Annual Conference

2012 WMC Annual Conference

Thanks to all who participated in the 2012 Annual Conference.  We appreciate your support and hope you enjoyed the learning. 

Share some conference memories through pictures taken at the conference.

Watch for the 2013 Call for Presentations coming soon, and check out our Past Conferences and our new-in-2011 IGNITE Sessions for an idea of what to expect.

2012 Distinguished Mathematics Educator Award Recipient

Congratulations to Margaret Jensen, Madison Metropolitan School District, as the 2012 Distinguished Mathematics Educator Award recipient!

2012 Jane Brauer Education Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the 2012 Jane Brauer Education Grant Recipients:

Kevin Krenz, Oconomonoc High School

Annette Nelson, Northland College

Jennifer Peterson, Eleva-Strum Central High School

2012 WMEF Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the 2012 Wisconsin Mathematics Education Foundation Scholarship/Academic Award recipients:

Sister Mary Petronia Van Straten Award -

Samatha Hessel, UW-Oshkosh

Ethel A. Niejahr Award -

Hallie Houge, UW-Milwaukee 

Arne Engebretsen Memorial Scholarship -

Kelly Korek, Greendale High School 

Karim Kai Ani is a former middle school math teacher and found of Mathalicious, which is rewriting the middle and high school math curricula around real-world topics.  Ani can generally be found writing, talking or dreaming about math.

Rosemary Reuille Irons, Professor of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, teaches mathematics curriculum and methods in courses for primary and early childhood undergraduate students. She conducts professional development in early childhood mathematics education with teachers throughout the world. She has authored early childhood mathematics programs for Australia, United States (Growing with Mathematics Pre-K and K) and the United Kingdom. Irons is very pleased to be a participant in the Wisconsin Mathematics Council conference as it is a ‘coming back’ to Wisconsin as she received her undergraduate education degree at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee.

Peter Jonas, Professor of Research and Chairperson of the Doctoral Leadership Department, Cardinal Stritch University, has become well-known for his wise-cracking comments and lectures on humor. Beneath the humor is a message:  If you get people laughing, you can enhance learning.  Jonas has written three books in support of his research on humor:  Laughing and Learning:  An Alternative to Shut-up and Listen (2009) and Secrets of Connecting Leadership and Learning to Humor (2004).  Peter has been at Cardinal Stritch University for more than 25 years teaching research, statistics, and leadership.

Loreen Leedy, Artist and Children’s Author, Chuluota, FL,  has written and illustrated over 40 picture books for children with math, science, language arts, and other curriculum-related content. Her math titles include Seeing Symmetry (new this spring); Missing Math: A Number Mystery (A Chicago Library Best of the Best Book) and the best-selling titles Measuring Penny and Fraction Action.   Her first published title was A Number of Dragons: A Counting Book.  Ms. Leedy lives with her husband Andrew Schueger in central Florida, where she writes, draws, and paints her illustrations on the computer.

Jonathan Wray is the Instructional Facilitator for Secondary Mathematics Curricular Programs in the Howard County, Maryland Public School System. He has served as a primary and intermediate grades classroom teacher, gifted/talented resource teacher, elementary mathematics resource teacher, curriculum/assessment developer, and educational consultant. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in "Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations," and his interests include the leadership roles of mathematics coaches/specialists, equity in mathematics classrooms, the use of engaging instructional models to deepen student understanding, and the strategic use of technology in mathematics to improve teaching and learning.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SMART Notebook™ Join us for an advanced SMART Notebook™ and Math Tools “hands-on” workshop. Learn techniques to effectively add structure, organization, style, interactivity and rich media to your lessons. Make your math lessons more visual, understandable and interactive by using SMART Notebook™ Math Tools. Tools include shapes you can manipulate and divide, linkable dynamic tables and graphs, and mathematical expression editors. Show a concept symbolically, numerically and visually to reach every student. SMART Notebook™ Math Tools integrates with Texas Instruments graphing calculator emulator. Computers will be provided, however, feel free to bring your own with the newest version of Notebook and the 30-day free trial version of Math Tools installed.

Karen Corlyn, NBCT, is a professional development consultant and provider. She is a SMART Certified Trainer in Notebook, Math Tools and SMART Response. Karen spent 23 years teaching mathematics and computers in the Milwaukee Public School system.

Integrating The iPod Touch And iPad 2 Into The High School Mathematics Classroom 

Your students may forget their book, calculator, or even their pencil, but they will rarely forget their iPod!  Spend a day learning how to best integrate the iPod touch and iPad 2 into your daily lessons.  Activities include some nifty apps and engaging lab experiments.  A 30-unit iPod Touch cart will be on hand, but feel free to bring your own devices.  The day will conclude with a share session so please bring your ideas with you.

Bill Kujawa is a mathematics teacher at Cudahy High School in Cudahy, WI.  He enjoys playing golf, coaching, and most importantly, spending time with his wife Marie and children, Audrey and Joe.

Using Geometer's Sketchpad in the High School Mathematics Classroom

Do you want your students to love learning math, understand it significantly, and say WOW often in class?  Using Geometer’s Sketchpad in all of your math classes can have that effect.  This technology encourages the process of discovery in which students first visualize and analyze a problem, then follow conjectures before attempting a proof.  This workshop will focus on Geometer’s Sketchpad (both version 4 and 5), but will also compare that technology to other technologies such as graphing calculators, geogebra, and fluid math.  Teachers will work hands-on with Sketchpad and create ready-to-use classroom materials.

Mike Tamblyn teaches math at Whitewater High School and has recently been named as one of two finalists for Wisconsin’s 2011 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.  Mike has taught courses on technology integration in the secondary math classroom for UW Madison and Whitewater, nine WASDI academies, and inservices at 16 school districts around the state and the midwest.

Focus on RtI: Strategies for Tier I and Tier 2 in Mathematics (K-12)

Attend this day-long session to explore what it takes to build a mathematics RtI framework and how to build a strong Tier I and provide effective research-based Tier II instruction.  WestEd’s Silvia DeRuvo will focus on the processes for building the multi-tiered RtI math framework, and Cindy Lee and Mardi Gale will focus on practices that strengthen Tier I instruction with a focus on balanced instruction between computation and conceptual understanding.  Diane P. Byrant, Institute of Educational Sciences study principal investigator on the Validation of Early Mathematics Intervention, will share practical experience gleaned from implementation and practice in the Mathematics Institute for Learning Disabilities and Difficulties at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk Tier II intervention research.  If you are a district curriculum specialist, site administrator, department chair, or other mathematics leader, this pre-conference day will be invaluable to you as you seek practices that support the needs of the most important learners you know;  the students in your district, your building and your classroom.