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Frank Wilson has been recognized for teaching excellence while serving students at the United States Air Force Academy, Green River Community College, and Chandler-Gilbert Community College. He was honored to serve for two years as the Chair of the Technology in Math Education Committee of the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges. He is also an active member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Educators around the world have embraced Frank's award-winning mathematics textbooks which focus on teaching mathematics in the context of real world applications. His textbooks Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus, Brief Calculus, Finite Mathematics, and Applied Calculus are available through Cengage Learning. Three new books (Algebra and Trigonometry, Precalculus, and College Algebra) will be available by 2011. Frank regularly gives keynote presentations and workshops to inspire educators. He is founder and President of Make It Real Learning Company, a company which creates math worksheets which address the question, "When am I ever going to use this?" Teacher's may download free worksheets from www.makeitreallearning.com. Frank enjoys fine dining, art museums, swimming, and coaching his son's soccer team. He loves spending time with his wife and five living children.

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• Addressing Students' Erroneous Concepts of Probability in an Introductory College Statistics Course
  Presenter: Leonid Khazanov & Fred Peskoff, Borough of Manhattan Community College/Department of Mathematics
  This workshop will provide statistics instructors with the opportunity to learn about students' faulty conceptions regarding probability. Participants will be informed about common misconceptions and will participate in a variety of activities aimed at correcting them. In addition, the facilitators will share with the audience their own successes and failures in combating misconceptions. The audience will also play probability games and engage in contingent thinking (i.e. thinking like their students). All participants will receive a package of instructional materials, diagnostic tests, and other useful information.

• Discover, Create, and Solve: Engaging Activities that Make Learning Real
  Presenter: Frank Wilson, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Arizona
  In this hands-on session, participants will work through classroom activities that engage students in the learning process. By learning mathematics in interesting real world contexts, students are able to discover the personal relevance of the mathematics they learn. All participants will be given a packet of learning activities they can use in their classes

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Clarkston Campus is located in central DeKalb County.

• Take I-285 to Exit 41 (Memorial Drive)
• Exit east on Memorial Drive
• Turn left at the second light onto North Indian Creek Drive
• Continue approximately one-half mile
• Clarkston Campus is on the right

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Proposals should be related to the teaching of mathematics at the learning support or two-year college level. To submit a proposal, please mail or email the information below by December 15th, 2008 to:

           Jeff Gutliph
           Georgia Perimeter College
           Department of Mathematics
           Clarkston Campus
           555 North Indian Creek Drive
           Clarkston, GA 30021-2361
           Jeffrey.Gutliph@gpc.edu
           678-891-3719

Your proposal must include the following information:

1. Name of presenter(s)
2. Affiliation
3. Email address
4. Daytime telephone
5. Mailing address
6. Proposed title
7. Abstract of 50 words or less written in third person, standard English
8. Equipment needed (Please describe equipment needed in detail.)

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We have several interesting workshops already lined up, but are actively seeking additional workshop presenters. If you would like to offer a workshop or have a suggestion for a workshop please contact Martha Nega at Martha.Nega@gpc.edu.

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• Holiday Inn Conference Center (Decatur)
  Located 5 miles from the GPC Clarkston campus, this hotel is co-chair recommended. The hotel is within walking distance of many fine dining locations and if you like good beer (Budweiser, Miller, Coor's are swill) there is a brewpub, Twain's, and a pub that serves fine Belgium beers and micro brews, The Brick Store Pub.

• Hampton Inn Atlanta-Northlake
  Located about 5 miles from the GPC Clarkston campus, the hotel is just off of I-285. Nearby one can find several places to eat including a Red Lobster, a Fuddrucker's and the Northlake Mall.

• Econo Lodge Stone Mountain
  Are you on a budget? This may be for you. Located about 5 miles from the GPC Clarkston campus, the hotel is just off of Highway 78, Stone Mountain Highway.

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Chairperson	Jeff Gutliph	Jeffrey.Gutliph@gpc.edu
Co-Chair	Allison Williams	Allison.Williams@gpc.edu
Registrar/Webmaster	Albert Lu	Albert.Lu@gpc.edu
Exhibitors Coordinator	Larry Powell	Lawrence.Powell@gpc.edu
Budget Manager	Donna Brouillette	Donna.Brouillette@gpc.edu
Logistics Coordinator	Andrea Hendricks	Andrea.Hendricks@gpc.edu
Parallel Sessions	Susan Keith	Susan.Keith@gpc.edu
Workshops Coordinator	Martha Nega	Martha.Nega@gpc.edu
Food & Drink	Ashraful Chowdhury	Ashraful.Chowdhury@gpc.edu
Presider Coordinator	Kouok Law	Kouok.Law@gpc.edu

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