2008 AMATYC Winter Institute
January 18 - 21, 2008
Miami Beach Resort and Spa
Miami Beach, FL
Application and Registration
Application Information: Registration Fee: $100 per team member. The registration fee covers room, meals, basic conference supplies and materials, and unlimited access to experienced resource faculty. Rooms are double-occupancy on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Meals begin with lunch on Friday, January 18, and continue through lunch on Monday, January 21.
All other meals and travel costs are the participant's responsibility.
Selection Criteria: Registration is limited to 40 participants total and participants are strongly encouraged to attend in interdisciplinary teams. The institute will admit between 10-20 teams depending on team size. Any team from a high school, two- or four-year college or university may apply. We are committed to helping institutions successfully start and strengthen their math across the disciplines programs. Teams may be at any stage of the program development. Each application will be reviewed for development and clarity of project focus. The team should be constructed based on the team's goals and should have equal or higher number of non-math faculty. The team should show institutional support to ensure implementation of the curriculum developed at the institute.
Expectations of Participants:
- Attend and participate throughout the institute.
- Implement curriculum
- Participate in both project and student evaluation process
- Provide drafts and finalized curriculum for web dissemination
Application Timeline: Applications must be postmarked or submitted online by November 5, 2007. Applications will then be reviewed and applicants will be notified no later than November 26, 2007. Those who are accepted will be sent a short additional registration form to return. Completed registration forms with registration fees must be received by December 10, 2007.
Cancellation Policy: The Winter Institute will be held only if a minimum enrollment is reached by November 5, 2007. If minimum enrollment is not met, the Institute will be cancelled. AMATYC takes no responsibility for any expenses incurred. Registrants who choose to cancel must do so before December 17, 2007. After that date no refund of registration fees will be given but the registration may be transferred to another person of the same gender from the same institution until January 4, 2008.
Application Procedure: The application includes an application form with a list of team members and a short narrative of your teams' goals and objectives. A letter of support from an administrator describing your institution's support for math across the curriculum is encouraged but not required. Applications must be postmarked or received online by November 5, 2007.
Note: If you do not receive an email confirmation within 48 hours that your online application was received, please call or email Joyce Gray at mac3@amatyc.org or 901-333-4644.
Mail the completed application form and/or supporting documents to:
Joyce Gray
MAC3 Project Manager
Southwest Tennessee Community College
5983 Macon Cove
Memphis, TN 38134
Questions? Contact:
Joyce Gray
email: jgray@amatyc.org
phone: 901-333-4644
Fax: 901-333-4651 (include cover sheet c/o Joyce Gray)
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