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GEPCTM:

Greater El Paso Council of Teachers of Mathematics

gepctm@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 972771 El Paso, TX 79997

GEPCTM serves mathematics teachers in the El Paso area (ESC Region 19). GEPCTM publishes several newsletters each year 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 fall conference for mathematics teachers, generally one Saturday in October at the Transmountain Campus of El Paso Community College. 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! Mark your calendars -- the next GEPCTM Conference is scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2008.

join GEPCTM today by clicking here!

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

2008-09 OFFICERS:

president	Matthew	Winsor	747-6864	mwinsor@utep.edu
past president	Yolanda	Gonzalez	858-1464	ygonzalez@yisd.net
1st vice-president	Erika	Gomez	861-5814	egomez1@yisd.net
2nd vice-president	Glen	Torguson	857-4935; 937-3036
3rd vice-president	Brenda	Trumble		bgtrumble@sbcglobal.net
assistant 3rd vice-president	Jose	Avalos	549-2708	jmavalos8@aol.com
treasurer	Mike	Harmon	256-2998	mikeylindaharmon@aol.com
assistant-treasurer	Carol	Culver	525-7786
newsletter editor	Robert (Jesus)	Ortega	241-7757	jortega1@yisd.net
secretary	Veronica	Murga	822-1197	vmurga@yisd.net
NCTM representative	Frank	Nolasco		fnolas@sisd.net
UTEP Liaison	Les	Foged	747-6765	foged@math.utep.edu

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

OTHER LINKS/RESOURCES:

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/k12webinars/index.cfm?fuseaction=main

statistics project/poster contest: http://www.amstat.org/education/index.cfm?fuseaction=k12

MathCounts: http://www.mathcounts.org/

Math League: http://www.mathleague.com/

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/

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

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

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/

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

teaching English language learners: www.todos-math.org

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

handy UTEP links: http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/advising.html

research:

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

http://math.la.asu.edu/~hauk/arume/journals.html

http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/Math_Ed_Journals.xls

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

http://www.conference-service.com/conferences/mathematics.html