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May 4-7, 2020

NCTM’s 100 Days of Professional Learning  jumps into May with more free, live 60-minute webinars by selected speakers from the NCTM Centennial Annual Meeting & Exposition program that was to take place in Chicago. Scroll down for next week’s lineup.

• Webinars take place on 100 selected days leading up to the October’s NCTM 2020 Annual Meeting & Exposition in St. Louis.
• Webinars have been announced into July so far, with more to come.
• Speakers and topics are geared to meet all grade bands and interests.
• All webinars are recorded and made available afterwards at nctm.org/100

Free, Live Webinars Next WeekLearn more and register for these and other webinars at nctm.org/100

See It, Move It, Grasp It: Math with Virtual Manipulatives (PK-2) | May 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT| Speaker: Chrissy Newell | Please note that this webinar is full. A recording will be available afterwards.  

4 Strategies to Help Students Start Math Problems and Stick with Them (Grades 6-8) | May 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT| Speakers: Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr

Creativity and Storytelling in Mathematics Lessons (Grades 6-12) | May 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT| Speaker: Phillipp Legner

Is 2020 Vision Good Enough? Looking Ahead to What Comes Next (General Interest) | May 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT| Speaker: Cathy Seeley

Bookmark nctm.org/100 to stay up-to-date as more free, live webinars are announced…and to access free recordings of all completed webinars

Download our new NCTM Publications 2020 catalog. Discover peer-reviewed publications, designed for administrators, principals, teachers, math coaches, teacher educators, and more. Forward this message to math educators who might be interested in these webinars and other free NCTM resources. Thank you!

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First Begles of Fall 2019
Saturday, October 5th
Save the Date!

President: Jonathan Foster, mesaofficerpresident@gmail.com

Vice President: C. Rett McBride, mesaofficervicepresident@gmail.com

Secretary: Claire Sarver, mesaofficersecretary@gmail.com

Treasurer: Anne Waswa, mesaofficertreasurer@gmail.com

NCTM Representative: Jenna Menke, mesaofficernctmrep@gmail.com

Colloquium Chairs: Halil Tasova & Biyao Liang

TME Editors: Halil Tasova & Brandon Singleton

Undergraduate Representatives: Miranda Hermes, Katelyn West, & Taylor Anne Hill, mesaofficerundergradrep@gmail.com

Advisor: Dr. Dorothy White, mesaofficeradvisor@gmail.com

Follow MESA @ugacoemesa

Join us on Monday, February 25th for a colloquium hosted by Dr. Adalira Saenz-Ludlow of University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The title of her talk is, ” Are Diagrams Conceptualizing Tools?”

Event: Feb. 25th, 3:00 pm in Aderhold room 229

Abstract: The colloquium will focus on the nature of diagrams and diagrammatic reasoning from the semiotics of Charles Sanders Peirce. What are the elements of Peircean SIGNS and why are they dynamic and evolving? Why do SIGNS depend on subjectivity without leaving behind objectivity? What kind of SIGNS are diagrams and what kind of reasoning do they mediate?  Examples from the mathematical activity of children and teachers as well as from the history of mathematics will shed light on diagrams as conceptualizing tools.

Please email mesacolloquium@uga.edu to sign up for a meal or meeting with our guest. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

It is time for the second Begles! Thanks to Dr. Sybilla Beckmann who has opened her home (please contact MESA for address)!

Hope you can make it and thanks for letting us know! To RSVP, use this Google Sheet. Please let us know if you will attend and, like always, bring friends, family, and significant others. 

MESA is pleased to welcome Dr. Adalira Saenz-Ludlow, a University of Georgia graduate, back to Athens to deliver the first Colloquium of 2019. Dr. Saenz-Ludlow is a Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Under the umbrella of the Peircean sign theory, her research interests are the semiotic aspects in the conceptualization of mathematical objects and the intra-inter interpretation that occurs during classroom mathematical communication. More details of her talk coming soon!

When: Tuesday, February 5th from 5 pm – 10 pm

Where: Amici at 233 East Clayton Street, Athens, GA 30601

MESA is happy to announce that we have scheduled an exciting percentage night in February! This month we will be taking over Amici on February 5th from 5 pm – 10 pm. This is also their Trivia Night which they have been kind enough to let us crash! Dirty South Trivia has promised to include several mathematics based trivia questions and/or rounds to the night’s usually scheduled event.

MESA will receive 10% of the proceeds of sales associated with MESA affiliates from 5 pm to 10 pm. Please join us for dinner and stay for Trivia! Trivia starts at 8 pm. Make sure you tell your server you are will MESA.

Bring friends and family for this fun-filled evening!

Please RSVP here.