My First Podcast Script

My name is Susan McSwean.  I am a member of the Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM).  For those of you who don't know what ACTM is, I would like to provide you with the following information. 

The purpose of ACTM is:

• to provide a vehicle through which teachers and other educators can work individually and collectively for the improvement of classroom instruction;
• to provide publications and services;
• to provide a forum for the discussion of new developments in mathematics;
• to provide an opportunity for sharing innovative classroom experiences and evaluation trends in the teaching of mathematics.

Our current president is Dr. Sarah Patrick who will be turning over her gavel to Ms. Nydia Powell, vice president, in November, 2012.  On a personal note, I am the District VIII Director on the Executive Council and the Signs Chairperson for the 2012 Fall Forum.  I would like to inform my fellow educators of the details for our 2012 Fall Forum.  The 2012 Fall Forum will be on November 1 - 2, 2012 at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama.  This is the first year that we have held our annual conference at Alabama State University.  The theme of our 2012 Fall Forum is Practices for Professional Perfection or P^3 with a focus on Standards for Mathematical Practice.  We are still accepting speaker proposals for the 2012 Fall Forum.  If you would like to present, please go to our website to obtain the application form.  The Executive Council has a meeting on July 28, 2012 to finalize the details for our conference.  After that meeting, the details such as the program book, directions to Alabama State University, hotel information, and registration information will be posted to the website.    

We always gladly accept new members who are willing to become actively involved in our organization.  You can find additional information about ACTM at our website which is http://www.alabamamath.org.