Judy Sowder Tribute

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Logistics

Dates and Location

The conference is scheduled to begin on Friday, January 13, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., and end on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. All sessions will be held at the SDSU Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center, on 55th Street just north of Montezuma Road (across the street from the Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl). Free parking will be in Parking Structure 5 (click here for a map of the Alumni Center and parking). See the conference program below or click here to download the program.

Funding

This program is being sponsored by private donor funds and there will be no fee for anyone to attend the conference. You are invited to a food-and-beverage reception Friday afternoon, a continental breakfast on Saturday morning, and a buffet-style lunch on Saturday afternoon.

Hotel

We invite you to stay at the DoubleTree Hotel in Mission Valley. Our group rate is $127/night. Please make your room reservation by contacting Spencer Priest, Group Rooms and Events Coordinator, by telephone or fax at the numbers below:

Direct (619) 688-4018
Fax (619) 688-4088

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, San Diego - Mission Valley
7450 Hazard Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 297-5466

Transportation

If flying, you will likely fly into San Diego's International Airport at Lindbergh Field.  Please make your flight reservations as soon as possible. A taxi cab ride from the airport to the Doubletree Inn typically costs around $20 (plus tip).

The Doubletree Inn is conveniently located across the street from the Hazard Center trolley station. To take the trolley to SDSU, get on the trolley going east toward Santee, and get off at the SDSU station (about a 15 minute ride). Click here for more information on the San Diego Trolley.

 

The Program

Conference Title

A Tribute to the Career of Dr. Judith Sowder: Linking Research and Practice in Mathematics Education

Abstract

Work in the field of mathematics education ranges from the theoretical to the practical. Occasionally a scholar develops the research expertise to serve as a leader in the field and, simultaneously, has the passion and commitment to find ways to link a deep understanding of research with critical issues of practice. Professor Judith Sowder is a personification of such a commitment. The presentations at this conference will address issues related to linking research to practice in mathematics education and pay tribute to a colleague whose leadership was instrumental in promoting the field nationally, while committed locally to SDSU‚s Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education.

Friday Schedule

2:30 PM: Opening Reception

3:15 PM: Welcome to the Event

• Ricardo Nemirovsky, SDSU, CRMSE Director
• SDSU Dignitaries

3:30 PM: Keynote:

• Randy Philipp, San Diego State University
  "The Human Dimension of Linking Research and Practice: The Professional Life of Judy Sowder"
  

4:10 PM: Opening Panel

Presentations

• Mary Lindquist, Columbus State University
  "SOS: Judy to the Rescue"
  
• Alfinio Flores, University of Delaware
  "Building a Professional Knowledge Base From Research and Practice: The Impact of Judy Sowder"

Discussants

• Karen King, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Frank Lester, Indiana University

5:30 PM: Brief Closing Remarks

Saturday Schedule

8:00 AM: Welcome

• Welcome by Joanne Lobato, SDSU, MSED Director

8:00 AM: Graduate Student Poster Session

• Spencer Bagley, MSED Doctoral Student, "Inverse, composition, and identity: The case of function and linear transformation"
• Bridget Druken, MSED Doctoral Student, "Children's Symbolizing Activities and Tool Use with Negative Integers"
• Jess Ellis, MSED Doctoral Student, "Student Reasoning About Linear Transformations"
• Mike Fredenberg, MSED Doctoral Student, "Gauging Prospective Teachers' Interpretations of the Common Core"
• Molly Kelton, MSED Doctoral Student, "Learning Mathematics in Museums"
• Jen Lineback, MSED Doctoral Student, "Characterizing 'Redirections': A Method to Describe Teacher Change"

9:10 AM: Keynote

• Nadine Bezuk SDSU, CRMSE Associate Director
  "Learning With, From, and For Teachers"

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Break

10:00 AM: Keynote

• Pat Thompson, Arizona State University
  "Nice People Do Finish First: Judy Sowder as Friend, Mentor, Colleague, and Leader in the Field"

10:50 AM: Panel Reprise

Presentations

• Karen King, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  "The Legacy of Judy Sowder and Linking Research and Practice at NCTM"
• Frank Lester, Indiana University
  "In Pursuit of Practical Wisdom in Mathematics Education"

Discussants

• Mary Lindquist, Columbus State University
• Alfinio Flores, University of Delaware

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch and closing session

12:45 PM:

• Ed Silver, Dean, University of Michigan-Dearborn
  "On the Shoulders of Useful Metaphors and Giant Ideas: Building on the Work and Example of Judith Sowder"