DEAR MADAM/ SIR,

ABOUT RIE, AJMER

ABOUT CONFERENCE

Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, invites participants for a three-day National Conference on “Developing Mathematics Teachers for Quality Learning for All” being held at

th st ndRIE Ajmer, Rajasthan on 20 , 21 and 22 December, 2013.

Regional College of Education, Ajmer was set up in the year 1963. Later it was renamed as Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Ajmer in the year 1995. It looks after the educational interests of Northern Region comprising the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Ajmer is well-known all over India as a historical and religious place of pilgrimage as well as an educational centre. It owes this reputation partly to the Regional Institute of Education (RIE). The Institute is situated six km. away from the Ajmer Railway Station in midst of idyllic surroundings with the historic Anasagar Lake in front and the Aravali hills all around. It is almost equidistant from the world famous Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti beyond the lake and the holy place of Hindu pilgrimage, Pushkar, at the back. This Institute, with its spacious buildings, playgrounds, gardens, lawns and farm is spread over 110 acres. It is affiliated to the M.D.S. University, Ajmer and its courses are recognised by the NCTE, New Delhi. It is controlled and managed by the NCERT. The management committee, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of the affiliating university performs the advisory role on matters of academic interest.

Mathematics provides us an unlimited scope to perceive problems under three situations- concrete, abstract and intuition. The important segment of Mathematics- the ability to reason and think clearly- is extremely useful in every aspect of life. The conference theme, Developing Mathematics Teachers for Quality

Learning for All is intended to focus on the Learning of Mathematics taking place at different stages – Elementary, Secondary and Undergraduate level. It needs to be seen how teaching of mathematics affects the learning attitude of Mathematics in the learners including learners with disabilities.

At present one of the challenges faced by the schools is developing an inclusive school for all! But what constitutes inclusion; how a mathematics class can take care of learning needs of children with special needs and how should inclusiveness be developed in practice at different levels? How is it interpreted? Has the idea of interdisciplinary approach and inclusion affected

THEMES AND SUB-THEMES

CALL FOR PAPERS

1. Subject and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) for teaching Mathematics

o Knowledge of Mathematics and knowledge of teaching and learning Mathematics and it's inter-relation.

o Developing and deepening of knowledge for teaching Mathematics

o Emphasizing on multi-faceted nature of Mathematical concepts and their impact on learning.

2. Pre-service teacher education for teaching mathematics. Studies on

o the attitudes and beliefs of pre-service teachers towards Mathematics Teaching

o the analysis of pre-service courses in teaching of Mathematics

o the assessment of pre-service Mathematics teachers' programme

o how learning outcomes should be measured and

o how measurement of Mathematics learning could improve education quality.

3. Continuing professional development in mathematics teaching. Studies on

o ICT and Teaching- Learning of Mathematics

o Mathematics Training through Distance Mode

o Analysis of Capacity Development Programme for Mathematics Teachers

4. Developing teaching mathematics through exploration, investigation and inquiry

o The Nature & Causes of Learning Problems in Mathematics

o Promoting special education, students' learning and retention of concepts in Mathematics

o Constructivist approach in Teaching of Mathematics

o Any innovative effort made for quality teaching and learning in Mathematics.

Based on the above themes/sub-themes, the conference will focus on many questions and associated issues relating to the development of mathematics teaching and the education of teaching Mathematics.

Interested participants are requested to send their abstracts of not more than 500 words and full papers not exceeding 5000 words to the coordinator. The abstracts and full papers should be related to the subthemes and sent in both hard and soft copies. The abstract or full paper should contain title, names of authors with complete address. The abstract must be written in a paragraph including

the classroom of Mathematics? Has the transaction of mathematics in the present system affected its learning at different stages? Such questions need to be addressed in reference of learning Mathematics. Also, self-investigations on issues and practices in Mathematics Education and its treatment can be discussed in the conference.

In recent decades research in Mathematics education has developed a view that the knowledge growth in Mathematics occurs through interactions among a variety of learners. Fundamentally, the conference is concerned with Mathematics teachers' profile; however, a first consideration is the learner of mathematics, who might be a child in a classroom of elementary or secondary stage or undergraduate stage. It is also of fundamental concern what mathematics will be learned and how. For example, is it sufficient for a student to learn mathematical skills – the algorithms and rules for certain operations, - or are we looking for deeper learning in terms of mathematical concepts, relationships, applications and aesthetics for these operations? Paradigms of conceptualising knowledge are important, as is mathematical epistemology. Mathematics teachers' knowledge and beliefs; attitude of thinking and decision-making; their practices and development, which contribute to the process of learning and teaching in Mathematics classrooms, can also be investigated in the developing scenario. Keeping such questions in view, the conference focuses on Mathematics teacher education with a concern for the development of mathematics teaching that would enhance the learning experiences of students of mathematics at different levels of education including elementary, secondary and under graduate levels.

conference focuses on Mathematics teacher education with a concern for the development of mathematics teaching that would enhance the learning experiences of students of mathematics at different levels of education including elementary, secondary and under graduate levels.

Mathematics Teachers' knowledge and its development are also the elements to be seen across the levels. Thus pre-service teacher education and the continuing professional development of in-service Mathematics teachers are areas for consideration. The different component of the subject i.e. i.e. Curriculum; Transitions in Treatment; Pedagogy of Mathematics; Teachers' Professional Education and Development; Teaching, Learning & Assessment; and Mathematics applications / practicing in day to day life need to be further explored. Following are the themes and sub-themes of the Conference to be explored for three streams- Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary and Under-Graduate separately.

National Conference

on

Developing Mathematics

Teachers for Quality

Learning for All

Organized By Regional Institute of Education,

National Council of Educational Research and TrainingAjmer-305004 Rajasthan

Venue :

Regional Institute

of Education, Ajmer

Prof. P. C. Agrawal, Prof. A. K. Wazalwar,Prof. V.P. Singh, Dr. Anup Rajput, Dr. S V Sharma,Dr. Asha Kamat, Dr. T.P. Sarma, Dr. Rambabu Pareekh, Dr. Anand Arya, Dr. Patanjali Sharma, Pokuri Srinivasa Rao

Few more members will be from RIE Ajmer, Central

University Rajasthan, Govt. College Ajmer, Rajasthan

Ganit Parishad etc.

Convener

Dr. P. K. ChaurasiaAssociate Professor,

RIE, Ajmer

Chairperson

Prof. V. K. KakariaPrincipal,

RIE, Ajmer

Prof. Parvin Sinclair

Director, NCERT

Prof. B.K. Tripathi

Joint Director, NCERT

PATRONS

MEMBERS

Please send on or before the last date a filled in registration form along with an abstract / full paper to Convener, Dr. P. K. Chaurasia, RIE Ajmer, Rajasthan-305004 or email at mpe.ncert@gmail.com

*Download from www.rieajmer.ac.in

Registration Form*

Name of the participant: Mr/ Ms/ Mrs/ Dr: _________________________________

Designation __________________________________________________________

Organization _________________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________

Phone No _______________________ (std code) ___________________ (No)

Mobile No __________________________ Fax ________________________

Email _______________________________________________________________

Title of abstract _______________________________________________________

Choices of the title subthemes:

1) _________________________________________________________________

2) _________________________________________________________________

Choice of presentation: Oral/ Poster Accommodation required: Yes/ No

Signature of the participant

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

importance, objectives, methodology, findings, conclusion and significance of their contribution in study, results and discussions/conclusions without subheadings, while the text of full papers must have subheadings viz.,

Introduction, Objective, Experimental-Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgments and References. The name of the presenting author is to be underlined.

Screening committee will shortlist the abstracts based on originality and quality of research under various subthemes and successful participants will be informed accordingly.

Workshops / poster gallery based on above subthemes will also be organized along with paper presentation. Interested persons may send the details to convener.

Abstract submission – Oct. 30, 2013

Acceptance notification – November 15, 2013

Full paper submission (soft copy) and Registration – Nov 30, 2013

Registration FeeFor University/State Department/School Teachers – Rs. 500

For Students/Research Scholars – Rs 300

TA (only II AC)/DA will be paid as per NCERT norms to invited non-local participants only.

For students/Research scholars, TA (III AC) will be provided for invited non-local participants. Local conveyance will be provided only for invited local participants.

Arrangement for accommodation will be made in our Guest House/University Guest House or other local Central or State Guest Houses, if required by the participants on payment basis. The current rates are as follows:

Guest House AC room per bed – Rs. 200 per day,

Guest House Non Ac per bed – Rs. 100 per day

Other University and State Guest House: As per their rates.

Breakfast – Rs. 35 per day

Dinner – Rs. 50 per day

Working lunch will be provided by NCERT.

This two days conference will provide a challenging opportunity to Mathematicians, Mathematics Educationists, Mathematics Teacher Educators, Research Scholars, Academicians and Teachers to share their thoughts, experiences and research studies and to make scholarly contributions towards improvement of teaching and learning Mathematics. Inputs for policy will be provided through seminar recommendations. The abstracts and full papers may be published as seminar proceedings.

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