Charting a Course to Mathematics Leadership - NCSM

Attendees with tickets for the box lunch may pick up a lunchany time between 11:30 AM and 12:45 PM in the SponsorDisplay area in Elizabeth CDE on the 2nd floor. Remaininglunches, if any, will be available on a first-come-first-servedbasis starting at 12:45 PM.Meal functions are not included in theconference registration fee. Some of our sponsor partnersgraciously agree to host a meal function and provide acertain number of meals within their budget. An admissionticket was provided in your registration packet if a seat wasavailable for a particular function WHEN YOUREGISTERED.late! Experience has shown that some people with tickets optto sleep in some mornings or chose to socialize with friendsin outside restaurants at the last minute. In order to allow asmany attendees as possible to enjoy the meal functions, whenthe ticketed line goes through, the waiting line will follow assoon as possible. If you are late, you may not get the meal forwhich you have a ticket. Please be on time.the NCSM conference registration booth. This will enablesome without tickets to get into the event. You may alsohand them to Sandie Gilliam, at any time during theconference.Unfortunately for boththe sponsors and the conference attendees, many meals at lastbe permitted in to eat once the ticketed line goes through andthe start time for the function is reached. Depending on thefunction, there is a good chance of getting in, especially if youget in line early!Those without tickets may wait in the special line that willform to the side of the ticketed line, and will be let in asspace becomes available after the ticketed line goes through.Special Interest Group meetings on Wednesday afternoonfrom 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM. sessions are:Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators(AMTE)Educational Consultants: A Networking OpportunityEmerging Leaders: Focus Question/Answer TimeEquity in Mathematics Education: TODOSImproving Math Education for Students with SpecialNeedsLessons Learned from Experiments in Our Charter SchoolsLeading Mathematics Education of MarginalizedStudents (NASGEm)Lesson Study NetworkingMath 2.0: A New Vision for Using Dynamic MathSoftware with Web 2.0 Tools (CLIME)Math Contests Build Better Students and TeachersMathematics Content CoachingNuances and Complexities of Teaching Mathematicsfor Cultural Relevance and Social Justice (BenjaminBanneker Association)Nurturing Mathematically Promising and CreativeStudentsUrban Mathematics Leadership Network ForumNCSM provides certificates as a means of honoring studentswho excel in the study of mathematics. All public, private,and parochial schools, as well as colleges and universities,that have at least one NCSM member in the area, are eligibleto participate. Each school may receive up to two awardsper year per graduating class or grade level. Pick upcertificates at the registration booth. More informationabout these certificates is available at mathedleadership.org.You will receive an email in the week following theconference inviting you to share your feedback with theconference committee. We encourage you to take the time tocomplete the online survey, as your thoughts and opinions willbe helpful to the planners of the 43 rd NCSM AnnualConference to be held in Indianapolis, IN, April 11-13, 2011.If you find an article you believe belongs to someoneattending the NCSM Conference, please bring it to the NCSMregistration booth in the Elizabeth Foyer on the 2 nd floor.Articles will be held there until 10:30 AM on Wednesday, atwhich time they will be turned over to the hotel.The NCTM Bookstore is open to all NCSM registrants onWednesday, April 21, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the SanDiego Convention Center. NCSM registrants wearing theirNCSM Conference badges will receive a 25% discount onpurchases that day.With Seaport Village just outside the Gaslamp District a few blocks away, and Old Town a shortplaces to eat and things to do in your spare time. For morespecific information, check with the hotel concierge desk.