Perspectives from Children's Books: Inspiration for AMTE
Connections
An official AMTE publication for the mathematics teacher education community.
Fall 2021
Volume No.:
31
Issue No.:
1
In the Fall 2021 issue, AMTE’s President shares ways our community can find inspiration from perspectives in children’s books. Also included are articles focusing on reshaping assessment practices in a methods course, developing prospective teachers’ understandings of mathematics as a human endeavor, using local data to improve outcomes on licensure exams, and implementing a community-centered approach in methods courses. Information is provided on the upcoming AMTE Conference, so be sure to check out the approaching registration deadlines. You will also find updates from AMTE’s journals, Equity and Technology Committees, STaR program, and Affiliates, along with other important happenings.
Susan Swars Auslander, Connections Editor
Corinne Thatcher Day, Montana State Univ. Billings
Retooling of a K-8 mathematics methods course's assessment practices using AMTE’s Standards
Elizabeth G. Arnold, Colorado State Univ., & Elizabeth W. Fulton, Montana State Univ.
Developing secondary prospective teachers' understanding of mathematics as a human endeavor through tasks in content courses
Laura Kyser Callis, Curry College
Examining local data to improve outcomes of prospective teachers on licensure exams
Shande King, Trevecca Nazarene Univ., Jerilynn Lepak, Seattle Pacific Univ., & Lynn Hodge, Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville
A community-centered approach for K-8 mathematics methods courses: community walks, service learning, and book study
Start preparing for the Annual Conference in Henderson, NV, February 10-12, 2022!
GFO and MTEP are offering a pre-conference to the 2022 Annual Conference
Check out the latest articles in the CITE-Math journal and information about submissions
Join the upcoming webinar on writing for the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal
Carlos LópezLeiva, Univ. of New Mexico, & Natasha Ramsay-Jordan, Univ. of West Georgia
See the latest analysis of the Equity Survey in Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education: A Call to Teaching Beyond Anecdotes and Moving into Action
Recipients will be recognized at the 2022 Annual Conference
Information about and recent happenings for AMTE's affiliates in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Texas
AMTE 2022 Annual Conference Deadlines
The 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators will be held Feb.10 – 12, 2022 in Henderson, NV, near Las Vegas. The registration deadline for speakers is Sept. 30, 2021 and for attendees is Nov. 30, 2021 (regular registration) or Jan. 21, 2022 (late registration). Early registration at reduced rates is available through Sept. 30, 2021.
Connections is a quarterly online publication of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. The newsletter offers a peer-reviewed opportunity for members to disseminate information to the mathematics teacher education community.
Editor
- Susan Swars Auslander, Georgia State University, sauslander@gsu.edu (2020-2022)
Editorial Panel
- Rebecca Dibbs, Texas A & M Commerce, rebecca.dibbs@tamuc.edu (2019-2022)
- Ann Wallace, James Madison University, wallacah@jmu.edu (2019-2022)
- Sheryl Stump, Ball State University, sstump@bsu.edu (2020-2023)
- Christine Trinter, University of Notre Dame, ctrinter@nd.edu (2020-2023)
- Matt Chedister, University of Wisconsin- La Cross, mchedister@uwlax.edu (2021-2024)
- Sarah Kasten, Northern Kentucky University, kastens1@nku.edu (2021-2024)