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GEPCTM:

Greater El Paso Council of Teachers of Mathematics

P.O. Box 972771 El Paso, TX 79997 gepctm@yahoo.com

GEPCTM serves mathematics teachers in the El Paso region (e.g., ESC Region 19). GEPCTM publishes several newsletters each year (e.g., this one) and holds meetings once every month or two, usually on weekday evenings. Membership in GEPCTM is very affordable, so please support and participate in our region’s efforts and join GEPCTM today by clicking here! GEPCTM is an affiliated local chapter (#171) with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), which has annual national and regional meetings. GEPCTM is also affiliated on the state level with the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics (TCTM). Each July, TCTM holds the Conference for Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), rotating between Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, and scholarships can support newer teachers wanting to attend.

GEPCTM itself holds an annual conference for mathematics teachers, generally one day in October at the Transmountain Campus of El Paso Community College (9570 Gateway Blvd. North; next to Cohen Stadium). The conference is an excellent opportunity for this area's teachers to get professional development experiences, networking, and knowledge in one day without having to cover classes or pay for airfare or lodging! The 2009-10 school year’s GEPCTM conference was held there March 13, 2010 and the 2010-11 conference is scheduled there for October 23, 2010 – stay tuned for registration and proposal forms. Also, the fall membership kickoff party is Sept. 15, 5:30-7:30pm at Jaxon’s (1135 Airway Blvd.).

Flyer for fall 2010 GEPCTMconference

join GEPCTM today by clicking here!

2009-10 OFFICERS (the 2010-11 list will be posted in fall 2010)

president	Glen Torguson	Americas HS	857-4935; 937-3036	gtorgu@sisd.net
past president	Yolanda Gonzalez	Del Valle HS	858-1464	ygonzalez@yisd.net
1st VP	Erica Gomez	Parkland HS		phsmathislife@yahoo.com
2^nd VP	Craig Rhoads	Americas HS		crhoad@sisd.net
3rd VP
assistant 3rd VP	Jose Avalos	(retired)	549-2708	jmavalos8@aol.com
treasurer	Michael Harmon	Bel Air HS	256-2998	mikeylindaharmon@aol.com
asst. treasurer	Carol Culver	(retired)	525-7786	cleewc@yahoo.com
newsletter editor	Robert Ortega	Bel Air HS	241-7757	jortega1@yisd.net; bamathteacher@yahoo.com
secretary	John Espinosa	Americas HS		jespin25@sisd.net
NCTM rep	Frank Nolasco	Americas HS		fnolas@sisd.net

GEPCTM webpage created Feb. 2008 and maintained by UTEP’s Larry Lesser

RESOURCES:

standards!

TAKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/teachers.html

TEKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter111/index.html

Texas Education Agency: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

Texas Math Initiative: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/math/

Texas College Readiness Standards: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/collegereadiness/

NCTM Standards: http://standards.nctm.org/

Curriculum Focal Points: http://www.nctm.org/standards/content.aspx?id=270

National Mathematics Advisory Panel: http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/index.html

Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education: http://www.amstat.org/Education/gaise/

Webinars for K-12 statistics education: http://www.amstat.org/education/webinars/

contests!

statistics project/poster contest: http://www.amstat.org/education/posterprojects/index.cfm

MathCounts: http://www.mathcounts.org/ (middle school)

Math League: http://www.mathleague.com/ (4^th grade and up)

Univ. Interscholastic League: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/index.html

Mu Alpha Theta: http://www.mualphatheta.org/

American Regions Math League: http://www.arml.com/

American Mathematics Competition: http://www.unl.edu/amc/

Math Olympiad: http://www.moems.org/, http://www.imo-official.org/

USA Mathematical Talent Search: http://www.usamts.org/

Mandelbrot contest: http://web.mandelbrot.org/index.html

Rice University tournament: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~eulers/RMT.html

Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering contest: http://www.tame.org/

applets!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html,

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/tools.html

online timer: http://ideas.gstboces.org/programs/timer/

careers!

http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=530

http://www.msri.org/ext/CareersInMathematics.html

http://www.BeAnActuary.org/

http://www.amstat.org/Careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=main

http://www.maa.org/careers/index.html

http://www.awm-math.org/ctcbrochure/toc.html

http://www.careercornerstone.org/math/math.htm

http://vcc.asu.edu/stem.shtml

new teachers: http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/newteacher.html

Equity resources: http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/equity.html

Pi Day: http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/piday.html

teaching English Language Learners: http://www.todos-math.org

http://www.missioncollege.org/depts/math/hobbs/spanish.pdf

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/elps.html

http://www2.sacnas.org/biography/

http://www.nctm.org/execsummary.aspx

http://mathforum.org/teachers/spanish/

http://www.figurethis.org/espanol.htm

http://www.comap.com/product/?idx=736 & http://www.comap.com/product/?idx=984

http://www.ccd.rpi.edu/Eglash/csdt/latino/pyramids/

http://www.ccd.rpi.edu/Eglash/csdt/latino/rhythm/rhy_intr.htm

research:

http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/ResearchResources.html

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt/

http://www.conference-service.com/conferences/mathematical-didactics.html

http://www.nctm.org/news/content.aspx?id=11952

PROPOSAL to speak at Oct. 18, 2008 GEPCTM Conference (postmark deadline Sept. 15!):

www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/GEPCTMSpeakerProposal.doc

REGISTRATION form to attend Oct. 18, 2008 GEPCTM Conference

(pre-registration postmark deadline is Oct. 3):

www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/GEPCTMRegistration.doc

Vendor/Exhibitor form for Oct. 18, 2008 GEPCTM Conference

(postmark deadline extended to Sept. 15):

www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/GEPCTMExhibitorForm.doc