[Maths-Education] First Announcement - National Day Conference, January 6th 2003

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National Day Conference, January 6th 2003

Shortage of Mathematics Teachers - What progress?

Background to the conference
National concerns about the shortage of qualified teachers of =
mathematics
led the Open University's Centre for Mathematics Education (CME) to =
host a
conference in October 2001 entitled 'Key Stage 3 mathematics teachers: =
the
current situation, initiatives and visions'.
 http://mcs.open.ac.uk/cme/conference/index.html

Following this conference, a national survey of the situation across =
LEAs
was set up by CME, the National Association of Mathematics Advisors =
(NAMA)
and King's College London. Additionally, other initiatives have been
undertaken, including the development of courses and materials to =
support
non-specialists teaching mathematics and developments in on-line =
delivery
of mathematics.

The theme of this second CME national conference is 'reviewing =
progress'.

Timing of the day
The day will start at 10am with coffee and registration.

The programme is planned to include:
Margaret Brown, King's College London
John Howson, Education Data Surveys
A report about the National Survey
A presentation from Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME)

Papers with the theme 'Solutions' - descriptions of work in progress or
suggestions for future work.
Discussion
Planning future action

The day will end with tea at 3.30pm.

Call for Papers

You are invited to submit an abstract of about 100 words for a paper =
for
discussion during the afternoon.
Please submit the abstract by 30th September 2002.
The abstracts will be reviewed by members of CME and a small number =
will
be accepted for inclusion in the programme.

If the abstract is accepted, please
 * Submit the paper by 30th November 2002.
 * Do not exceed 8 pages A4 in Times Roman 12pt, including references.
Accepted papers will be published on the CME website,
http://mcs.open.ac.uk/cme/
made available to delegates on the day and published in the =
proceedings.

The papers from the 2001 conference are available on
http://mcs.open.ac.uk/cme/conference/papers.html
Hard copy of the proceedings can be ordered from
http://mcs.open.ac.uk/cme/conference/proceed.html

Registration
Registration will be available on-line or by post from 1st November =
2002.
The cost will be =A315 to include refreshments and a copy of the =
proceedings.

To register your interest, please email Tracy Johns, CME secretary on
mc-cme-secretary@open.ac.uk