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RMETYC Events at the 2017 AMATYC Conference in San Diego

Research in Mathematics Education for Two-Year Colleges (RMETYC) Events at the 43rd AMATYC Conference in San Diego, CA November 9 – 12, 2...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Call for Proposals-San Diego November 9, 2017


Submission Deadline Friday, March 3, 2017

Have you conducted research in the teaching and learning of community college mathematics? Do you have research findings from a preliminary study on community college mathematics that you want to share with other faculty? If so, consider presenting at the AMATYC Research Conference in San Diego, California!

The Research Committee (RMETYC) is hosting a Research Conference during the AMATYC Conference on Thursday, November 09, 2017 from 7:00PM-9:30PM

The purpose of the conference is for presenters to report on research in which they are currently engaged and provide opportunities for significant discussion with the audience. Sessions will be 20 minutes, including 20 minutes for discussion. We will offer a broad range of research reports – from quantitative to qualitative studies – as well as general sessions about what you can expect from mathematics education research at the community colleges.
Proposal Guidelines
Abstract: The abstract is limited to 150 words. Please include in the abstract an informative description of the context, theoretical framework, research questions, goals, and findings.

Proposal: The maximum length of the proposal text is 3 pages, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, with 1-inch margins. The page limit does not include the references or figures. Use standard APA format for references. Preliminary reports should report on ongoing research projects in early stages of analysis. Significant discussion time will allow for feedback and suggestions for future directions for the research. Proposals for preliminary reports are expected to include a list of 2-3 questions that will be posed to the audience during the discussion portion of presentation to help further the research. The audience questions must be included within the 3-page limit.

Submission: Proposals should be submitted in PDF format and must be emailed to RMETYC Committee Chair, John Smith, at jtsmith2@pstcc.edu on or before Friday, March 3, 2017.  Thank you for your interest.

Friday, February 3, 2017

In the Spotlight - Keith Nabb

Keith Nabb
Mathematics Education Researcher

RMETYC is pleased to present this spotlight on Keith Nabb and his excellence as a teacher and researcher as part of the In the Spotlight series in the MathAMATYC Educator
Please read Nabb's full spotlight in the MathAMATYC Educator February, 2017 issue.

Photo by Glenn Carpenter

Keith Nabb is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Previously, Nabb taught mathematics at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois.

Nabb's research focuses on mathematical thinking and reasoning, nonroutine problems, and mathematical knowledge for teaching. He explores the magic that occurs in mathematics classrooms and his passion for teaching and learning mathematics shines through his work.

Nabb was interviewed for this spotlight in February, 2016 at which time he was teaching and researching as a faculty member at Moraine Valley Community College. Of note is that Nabb published 16 peer reviewed mathematics education articles and completed his PhD in Mathematics Education during his tenure at Moraine Valley Community College. Nabb is a trailblazer who has worked to bring the voice of two-year college mathematics faculty to the broader mathematics education research community.

Full Audio Interview with Keith Nabb.
*This will link to a shared audio file hosted in Google Drive. 

For more information about Keith Nabb's teaching and research please visit Nabb's website.

Recommended readings from Nabb’s research

Meyer, D. Z., Antink, A. L., Nabb, K. A., Connell, M. G., & Avery, L. A. (2013). A theoretical and
          empirical exploration of intrinsic problems in designing inquiry activities. Research in Science
          Education, 43, 57–76.

Nabb, K. A. (2014). “Is algebra necessary?” …Is this the question we should be asking?
          MathAMATYC Educator, 5(3), 48–51.


Murawska, J., & Nabb, K. A. (2015). Corvettes, curve fitting, and calculus. Mathematics Teacher,
          106, 432–439.