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The NSF has awarded $600,000 over 3 years for "Numeracy Infusion Course for Higher Education (NICHE): A Project of the CUNY Quantitative Reasoning Alliance." NICHE will foster the infusion of QR instruction and assessment into undergraduate courses in several disciplines and lead to the development of an online course to be housed at SERC.
Posted: Sep 7 2011
The NNN was well represented at the Mathematics Association of America's 2011 MathFest in Lexington, KY the first week of August. Aaron Montgomery organized a panel discussion on QL Assessment with Bernie Madison, Semra Kilic-Bahi, and Donna Sundre. Stuart Boersma, Caren Diefenderfer, Maura Mast and others spoke at a contributed paper session on QL, as well.
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Past Events
2011 Annual Meeting
October 14-16, Asheville, NC
This year's NNN conference and board meeting is held at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville, NC, in conjunction with the Appalachian College Association (ACA) Summit. NNN President Emeritus Bernie Madison delivers the Summit's plenary address at noon on Friday, October 14th. Several others from the NNN's board and membership are presenting in conference talks (Microsoft Word 49kB Sep7 11) on quantitative literacy on Friday and Saturday. The NNN's Annual Board Meeting is scheduled for Sunday morning. To register for the program, visit http://acaweb.org/events/summit and use the NNN code (72011) to receive the NNN discount. For meals with the NNN on Saturday night and Sunday, please submit this form (Microsoft Word 22kB Sep7 11) and your check to Caren Diefenderfer no later than October 1st.
2010 Annual Meeting
Board Meeting, Friday, Oct. 8th, starting at 9:00 AMCarleton College
The Board Meeting immediately proceeds the 2010 QuIRK-PKAL Workshop
2009 Annual Meeting
Friday, May 1 - Saturday, May 2, 2009 at University of Washington, BothellNSF Projects Supporting QL Education Workshop
Thursday, April 30 - Friday, May 1, 2009
at University of Washington, Bothell prior to the 2009 NNN Annual Meeting
2008 NNN Annual Meeting
Thursday, May 15th - Saturday, May 17th, 2008
at Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire
- NNN Annual Meeting, May 15.
- Writing With Numbers Workshop, May 15-16.
- North East Consortium on Quantitative Literacy, May 17.
MAA's MathFest
Thursday, July 31st - Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
in Madison, Wisconsin
- The Role of QL Centers in Supporting Students and Faculty, July 31, 9 a.m.
- Math Matters: Numerate Approaches to Everyday Issues, August 2, 9 a.m.
QR Assessment Workshop
Friday, October 10th - Sunday, October 12th, 2008
at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
Workshop jointly sponsored by Project Kaleidoscope and Carletons's QuIRK Initiative
