The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)

Ninth Annual Conference

Dallas , TX

January 27 - 29, 2005

The Ninth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) will be held in Dallas , Texas , from Friday, January 28, through Saturday, January 29, 2005. Conference activities will begin with a Pre-conference Symposium and Dinner on Thursday evening, January 27, 2005. The Preliminary Conference Program and Conference schedule can be found below in Adobe Reader PDF Format:

• Final Conference Program (PDF)
• Conference Schedule (PDF)
• Travel Information
  • Shuttle Coupon (PDF)

If you are having trouble accessing the Shuttle Coupons PDF document, please fill out this form to receive a faxed hard copy of the coupons.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The conference registration fee includes admission to all sessions and the Browsing Room. In addition, a large portion of the fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, and afternoon snack on Friday and continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday. With your conference registration, you can renew your membership in AMTE by paying the $45 dues ($22.50 for students). The table found on the Conference Registration Form details the categories of registration. Notice that registration costs vary by postmark date, total registration is limited to 400 participants and there will be no on-site registration available , so we encourage you to register early.

• Conference Registration Form (Microsoft Word .doc)

AMTE Pre-Conference Events

There will be several Pre-conference Events held on Thursday, January 27, 2005, at the 2005 AMTE Conference. Each session required pre-registration, which has passed. Please contact the organizers if you have any questions.

• AMTE Pre-Conference Technology Workshop: Preparing Mathematics Teachers to Teach With Technology
  (Registration is closed--session is full)
  Organizer : AMTE Technology Committee; Maggie Niess, chair (niessm@comcast.net )
  1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
  Williams/Kit Room
  More Information on this workshop can be found here.
  
• The Professional Development of Professional Developers: Continuing to Learn as Mathematics Teacher Educators
  Sponsored by The Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics
  Organizer : Teresa McMahon ( teresam@umich.edu )
  1:00pm-5:00pm
  Carrollton/Brown Room

• NCATE Workshop for Program Reviews
  Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  Organizer : Marilyn Hala (ncateworkshop@nctm.org)
  Choice of Two Sessions:
  9:00 – 11:30 am or 1:30 - 4:00 pm
  Britain Room
  
• Preparing Teachers to Teach Algebra with the Appropriate Use of Graphing Calculators
  Sponsored by Texas Instruments
  Organizer : Ed Laughbaum ( elaughba@math.ohio-state.edu ).
  12:00 pm-4:00 pm
  Hudson Room

AMTE PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM and DINNER

The AMTE Pre-conference Symposium and Dinner will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2005 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm in the Planters Room.

More on the location: All conference activities will be held on the second floor of the Marriott Las Colinas.

HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION

To reserve your room for the conference, call the phone number listed below or make your reservations online via the AMTE website. Be sure to mention the “Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators” conference when you call. The reservation deadline for the hotel is Wednesday, January 5, 2005.

Dallas Marriott Las Colinas Hotel
223 West Las Colinas Blvd
Irving , TX 75039

TEL: 800-264-1178 (Reservations)
Single or Double Occupancy: $119 per night
Reservations must be made by January 5, 2005 .

Reservations made after that date will be accepted on a space-available basis at the hotel's prevailing rate.

Procedure for on-line hotel reservations:

1. Go to http://marriott.com/search/hotelDirectory.mi
2. In the “By State” column, click on Texas .
3. In the list of cities, find Dallas : Dallas Marriott Las Colinas.
4. Enter your desired check-in and check-out dates, and the number of guests attending.
5. In the box entitled Group Code, enter SUSSUSA .
6. You will then proceed to checkout.

Remember, reservations must be made by January 5th, 2005.