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NORTHWEST Region Service Centers 9, 14, 16, 17
Angie Watson, Regional Director

Texas South Plains CTM
Seventeenth Annual Panhandle Area Mathematics and Science Conference was held September 24th, 2011, in Canyon, TX.
Contact: Treasure Brasher, tbrasher@mail.wtamu.edu.


 
 

 

NORTHEAST Region Service Centers 7, 8, 10, 11
Tammy Chandler, Regional Director

East Texas CTM
If you are interested in helping re-start this organization, please contact Martha Godwin at mgodwin@qcisd.net


Greater Dallas CTM
Holds two mathematics contests (W. K. McNabb Mathematics Contests) for students in grades 7 - 12 - one in the fall (early Nov.) and one in the spring (early April). A banquet in May is held for the winners. Contact :Richard Newcomb, RNewcomb@cisterican.org.


 

 

CENTRAL Texas Region Service Centers 12, 13, 20
Linda Gann, Regional Director

Austin Area CTM
The spring meeting is scheduled for Tuesday May 8, 2012, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Contact AACTM President Daniel Ritchie, at dritchie40@gmail.com, or AACTM Treasurer Kelly Meshell, at kmeshell@austinisd.org for registration.


Alamo District CTM
South San Antonio ISD hosted an ‘Academic Arama’ on November 6, 2011 for ADCTM.
Contact : Evelyn Trinidad (210) 977-7365.


Central Texas CTM
CTCTM will hold a spring mini-conference on Febuary 18, 2012, in Waco at the Region 12 Service Center. Contact: Rachelle Meyer Rachelle_Meyer@baylor.edu or see www.baylor.edu/soe/ctctm.

 

SOUTHWEST Region Service Centers 15, 18, 19
Veronica Hernandez, Regional Directors

Greater El Paso CTM
The annual fall conference Connections: Linking Concepts and Context was held on Oct 22, 2011 in partnership with a regional meeting of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented. For future event information and registration please contact: GEPCTM President, Glen Torguson at gtorgu@sisd.net or Membership VP, Craig Rhoads at crhoad@sisd.net.


 
 

 

SOUTH Region Service Centers 1, 2, 3
Barba Patton, Regional Director

Coastal CTM
Held their annual conference on Friday, June 17, 2011 in Corpus Christi. Contact: Faye Bruun, faye.bruun@tamucc.edu, or see cctm.tamucc.edu.


CTM @ Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi(Student Affiliate)
Contact faculty advisor Faye Bruun, faye.bruun@tamucc.edu

CTM @ Texas A&M University at Kingsville(Student Affiliate)
Contact NCTM Representative: Susan Sabrio

Rio Grande Valley CTM
The 46th annual conference was held on Saturday November 19, 2011, at the University of Texas - Pan American, Edinburg, Texas, from 8:00 to 4:00 p.m. Contact: Nancy Trapp ntrapp@vtxb.com or see www.rgvctm.org.

 

SOUTHEAST Region Service Centers 4, 5, 6
Kathy Fuqua, Regional Director

Fort Bend CTM
Holds a short meeting in August, a fall mini-conference, a spring mini-conference and an end-of-year banquet to serve the districts of Alief, Fort Bend, Katy, and Stafford. Contact: Alena McClanahan, alena.mcclanahan@fortbend.k12.tx.us.


 
 
 

 

STATEWIDE  

Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics (TASM) meets in the fall and spring in Austin and at CAMT. Membership is required to register for this meeting. For membership and registration information, please see www.tasmonline.net.


The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators of Texas (AMTE-TX) holds its annual meeting at CAMT. For more information contact the current president Colleen Eddy at leadership@amte-tx.org.

 
 


NATIONAL  

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting and Exposition will be held in Pennsylvania, PA on April 25-28, 2012.


 
 
 

 

OTHER NEWS    

The Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI) is held there 2011 summer meeting in New Orleans, LA on July 24-29, 2011. The institute focuses on secondary mathematics teaching and learning and the utilization of technology in these endeavors. More information can be found at the MSI website.


North Texas Regional National Engineers Week Future City© Competition

Using a hands-on, inquiry-based strategy, the Future City program gives middle school students a fun way to tackle real-world problems while building their STEM skills. Teams of students, with the guidance of a teacher and an engineer-mentor, design a city using SimCity software. Cost is minimal and we provide the software. The winning team gets a trip to Washington, DC to compete in the national finals.

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Lone Star News

These are local affiliated groups in Texas. If you are actively involved with them, please send future meeting and conference information to Mary Alice Hatchett so we may publicize your events. Contact information for each group is available on the NCTM website. Contact information for regional directors is located on the board members page.