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38th AMATYC Annual Conference
Jacksonville, Florida
November 8-11, 2012

Conference Theme: River-of-Knowledge, Ocean-of-Dreams

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Single-Presenter Proposal Form
Deadline for Submission of Proposals is February 1, 2012.

When you have completed the appropriate boxes on this form, click the SUBMIT button at the end of the document.  Presentations may not endorse, promote, sell, or feature a commercially available product.

In order to use this form to submit your application you must be using a browser which supports Java Script.  Most browsers in use today support Java Script, but if you do not receive the message of acknowledgement after submitting the application, or if you receive an error message, you may not be using a Java Enabled Browser or you may not be using an up-to-date version of Java. Complete the contact information for each presenter is required. If your presentation involves additional presenters, please use the multiple-presenter form.

Contact Information
Presenter Name
Email
College Name
Primary Affiliation
Two-year college
Four-year college or university
Other (please specify)

Home Information
Street
City
State
Country
Postal Code
Phone

College Information
Street
City
State
Country
Postal Code
Phone
Preferred Mailing Address  (All mail will be sent to the checked address.)                Home             College
Fax 

I wish to have my email address included in conference publications.
Yes No

Do you expect to hold either of the following positions during this conference?
Delegate: Yes     No       Affiliate President: Yes     No

Presentation Information

Title of Presentation  (LIMITED TO 70 CHARACTERS, INCLUDING SPACES):

50-Word summary of your presentation for the program. Use 2nd or 3rd person grammar—do not use "I" or "we" in your description. This is the only information that will be printed in the program book to describe your presentation, so be descriptive but concise. Use complete sentences. Do not exceed 50 words.

Proposals are reviewed by AMATYC's Program Committee. To assist the committee in their deliberation, complete the remaining sections.

The following letter codes will appear in the program to assist attendees in identifying and selecting sessions/workshops on their topic of interest.

A Assessment (Classroom, Course, Program)
C Connections (Articulation with K-12, Universities, Business, Interdisciplinary Classes, etc.)
D Developmental Mathematics
DI Department/Division Issues (Adjunct Issues, Mentoring New Faculty, etc.)
G General Interest
GE Math for General Education (Finite Math, Liberal Arts, Quantitative Literacy)
H History of Mathematics
IS Instructional Strategies (Learning Styles, Teaching Methodologies including Modeling)
MI Math Intensive (College Algebra, Precalculus and Beyond)
RB Research-Based
SS Student Support (Math Labs, Study Skills, Tutoring, Learning Communities and Addressing Math Anxiety)
ST Statistics
TP Teacher Preparation (Preparation of Future Teachers)
TT Teaching with Technology (Distance or Hybrid Learning, Computer Software, Internet Resources, Graphing Calculators, etc.)


Please classify the content and/or focus of this proposal using the letter codes above. These codes will be used by attendees to select sessions/workshops on their topics of interest. It is expected that many proposals will have only a primary focus so please don't feel you must select additional codes.

Primary Focus

Secondary Focus

Additional Focus

List the goals or outcomes for your presentation.

How can the information in your presentation help or be used by mathematics faculty? (Do not exceed 100 words.)

Brief description of presentation style:  AMATYC encourages presentations that model a variety of instructional strategies (e.g. group learning, discovery methods, active learning), interactive uses of technology, or other methods that actively involve the audience.

Describe the scope and nature of your presentation. (Do not exceed 400 words. )

Format you think is most appropriate for your proposal:
Click here for descriptions of the presentation formats to open in a new browser window. Close the window to return to this form. 
First Choice 50-Minute Session 2-Hour Workshop 2-Hour Computer Workshop
Second Choice 50-Minute Session 2-Hour Workshop 2-Hour Computer Workshop None

If you requested a 50-minute session, is this session also a panel?

 Yes No

Equipment requests (please limit your request according to the following guidelines):

  • AMATYC does not provide calculators, calculator view screens, software, smart boards, or laptop computers.

  • NEW:  AMATYC will try to provide presenters with equipment that is required to ensure the integrity of your presentation.  All equipment must be ordered when proposals are selected and scheduled; there will be no equipment in the room or provided on the day of your presentation if it is not preordered. 

  • To hold down costs, please order only the equipment you need.  AMATYC will not supply an LCD computer data projector solely for the purpose of showing PowerPoint presentations which outline your talk. If this is your need, please provide handouts, use overhead transparencies, or bring your own equipment.

  • Internet access may be available for the presenter if it is essential to the presentation. However, if Internet cannot be provided, to see how to do an Internet presentation without an Internet connection, click here. AMATYC cannot provide Internet for attendees for sessions or workshops.

a. Overhead Projector - Low Heat (enter number needed-maximum 2 overheads)
b. LCD Computer Data Projector* (necessary for integrity of presentation) Yes No
c. White Board Yes No
d. Could you bring your own LCD computer data projector? Yes No
e. If the only equipment that can be provided is one standard overhead projector and screen, could you modify your presentation? Yes No

*If a data projector is requested, limit your request for standard overhead projectors to one.

Indicate any day you can NOT present. If you can present at any time during the conference, check "Any Day is OK." The more flexible you are on days you can present, the better your chances of having your proposal accepted. In particular, please consider checking "Any Day is OK." 

Any Day is OK Cannot Present
Thursday 		Cannot Present
Friday 		Cannot Present
Saturday 		Cannot Present
Sunday

Brief resume for presenter (to be used by the presider to introduce the presenter).   Resume should be written in narrative form.

Additional comments or information.


FOR PROPOSALS ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION, AN INVITATION TO PRESENT WILL BE EMAILED IN APRIL.

Please also consider submitting your presentation (including paper, handouts, slides, etc.) to the electronic proceedings of the conference. To participate, send your materials to proceedings@amatyc.org by November 30th following the conference.

Presider Information

Are you interested in being a Presider for another session? 
Yes, I would like to preside   No, I will not be able to preside

Indicate any day you can NOT preside. If you can preside at any time during the conference, check "Any Day is OK."

Any Day is OK Cannot Preside
Thursday 		Cannot Preside
Friday 		Cannot Preside
Saturday 		Cannot Preside
Sunday

Conference sessions and workshops are identified by a program key consisting of several different categories. Many presentations fall within multiple categories. In addition to these categories many additional topics are offered. Therefore, "General Interest" will include a wide diversity of topics.

Please check the boxes below that most closely describe the presentations at which you prefer to preside. If the presentation topic does not matter, please check "No Preference."

No Preference
 
Developmental Math
Math for General Education
Student Support (math labs, tutoring, math anxiety, etc.)
Assessment
General Interest
Math Intensive (College Algebra, Precalculus and beyond)
Teacher Preparation
Connections (articulation, interdisciplinary classes, etc.)
History of Mathematics
Research-Based
Teaching with Technology (including distance learning)
Department Issues
Instructional Strategies (including modeling)
Statistics
 

Click on the submit button to the left to submit this form.

Proposal Submission-Presenter Release: I/We guarantee that I/we are the sole proprietor(s) of the work and I/we have full power to make this agreement; that the work does not infringe on the copyright or other proprietary right of any other person; and that the work contains no libelous or other unlawful matter and makes no improper invasion of the privacy of any other person.

When you submit your application, it will be sent to the AMATYC Office.  Upon receipt of your application, the office will forward a copy to you by email (with a proposal confirmation number) as your notification of receipt.  If you do not receive this notification within a few days of your submission, contact Beverly Vance at the AMATYC Office, bvance@amatyc.org, to verify that your application was received. 

In order to use this form to submit your application you must be using a browser which supports Java Script.  Most browsers in use today support Java Script, but if you do not receive the message of acknowledgement after submitting the application, or if you receive an error message, you may not be using a Java Enabled Browser or you may not be using an up-to-date version of Java.

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