RCML 33rd
Annual Meeting
Las
Vegas
February
23-25, 2006
The
33rd Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning
will be held on February 23-25, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sessions
will be held at the International Gaming Institute on the campus of the
University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Click
here for a 2006 conference registration form
2006
Tentative Conference Program
UNLV will be hosting the 33rd annual meeting of the Research Council on
Mathematics Learning at the International Gaming Institute on the UNLV
campus on February 23-25, 2006. RCML seeks to stimulate,
generate, coordinate, and disseminate research efforts designed to
identify, understand, and affect factors that influence mathematics
learning. Our conferences are small, with a typical attendance
between 100 and 150, which allows for both formal and informal
interactions. The registration fee will run from $125 to $165 and
includes several food and social functions. Fulltime graduate
students may register for $50 and have access to all the food and
social activities.
The conference will begin with a reception to be held at the Mirage
Hotel on Thursday afternoon. We will then enjoy the Dolphin
Habitat, a center involved in dolphin research housed at the
Mirage. Don't expect to see a show such as those at Sea
World. This is definitely a research complex. Are dolphins
capable of transfer of learning? Can they "peer" tutor? We
will have the opportunity to hear from, and interact with, a
represenative of the habitat research team.
Our keynote speaker on Friday will be Skip Fennell, president-elect of
NCTM. Long-time members of RCML will remember Skip from the early
days of RCDPM and RCML. He will speak on "What it REALLY means to
be a highly qualified teacher."
The remainder of the program on Friday and Saturday will consist of
small group discussion and presentations lasting approximately 50
minutes each. There will be approximately eight-nine sessions per
hour to choose from. All
speakers have been notified about the status of their proposals. If you
have not been contacted, please email Jeff Shih at jshih@unlv.nevada.edu
The host hotel will be the AmerSuites Hotel located at 4520 Paradise
Road (702-369-3366). This property is on the
western border of the UNLV campus (and just across the street from the
Hard Rock Hotel).
As with many smaller conferences, it is best to MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
DIRECT WITH THE HOTEL rather than through a toll-free number or
website.
Be sure to mention the RCML conference when making reservations.
For information purposes only, the direct hotel URL is:
<http://www.amerisuites.com/reservations/locationdetail.asp?facid=4032>
But...
*****DO NOT MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS THROUGH THIS WEB SITE--CALL DIRECT
AND MENTION RCML.
RCML attendees registering direct with the AmeriSuites will benefit
from:
DRAMATICALLY REDUCED SUITE RATE OF $109 PER NIGHT (up to four people
per room),
free full breakfast each day, AND free shuttle transportation to/from
the airport and to/from the conference and to/from the Strip.
Reservations must be made by January 9th to ensure the conference rate.
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