard work of many volunteers:

Ruth Carver, Steven Dafilou, and Susan Negro (conference co-chairs and program coordinators); Susan Negro and Susan Sarshik (local arrangements);

Mark Wassmansdorf (signs and Act 48); Charlene Collins (exhibitors);

Hank Field (student teachers); Marian Avery (membership);Verna Edwards (webmaster); and Carla Zighelboim (publicity).

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