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We are happy to announce that Middlesex Community College will be hosting the NEMATYC 2014 Conference on April 4th and 5th at its Lowell, Massachusetts campus. The theme of this year’s conference is “On the Road with Math.” National trends in Mathematics education place a strong emphasis on acceleration through developmental math and providing students with multiple pathways (roads) that will prepare them more fully for their chosen careers or future studies. A “one path fits all” approach for all students is no longer appropriate.
We encourage you to share your experiences in meeting the challenges presented by these changes. What new classroom models are you and your colleagues currently developing: acceleration through modularization; acceleration through targeted interventions; contextualized delivery; co-requisite support models; flipped classrooms; others? What difficulties have you encountered in implementation? Or maybe you are just getting started. Wherever you are in your journey on the road, the opportunity to collaborate and discuss with your peers at the annual NEMATYC conference is always an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.
What better place to start our journey than Jack Kerouac’s Lowell. Our campus is centrally located and many museums, restaurants, theaters, and parks are within walking distance. A block of rooms has been reserved at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center for only $99 for Friday night. **Friday night has been sold out! Click here for a list of other hotels in the area.** Stay there on Saturday, too, for the same rate and explore the city after the conference is over. The hotel offers free parking. (Hotel, parking and conference are all contiguous and you can easily walk to the Lowell national park and museums.) Use the following link to make your reservation: https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=1125600&hotelID=73933
After the Friday afternoon presentations, we will go on a trolley tour of Lowell, followed by a visit to the Boot Mills Museum and appetizers at a local restaurant. One of the Lowell National Historical Park rangers will join us to tell us all about this wonderful city and its rich history. (As of March 27, there are only a few slots left for the Lowell National Park Tour.) On both Friday and Saturday, we will have many interesting and informative presentations. We will welcome Professor Steve Pennell, from UMass Lowell, who will be our keynote speaker at Saturday’s lunch. Professor Pennell, in keeping with the theme, will be speaking about Hungarian mathematician, Paul Erdös. Erdös did not have a home and traveled from place to place, visiting, working, and writing with other mathematicians. Do you know someone who has an Erdös number?
The conference program is here. Get your bags ready, mark your calendars, and prepare for a weekend of fun and learning!
Thank you,
Maria F. Arambel & Dora Ottariano, Co-Chairs
Thank you,
Maria F. Arambel & Dora Ottariano, Co-Chairs