This session is sponsored by the California Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (CAMTE) http://www.camte.org California Mathematics Council–Northern Section Conference Building Powerful Foundational-Level Mathematics Programs Description: For the first years of its existence, the only path to earning a Foundational-Level Mathematics (FLM) Credential was via the CSET route, as no subject matter preparation (SMP) program had been approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) Institutions are now starting to develop SMP programs and submitting them for CCTC approval This interactive session will provide an update on campuses' plans for developing FLM SMP programs Session participants will examine, discuss, and share program plans, course syllabi, and their experiences in submitting the programs for consideration by CCTC if they have done so Location: Marlin Room - Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA Saturday, December 2011 • 1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m (Session 409) Session Overview and Introductions; Conference Archives; FLM Update (brief history, approved Subject Matter Preparation programs, etc.); FLM Survey Overview Carol Fry Bohlin (Session Chair) – California State University, Fresno • (559) 278-0237 Email: carolb@csufresno.edu • Web: http://csufresno.edu/teachmathscience FLM Survey Results: Campus Programs, FLM Instructional Authorization; Discussion Eric Hsu – San Francisco State University • (510) 224-4604 Email: erichsu@sfsu.edu • Web: http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu Descriptions of Approved FLM Subject Matter Preparation Programs at CSU Campuses a Ivona Grzegorczyk – California State University, Channel Islands • ivona.grze@csuci.edu b Kathy Hann – California State University, East Bay • kathy.hann@csueastbay.edu c Edie Mendez – Sonoma State University • edith.mendez@sonoma.edu Short Reports a Joanne Rossi Becker – Subject Matter Program at SJSU • joanne.rossibecker@sjsu.edu b Edric Cane – Retired teacher; author of “Teaching to Intuition” • Edriccane@aol.com c Eric Hsu – Outlines of Middle School Math Teacher Courses • erichsu@sfsu.edu Additional Anticipated Participants: Nadine Bezuk (San Diego State), Gloria Brown Brooks (San Benito COE), Greg Ludwa (Monterey COE), Mike Lutz (CSU Bakersfield), Agnes Tuska (CSU Fresno) Possible Participants: Lance Burger (CSU Fresno), Ana England (UC Santa Cruz), Joe Fiedler (CSU Bakersfield), Judy Kysh (San Francisco State), Felipe Razo (CSU East Bay), Angelo Segalla (CSU Long Beach), Justine Wong