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First Announcement

CME 08
Childrens' Mathematical Education

First Announcement

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We would warmly like to invite you to participate in the bi-annual conference on Childrens' Mathematical Education, CME'08, which is to be held from the 17th of August until the 22nd of August 2008, in Iwonicz Zdrój, Poland.



 1. Aim and focus

The meeting is planned as an working conference for all those who are interested in teaching mathematics to children between 3 and 16 years old. This means we would like to involve:

  • Teacher trainers involved in:
    • in-service teacher training;
    • pre-service teacher training;
  • Researchers interested in all aspects of teaching and learning mathematics (creating mathematical concepts and procedures, developing mathematical thinking, teacher - pupil interaction, teaching process, manuals and books.. etc);
  • Mathematicians, who want to support teaching mathematics at school level;
  • Reflective practitioners (teachers).
 2. Theme of the conference

Supporting independent thinking through mathematical education.

The program will be focused on teaching and learning mathematics to children aged between 3 and 16 years old.


 3. Activities during conference
  • Plenary lectures - 4 one-hour long lectures. The program includes plenary sessions during which invited speakers will focus on aspects of the conference theme. The plenaries provide a shared input to the conference and form a basis for discussions during seminars. Plenary speakers: please see the Second Announcement.
  • Working seminars - the most important part of the conference. We plan to organize a work focused on 4 educational levels: children 3-6 years old, kindergarten; 7-9 years old, primary education; 10 - 12 years old, primary school; 13 - 16 years old, secondary school. Each participant is invited to be a member of one of the working groups that will meet several times during the conference. Discussions and exchange of experience and ideas are the essential aspects of this activity. Each group will be coordinated by leaders. As the results of the collaboration we expect to be able create a draft version of materials that would be useful in working with children which will include examples of activities together with comments and remarks. These materials will be elaborated by the group leaders and members of program committee and they will be published as a book. We are also open on the possibilities to discusss problems related to teaching on the higher level.
  • Research Reports - Parallel session of 20 minutes oral presentations, followed by 5-minute discussion. Presentations should be related to the theme of the conference.
  • Workshops - Participants are encouraged to take part in workshops. These will involve a more extended type of contribution which should focus on concrete activities and encourage an active participation through working on materials, problems or questions. The workshop will last for about 1hour 30 min.
  • Poster exhibition - Participants are encouraged to display their works in the exhibition hall.
 4. Time and place

Conference is to be held from the 17th of August until the 22nd of August 2008, in Iwonicz-Zdrój, Poland.

Iwonicz-Zdrój

The Conference will take place at Iwonicz-Zdrój, in the Sanatorium "Wisła-Margot". Iwonicz-Zdrój is located near Rzeszów (60 km), and Krosno (10 km), in a quiet setting and is surrounded by beautiful forests in a South-East part of Poland (Podkarpackie province). It is one of the famous spa town in Poland, with a history dating back to the XVI century, and a healthy microclimate and mineral waters. Organizers will help in the transportation to Iwonicz-Zdrój. More information about transportation will be given later.

Address:
Sanatorium "Wisła-Margot"
ul. Ks. J. Raba 24
38-44 Iwonicz Zdrój
www.hotelmargot.pl

  Poland

Poland

Capital: Warsaw

Goverment: Parliamentary Republic

Currency: Polish Złoty (PLN)

[1 € ~ 3,35 PLN]

Language: Polish

From May 2004 Poland is a member of a European Community. Prices are average (loaf of bread costs about 2,5 PLN; 3 PLN for a beer, 7 PLN for cigarettes). Weather in summer has been hot recently, but the average temperature for August is 19,5 °C. Polish young people are able to communicate in English, and older people speak Russian as well as Polish. In the West of Poland it is most convenient to travel by train (PKP, they have quite a good website:www.pkp.pl), and in the East by bus (PKS). In Rzeszów there is an airport with international flights to many European cities.

  5. Language

The official conference language is English.


  6. The International Programme Committee

  1. Andras Ambrus - Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary
  2. Peter Appelbaum - Arcadia University, United States
  3. Jenni Back - Primary Co-ordinator NRICH Project, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  4. Stanisław Domoradzki - Rzeszów University, Institute of Mathematics and Natural Scence, Rzeszów, Poland
  5. Jan Guncaga - Department of Mathematics, Pedagogical Faculty, Catholic University in Ruzomberk, Slovak
  6. Carlo Marchini - University Degli Studi di Parma, Department of Mathematics, Italy
  7. Tatyana Oleinik - Institute of Science and Mathematics, Department of Informatics, Skovoroda National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  8. Joao Pedro da Ponte - Departamento de Educação, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  9. Jana Slezakova - Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Didactics of Mathematics, Prague, Czech Republic
  10. Lambrecht Spijkerboer - APS (National Center for School Improvement) Netherlands
  11. Sophie Stathopoulou - University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece
  12. Ewa Swoboda - Rzeszów University, Institute of Mathematics and Natural Science, Rzeszów, Poland
  7. Local Organizing Committee

The conference will be organized with a scientific and administrative support supplied by Rzeszów University (Rzeszów - Poland), Association of Friends of Charter School No.1 in Rzeszów ) (Rzeszów - Poland), Educational Printing House Nowa Era (Warsaw - Poland).

 Members of the local organizing committee:

  1. Ewa Swoboda - Rzeszów University
  2. Anna Czyrek - Association
  3. Paweł Wesołowski - Nowa Era
  4. Stanisław Domoradzki
  5. Marta Pytlak - secretary
  6. Justyna Hawro
  7. Bożena Maj
  8. Edyta Jagoda
  8. Payment and Deadlines

Cost of the whole conference is 300 €.

REGISTRATION FEE, which includes all documents for the conference, Proceedings and materials (book) prepared during working seminar, coffee breaks and all social activities for participants: excursion, social meetings and Conference dinner. The payment of the registration fee is a necessary pre-condition for the evaluation of submitted papers.
ACCOMODATION, which includes accommodation in hotel, everyday meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner).

Payment should be made in two parts: 1st payment 150 € before March.1.2008; and 2nd payment 150 € before 20th May 2008. It is possible to pay 2nd payment at the place of the conference (during registration).

If for any reason you cannot participate, your payment will be refunded if you cancel by June 15; if you cancel after June 15, a refund will not be possible. You can pay the registration and conference fees by money transfer. Address and bank details will be sent in a Second Announcement.

A limited amount of funding is available to participants who experience financial difficulties to attend CME conference.

Deadlines

 December 1. 2007  Second announcement and participation form
 January 31. 2008  Deadline for oral presentations
 February 20. 2008  Deadline for posters
 March 1. 2008  Deadline for first payment of conference fees: 150 €
 April 1. 2008  Reply from the International Program Committee with
 acceptance of presentations or suggested modifications
 April 30. 2008  Deadline for the last version of research report and poster
 April 30. 2008  Deadline for application for a grant
 May 20. 2008  Deadline for the second rate of the conference costs: 150 €
 June 15. 2008  Deadline for cancellation with refund
 June 15. 2008  Third Announcement sent to participants already registered

  9. Contacts

For any questions please contact Ewa Swoboda at:

e-mail eswoboda@univ.rzeszow.pl


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