Please follow the link below for information on the exciting conference, "“Opening Our Mathematical Eyes: Seeing Math in Everything We Do." The conference will be held in Alexandria, VA, Sunday, July 12, 2015 to Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
http://www.alm-online.net/home/alm-22-conference-page/
In this ALA (Adults Learning Mathematics), international thought leaders in numeracy/mathematics will convene around key discussion topics, including the following:
(1) Adult numeracy concepts, theories, and practice
(2) Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM)
(3) Numeracy and diversity - Notice the diversity among keynote speakers as well by clicking on the right-column link, “Keyote Speakers.”
(4) Numeracy and literacy
(5) Numeracy and the workforce
There is still a call for Presentations. Why not submit a proposal, especially within the topic of Numeracy and Diversity?
Leecy Wise
Moderator, Diversity and Literacy Community
Comments
Leecy,
Thank you for posting this information about the upcoming ALM conference. I plan on attending and will be posting on Twitter about the events and information that is being shared. This is a great opportunity for all of us to learn from our international colleagues in the field of Adult Numeracy.
Brooke
Moderator, Math and Numeracy,
Financial Literacy, & Correctional Education
istasb@cowley.edu
I so agree, Brooke. Since many of us can't attend, I hope and others here who do attend will consider a short write up on what you learned at this conference. Speaking of international colleagues, when I moved to the US, I really struggled with long division since the position of the divisor and dividend were reversed in the US. Such little things can really be challenging sometimes!
I wonder if others here can add other examples of similar challenges. Leecy
Leecy Wise
Moderator, Diversity and Literacy,
Reading and Writing