Spring Program for Northeastern Section NExT
Friday, June 4, 2004
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

The Northeastern Section is continuing a Section NExT program for new and relatively new colleagues at this year’s spring Section meeting. By providing talks and workshops on issues of interest, opportunities to meet and share ideas with other new colleagues, and an introduction into Section activities, we hope to assist new faculty in their transition from graduate school to professional academic life. We welcome all untenured full time faculty, both those who have and have not been National NExT fellows.

10:00-10:15 Registration of prospective Section NExT fellows and preliminary information
10:15-11:15 Activities for Preservice Elementary School Teachers and General Education Students
by Prof. Donna Christy of Rhode Island College
Prof. Christy will share how she uses activities and manipulatives to enhance instruction. Several different mathematical topics will be highlighted.
11:15-12:30 Lunch
12:30-2:00 Calculus Across the Section
Each Section NExT participant will bring a calculus item to share with the group. The item, preferably from first or second semester calculus, does not have to be original. Ideas may be from, but are not limited to, the following: technology projects, unusual homework problems, successful test questions, new ways to explain a concept, extra credit problems, websites, graphing calculator, writing projects, proofs, etc. Each participant will have 5 minutes to explain their item and then to circulate copies or references. At the conclusion of this session everyone should have collected a variety of new ideas that can be brought back to the classroom.
3:00 Section Meeting begins

If you are interested, please contact Lisa Humphreys of Rhode Island College at LHumphreys@ric.edu. You should also register for the Section meeting by completing the registration form in the Section Newsletter and check off that you will be participating in the Section NExT program. (If you did not receive a Newsletter, indicate that to Lisa.) Note that the Section NExT activities are free.
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