Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference

The 5th Annual Math Educators Appreciation Day Conference was held on Saturday, January 24, 2009. More than 400 people participated in the event. The day began with registration and a continental breakfast (sponsored by Glencoe/McGraw Hill). There were forty-one sessions which included hands-on activities, technology training, pedagogical issues, rich mathematical explorations, and much more.
After enjoying a delicious lunch (co-sponsored by Pearson Prentice-Hall and CRR) , Dr. Edward Burger, our keynote speaker (sponsored by Holt McDougall), gave an interesting and amusing talk about The Fourth Dimension. Special luncheon guest, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gave a brief supportive message for mathematics and the sciences in K-12 schools.

This year's conference received the highest evaluation scores yet. We greatly appreciate your attendance, your support, and your suggestions for session topics for next year. Because of your feedback, and the willingness of fabulous educators to present, we are able to improve each year.
The conference evaluations are anonymous so I can't cite the people quoted, but I'd like to quote just a few remarks.

It is great every year. Thank you for providing diverse sessions for a variety of grade levels. Grateful participant 1

I am so very thankful for the opportunity to attend such a well organized event. Grateful participant 2

I am so glad I came. I cannot wait until next year. Grateful participant 3

Next year’s conference will be held January 30, 2010.

The Tucson High Magnet School Calculus Club helped to guide participants to their sessions. They also had stylish shirts available to purchase.	Participants worked together to make sense of Catalan numbers.	Lisette Eckman and Tatiana Horwitz worked together exploring "The Newest Set of Polygons".	Flowing Wells teachers enjoyed the lunch sporting their "math team" shirts.