Spring 2009 Speakers and Presentations

Friday, March 6, 2009

Free Friday Evening Refreshments at 6 PM

Keynote Presentation at 7 PM

We Vote, We Make Decisions; Why Can the Outcomes Be So Bad?

Dr. Donald Saari, Distinguished Professor, Mathematics and Economics
University of California, Irvine


Saturday, March 7, 2009

Lunch will be held from 11:45 AM to 1:45 PM

Luncheon Keynote Presentation

Mathematics, Teaching, and Culture

Dr. Robert George Stein, Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
California State University, San Bernardino


Speakers and Presentations Scheduled for Saturday

Battle of the Zero Divisor
Patricia Hale, Charles Hale, Cal Poly Pomona

Language and Mathematics
Richard Ries, Riverside City College, Norco Campus

Funding, Basic Skills Coding, ARCC Data and Why Does It Matter?
Sherri Wilson, Crafton Hills College

Faculty Collaborations for Course Transformations in Developmental Math (FACCTS)
Tom Carey, San Diego State University
Joan Cordova, Orange Coast College

Worms and Weaving: Exploring Spirolaterals and the Designs of the Tellem Weavers
Leah Griffith, Rio Hondo College

M3 --Making Math Meaningful -- For Future Elementary School Teachers
Judy Kasabian, El Camino College

MathDL: Portal to Math Applets, News, History, Award-winning Articles, and More
Bruce Yoshiwara, Pierce College

How Travels in Spain Will Make Me a Better Mathematics Instructor
Janet Mazzarella, Southwestern College

We Built It, They Didn't Come... Lessons for Recruiting and Preparing Future Mathematics Teachers
Sue Parsons and Mark Hugen, Cerritos College

Using the Free Computer Algebra System SAGE and the MSWord 2007 Math Plugin to Enhance Calculus Instruction
Peter Jipsen, Chapman College

Using TI-Nspire Learning Objects to Improve Student Understanding
Wade Ellis, West Valley College, Emeritus

Reviewing the Basics While Teaching Beginning and Intermediate Algebra
Sherri Messersmith, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

The Role of Reasoning in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
Judith Sowder, San Diego State University

Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness in Mathematics Education through Benchmarking, Self-Assessment, and Inquiry
Alicia Dowd, Center for Urban Education, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California

Reviving Your Students Using CPR -- Creative Presentations Regularly
Alan Tussy, Citrus College

Apollonius and Normals to a Parabola
John Thoo, Yuba College

Guidelines for Assessment & Instruction in Statistics Education
Rod Elsdon, Chaffey College

Community College Developmental Algebra and the Calculator
Rick Tunstall, Texas Instruments, Educational Technology Consultant

Student Learning and the Learning Environment
Mike Hardie, AMATYC West VP - Western Nevada College

Public-Key Cryptography
Dick Aufmann, Palomar College, Emeritus

Technology and a New Teaching Paradigm
Michael Sullivan, III, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois

And the Textbook is ... Free? Introduction to Open Educational Resources
Barbara Illowsky, DeAnza College