From The Editor’s Laptop
First, I would like to thank our outgoing editor, Karen Bouwman, for her hard work and dedication to the Mathematics Council Newsletter over the past several years. It is sad to say goodbye to a valuable member of our team, but we wish her all the best as she pursues other opportunities.
Second, it is my pleasure to announce that we have found a new newsletter editor. We welcome Stacey Wu to the team and wish her great success in this new endeavour. We are getting her up to speed on the procedures for producing the newsletter, and she will be ready to hit the ground running with the fall issue.
If you want to be more actively involved with the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (MCATA), please submit an application form to be a director on the MCATA executive (http://mathteachers.ab.ca/executive-members.html). Another option is to seek nomination for an elected position, which runs for a two-year term. The elected positions are president, vice-president (publications), vice-president (professional development), treasurer and secretary. The positions up for election are dependent on whether it is an odd or an even year. President, vice-president (publications) and secretary are elected in even years, and treasurer and vice-president (professional development) are elected in odd years. Information about elections comes out each winter and can be found on our website and in the newsletter.
Until next time, I wish you all a lovely end-of-year wrap-up and restful summer holidays.
Tancy Whitehouse
CONTENTS
From the Editor’s Laptop
Tancy Whitehouse
Council Update
Save the Date! Fall 2017 Symposium
Notes from the Executive
Meet the New Editor
Stacey Wu
Summary of Executive Meetings
MCATA Fall Conference: “2017: A Prime Year for Mathematics”
Call for Proposals
Provincial Executive Council
PEC Report
Carol Henderson
MCATA Awards and Grants
MCATA Grants
Dr Arthur Jorgensen Chair Award
Alberta Mathematics Educator Award
Alberta Education Updates
2017 MCATA Elections
Meet Your Candidates for Treasurer
Darcy Bundy
Marj Farris
NCSM Kay Gilliland Equity Lecture Award Winner – Florence Glanfield
Carolyn Smith
