Couple Notes: Spring 2015 and IAI

A couple notes:

• There is a possibility of having another Summit in spring 2015.  We are looking for someone, especially from a 4-year institution, to help organize it. Roberta Christie, of Shawnee CC, is interested in helping organize it, but she needs some assistance. (For myself, I will be able to update this website and help contact ISMAA membership about the summit, but my spring semester is extra busy, so I will not have time to put the program together.) If you are willing, or know of someone, please contact Roberta Christie at Shawnee CC.
• Eventually we’ll want to edit the Illinois Mathematics and Computer Science Articulation Guide and IAI will need to act.  It was good that we had IAI representation at the summit last spring and many of us are very familiar with the articulation guide.  A couple things to be aware of: To my understanding there is no Elementary Education Major panel (list of panels) and no Elementary Education recommendations at the recommendations page.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jim Olsen

Could someone please RECORD

It would be great if someone would be willing to videotape (OK, not tape maybe record on an iPad) as many of the sessions at the Summit as possible.

Would someone be willing to do that?  If so, contact Jim Olsen or Keven Hansen.

Questions (for the Q & A) are Posted

We’ve compiled a (large) list of questions for the Summit Q & A Session with Jason Helfer from ISBE.

Click here to download the list of questions.

Summit Schedule Posted

The schedule for the Summit is posted.  Minor changes may be made, but it is fairly firm.  Please look over the schedule.

Call for Questions

We will begin the Mathematics Teacher Education Summit (after the Welcome) with a Question & Answer Session with Jason Helfer (from ISBE).

Between now and Tuesday, Feb. 25 we will be collecting questions.

Please submit your questions on any of the following:

• Part 20.120 Standards (Math Standards for Elementary Teachers) – clarification, implementation, etc.
• Part 21.150 Standards (Math Standards for Math Teachers in the Middle Grades) – clarification, implementation, etc.
• edTPA
• Educator Licensure and endorsements
• Teacher candidate preparation and assessment
• Common Core and PARCC

Please submit your questions via

• Email to Keven Hansen (keven.hansen@swic.edu)
• Email to Jim Olsen (jr-olsen@wiu.edu)
• Reply online (below) to this Call for Questions post at https://illinoiseledandmsteachered.wordpress.com/ 
  

Please be fairly brief.  If you wish to express a concern, do so succinctly and state your question.

At the Question & Answer Session with Jason Helfer we will read the questions and Dr. Helfer will respond.  At the session we also plan to have time for attendees to ask follow-up questions and additional questions.

We plan to share the list of questions, in advance, with Jason Helfer, so that he can better prepare answers.

Please submit your questions now.  Thank you.

Registration for the Summit is Now Open

You may now register for the Mathematics Teacher Education Summit, by visiting the Register for the Summit page and clicking on the link for the registration form.

Registration will be limited to 60 people. The space we are using is free, but limited in size.

Don’t forget to share information about this summit with colleagues.  Help us spread the word.

Welcome – Webpage Launched!

Welcome to this new website (which was launched 11/8/2013).

This is an information and sharing area for Illinois mathematics teacher educators regarding the new ISBE mathematics standards for elementary teachers and mathematics standards for mathematics teachers in middle grades.

This website supports (announces and provides information for) the conference  (Mathematics Teacher Education Summit) we are planning for March 1, 2014.  As information (and registration information) comes available, it will be posted on this website.

If you have information to share on this website, send it to Jim Olsen (JR-Olsen@wiu.edu).

For more information, see the About page.