The 45^th annual CMC-South Fall Conference is to be held Friday through Saturday, November 5-7, 2004 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and the Hilton, Hyatt, Spa and Wyndham Hotels. This year there will be a specific strand of the conference devoted to mathematics teacher education. These sessions will be held all day on Friday and Saturday morning. They will be followed by a special luncheon for those interested in mathematics teacher education.

You are invited to submit a proposal for a mathematics teacher education sessions. Sessions can be either presentations related to a specific issue or concern related to mathematics teacher education or a working session on such a topic.

Presentations will be 90 minutes in length. We encourage you to actively involve the participants in your presentation. Please introduce the mathematical content and focus at the beginning of your presentation and use the last few minutes of your time to help the participants reflect on your focus areas.

If your proposal is accepted, you will receive a $50 honorarium, complimentary registration, up to $65 reimbursement for materials given to participants ($100 for large session over 100 seats), and a travel expense reimbursement of 30 cents per mile. Speakers who ask for economy coach airfare reimbursement (maximum $300) are asked to give at least two presentations at CMC. Only one of those sessions will be part of this special Mathematics Teacher Education strand.

If you are representing a company, a publisher, or exhibitor, we expect that they will cover your travel costs. If you chose to have a co-presenter (one only), that person will receive complimentary registration only. The honorarium and other reimbursement expenses need to be shared. It is our expectation that speakers who are California residents are current members of CMC.

Proposal should either be a word or PDF document.

Presenter Information: Provide information for the session contact person and all presenters (name, affiliation and position, mailing address, phone numbers, fax number, and e-mail address.) Place the name of the lead presenter in the header of the proposal document.

Session Information: Indicate type of proposed format, level of teacher education addressed, focus of session, and equipment needs.

Session Description: Provide a descriptive title, a list of the presenters along with role (e.g., speaker, moderator, discussant, or a combination of the above), and a 25-word description of the session to be used in the program.

Abstract: Provide a one-page abstract of your proposed session. The abstract should describe background information on the proposed topic, evidence of its educational significance, how the session will be organized and how it will promote participant interaction (question-oriented, short presentations and discussion, position statements), and the desired outcomes of the session. Include a rationale for the type of format selected. Be sure to address the implications of the session for mathematics teacher education.

[ ] Presentation [ ] Working Session

Level: Select the level of teacher education primarily addressed by your session.

[ ] General [ ] Elementary [ ] Middle [ ] Secondary

Focus: Select all that apply

Additional Equipment Needs: An overhead projector and screen will be provided in each room. Please indicate what other equipment, if any, will be needed. Additional equipment can be very expensive. CMC will do its best to meet your equipment needs.

Title of Session: Provide a descriptive title of your proposed session for use in the program.

Presenters: Identify the presenters, their affiliations, city/state, and roles (e.g., speaker, moderator, discussant, or a combination of the above), as they should be listed in the program.