Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference
This year's conference, the 5th annual, was held Saturday, January 24, 2009.
The dynamic keynote speaker was Dr. Edward Burger, Williams College (back by popular demand) sponsored by Holt McDougall. Special luncheon guests included Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords . To see descriptions of the conference sessions, click here.
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| Alyssa Keri, Linda Dahlsgaard, Denise Ryan, Patty Felix and Lisa Cariboa distributed registration folders for the 2009 Conference. | Ann Modica and Lisa Cariboa, Pima Regional Support Center, visit with UA's President Robert Shelton at the 2008 Conference. | Participants from Sunnyside, TUSD, Pima College, and the University of Arizona have a chance to visit. |
The Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day (MEAD) was created to fill a void in meaningful professional development for Tucson area mathematics teachers. There is a wealth of teacher talent in the Tucson area, yet teachers tend to be isolated in their classrooms unless specific opportunities are orchestrated for them to share experiences and strategies. This conference has nurtured teacher content and pedagogy expertise and allowed the teachers to grow mathematically. These gatherings foster a community of educators united in the cause of providing quality mathematics instruction for students as well as support for each other.
While the conference was originally designed to bring together middle and high school math teachers, it has expanded to include teachers from Pima Community college as well as instructors and professors from the University of Arizona. Presenters include former NCTM past presidents, an NCSM President, university professors, seasoned presenters and teachers from the area. See the past conferences write-ups (links below) for more information.
The Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers sponsored the first MEAD conference in January 22, 2005. The attendance has grown in each successive year with more than 400 attending in January 2009. The Center has received numerous emails, letters and personal comments extolling the value of the conference. This input indicates that the conference is very much needed, very much wanted, and very much appreciated by the mathematics educators in this city.
The conference is, in part, made possible by the collaborations established between the University of Arizona’s Center of Recruitment and Retention and the eight local school districts. Special thanks also to the sponsors who help make this conference possible at no charge. In the past these sponsors have included Holt McDougall, our lunch sponsor for the past five years, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Pearson Learning, Texas Instruments, Tucson High Magnet School, and the Pima Regional Support Center.
Past Conferences
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| Dr. Bill McCallum, UA, and teachers select sessions at the 2007 Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference. | Darlene Mansouri, Kathy Lackow, and Gary Slagel organized the door prizes at the 2009 conference. | Fred Stevenson, Philip Stevenson and Charles Collingwood share a laugh at the 2008 pre-conference breakfast. |