SouthCoast Regional Mathematics Partnership
2005 Fall Math Conference
Our 3rd Annual Fall Mathematics Conference was held Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Enter HERE for overheads and handouts used during the conference.
On Wednesday, October 26, the SouthCoast Regional Math Partnership (SCRMP) Annual Conference was held at The professional and Continuing Education Center - UMass Dartmouth, 139 S. Main St. Fall River, MA. Participants included math teachers and administrators from the SouthCoast region.
For the past two years, the SCRMP math conference has brought together teams of educators from SouthCoast school districts for the purpose of maintaining a regional network capable of supporting improvements, innovations and leadership in mathematics education. The content focus of this year's conference was “Geometry and Measurement Pre K - 12: the 3rd Piece of the Standards Puzzle.”
Participants:
* learned about current research on student learning in mathematics
* discussed the teaching and learning of specific problems with grade-level peers from other districts
* Met with members of their district team to discuss teaching and learning across grade levels
To benefit from the vertical discussion opportunities, districts included at least one representative from each of the following areas:
grade Pre K-2 math teachers; grade 3-5 math teachers; grade 6-8 math teachers;
grade 9-12 math teachers; curriculum coordinators; and school administrators
This year, 70 participants attended from Dartmouth, Dighton-Rehoboth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown-Lakeville, New Bedford Voc. Tech. HS, Old Colony Reg. Voc. Tech HS, Somerset, Swansea, Wareham, and Westport school districts.
At the conference this year, two new awards were presented to regional math teachers.
1.The James J. Kaput Math Teacher of the Year award
2.The New Math Teacher of the Year
The awards were presented by Dr. David Rock. Dr. Rock is the chair of the UMass Education Department as well as the director of SCRMP.
MarkRobidoux received The James J. Kaput Math Teacher of the Year award, presented to a veteran mathematics teacher in the region.Mr. Robidoux has been teaching for 28 years and is currently a teacher at Dartmouth Middle School.
JulieSunderland received The New Math Teacher of the Year award, presented to a promising new mathematics teacher in the region.Ms. Sunderland has been teaching for 2 years and is currently a teacher at Fairhaven High School.
Each award recipient received an award as well as a $500 stipend. In celebration of Dr. Kaput’s work, Mark also received a graphing calculator, donated by Texas Instrument.
Enter HERE for overheads and handouts used during the conference.
Standard Times - 10/27/05
Sizing up week of news
Honors for local teachers
Thumbs up for SouthCoast educators Mark Robinson and Julie Keene Sunderland, recently honored by their peers for their work as math teachers at Dartmouth Middle School and Fairhaven High School, respectively. Mr. Robinson was the first recipient of the James J. Kaput Math Teacher of the Year Award, given in memory of Mr. Kaput, a UMass Dartmouth math professor who died over the summer. Mrs. Sunderland was named the New Math Teacher of the Year.
To read the full article in the Standard Times visit: http://www.s-t.com/daily/10-05/10-27-05/a03lo620.htm
Contact SCRMP for more information or with any questions or concerns.
Last Updated On: 11/30/05
