Black Hawk College, College of Du Page, College of Lake County, Illinois Central College, Moraine Valley Community College, Parkland College and South Suburban College were all sites for the 1996 ICTM Mathematics Contest on February 24, 1996.
Cathy Moushon of Elgin Community College gave birth to a baby girl, Constance Lane Moushon, 3.75 kg, on September 14, 1995. Hopefully Constance will be a future IMACC member!
If you plan to attend the Allerton session on attendance and tardiness problems, please bring copies of your policies with you. Please include the course level for these policies. Better yet, mail them ahead of time to the discussion leader:
Jim Hodge
Mathematics Department
College of Lake County
19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030
In response to the replies received to the article in the last ConneXion on Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, there will be a session on this topic at the Allerton Conference. If you plan to attend this session come prepared to discuss the following. What textbook, supplements and manipulatives do you use? What projects or activities do you have students do? How much calculator usage is in the course? Do you use LOGO in the course? Does your college offer a course in Geometry for Elementary Teachers? Should we give minimal competency tests? How should we remediate those who do poorly on minimal competency tests? How do we develop problem-solving skills in preservice teachers? How do we change the attitude of preservice teachers towards mathematics? Carol Schmidt of Lincoln Land College will lead the session.