[RUME] RUME Working Group call for participants -- Novice Teachers of College Mathematics

[Natasha Speer]

If you are interested in participating in this working group (meeting  
just prior to the start of the 2010 RUME conference), please let us  
know soon. Requests to present received by Feb. 1st will receive  
priority. You do NOT need to have data or a project to participate--  
you can just be there to take part in the discussions.

Natasha and TJ


Working Group for Research About Novice Teachers of College Mathematics

Organizers: Natasha Speer, University of Maine (speer at math.umaine,edu)  
and Teri Jo Murphy, Northern Kentucky University (murphytj1 at nku.edu)

The professional development of graduate students and beginning  
faculty as teachers has become an increasingly visible topic in the  
mathematics community over the past two decades. This group provides  
opportunities for people who conduct research in this area to discuss  
their work, receive constructive feedback on their ideas, and network  
with other researchers.

We would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested in these  
issues to join us when the group convenes on Thursday, February 25th,  
10am-5pm, prior to the start of the 2010 RUME conference in Raleigh,  
North Carolina. See http://rume.org/crume2010/ for information about  
the conference.

We will use our meeting time as an opportunity for participants in the  
group to present their research and discuss it with other  
participants. You do not need to present anything in order to  
participate – anyone who wishes to take part in the discussions is  
welcome to attend. If you do wish to share your research, it can be at  
any stage of development. Here are some examples:

a. You have some preliminary ideas for a project and would like an  
opportunity to talk about your thoughts and receive suggestions about  
relevant research literature.

b. You have a research question and you would like to brainstorm ideas  
for data collection methods.

c. You have written some interview questions (or have other data  
collection instruments) and would like to talk about them to help  
ensure that they are well-connected with your research questions.

d. You have gathered your data and you would like some feedback on the  
preliminary analysis you have conducted.

e. You have completed a project and would like to discuss possible  
audiences and venues for publication.

If you are interested in participating in the discussions or would  
like to be considered for a slot of time during the meeting to share  
your work, send an email to both of the organizers. Proposals that are  
received by Feb. 1st will get priority. For people who are interested  
in presenting during the meeting, please include the following in your  
message:


1. Topic (or title) of your research project.

2. A short description of the project, including information about  
what “stage” the project is in (planning, data collection, data  
analysis, reporting).

3. A short description of how you would like to spend your slot of  
time during the meeting.

4. A short discussion of what you would like to get out of the  
meeting. The amount of time each person will have for the discussion  
of their work will be determined once we have received all the  
requests but we expect it to be about 30 minutes.


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Natasha M. Speer
234 Neville Hall
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469
(207)581-3937

speer at math.umaine.edu

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