This post is the third in a series about the experiences I’ve had while participating on a National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) program committee. Part one covered what I learned at the initial meeting to prepare for my upcoming duties including evaluating conference proposals. Part two covered what I learned after reviewing hundreds of…
I have a whole new level of respect for anyone who has ever worked on putting together a conference, especially if he or she had to review the speaker proposals. I just finished reviewing over 240 proposals for the 2015 NCTM Regional Conference in Nashville and I’ve learned quite a bit that I want to…
I recently participated on my first National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) program committee which is tasked with selecting the speakers for the 2015 regional conference in Nashville, Tennessee. I had very little understanding as to how these conferences came together and I was excited to be a part of it as I had so much to…