TIME 2000 News and Events

TIME 2000 UNDERGRADUATE MAKES A PRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL REUNION
At the Annual Reunion Dinner hosted by TIME 2000 Director, Professor Alice Artzt, Mr. Sung Yan Chiu, Class of 2010, shared his knowledge and skills of origami and related the art of paper folding to mathematics, calling the hands-on activity—Mathigami. Everyone followed directions and attempted to make a paper crane. Sung demonstrated how to integrate mathematics and art—Thanks, Sung!

TIME 2000 GRADUATE HONORED
At Dr. Artzt’s Annual Reunion Dinner on Monday, 25 January 2010, Ms. Irina (Zavurov) Kimyagarov, TIME 2000 undergraduate, Class of 2002, graduate Class of 2006, and mathematics department chairman at Elmont Memorial High School, was honored for mentoring and supervising student teachers. She became the second mathematics educator to receive the Mary Felicetti Memorial Award for Mentoring and Supervision. Ms. Kimyagarov received the award from TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt. Congratulations to this exemplary mathematics educator!

TIME 2000 STUDENT HONORS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
At Dr. Artzt’s Annual Reunion Dinner on Monday, 25 January 2010, Ms. Marylin Cano, mathematics teacher at the Queens High School of Teaching, was honored for influencing TIME 2000 junior, Michelle Yacob, to become a mathematics teacher. The award was bestowed by TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt. Congratulations to Ms. Cano!

TIME 2000 STUDENTS VISIT MADAME TUSSAUD’S WAX MUSEUM
On Thursday, 14 January, 47 TIME 2000 undergraduates and 5 faculty members participated in a special workshop analyzing the mathematics involved in the creation of wax figures.

TIME 2000 DIRECTOR AND GRADS SPEAK AT NASSAU COUNTY MATH TEACHERS’ AND SUPERVISORS’ CONFERENCE
On Friday, 8 January, TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt, was joined by 7 TIME 2000 graduates in presenting the keynote address, “Math and Humor, No Joking” at a K-8 Conference sponsored by Nassau County Mathematics Teachers and Supervisors. Mr. Eric Glatz, Class of 2002, Assistant Principal at the Queens School of Inquiry; Ms. Sylvia Liu, Class of 2006, teacher at the Queens School of Inquiry; Ms. Tanica Meade, Class of 2006, teacher at CIS 339; Ms. Kendal Jones Askins, Class of 2007, teacher at JHS 194; Ms. Lysaundra Bisal, Class of 2007, teacher at H. Frank Carey HS; Ms. Samantha MacKinnon, Class of 2007, teacher at I.S 93; and Mr. John Aguirre, Class of 2008, presented snippets of humorous mathematics lessons at Molloy College. Thanks to all who showed that MATH CAN BE FUN!

TIME 2000 FRESHMEN COMPLETE 10- WEEK FIELD WORK AT THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL (LAMS)
On Monday, 7 December, the freshmen completed their required 10-week field work for SEYS 221: The Psychology of Learning Mathematics. Mrs. Merna Porter, grade 8 mathematics teacher at LAMS, shared her insights and practices related to motivating students to learn mathematics.

EIGHTH GRADERS ATTEND CLASS WITH TIME 2000 FRESHMEN
On Thursday, 3 December, 30 eighth graders from the Louis Armstrong Middle School accompanied their teacher, Mrs. Merna Porter, to Queens College, where they participated in an educational psychology class with the 30 TIME 2000 freshmen. The lesson, conducted by TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt, was on attribution theory. Following the lesson, the eighth graders were guests at a pizza party, thanking them for allowing the freshmen to observe them learning mathematics throughout the fall semester.

TIME 2000 SENIORS SHARE EXCITING MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES
At the December seminar, three seniors, Katherine Hurtado, Maria Leon-Chu, and Ferrin Mohammed-Bujan, shared lessons they created in their education courses. They demonstrated how well prepared they are to begin student teaching in spring 2010.

PROFESSOR JIM MATTHEWS DELIVERS THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TIME 2000 CONFERENCE
On Friday, 20 November, TIME 2000 hosted its eighth annual conference, Celebrating Mathematics Teaching. More than 300 high school students and 25 teachers were registered for the conference. Also in attendance were 80 undergraduates, 10 preservice teachers, and 8 college faculty members. The opening session featured a past president of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State, Jim Matthews, professor of mathematics at Siena College. His magical touch set an enthusiastic tone for an outstanding conference. Local dynamic mathematics teachers made exciting presentations that involved the conference participants in mathematical investigations and explorations. The 80 TIME 2000 undergraduates volunteered to prepare for and assist at the conference. Several TIME 2000 graduates returned to be on the program and participate in a panel discussion conducted by Senior Sung Yan Chiu. Texas Instruments, Inc. donated TI-Nspire software and handheld devices that were raffled off at the end of the conference. Math for America of the Simons Foundation is gratefully acknowledged for funding the conference again this year.

TIME 2000 SENIOR, SUNG YAN CHIU, CONDUCTS ORIGAMI SEMINAR
At the monthly seminar, Senior Sung Yan Chiu conducted a workshop entitled, Mathigami: Math and the Art of Paper Folding. TIME 2000 undergraduates were challenged to create origami models. Sung demonstrated his talent and skills in the art of origami!

NEW YORK STATE K-8 MENTOR, JOANNE FLEMING, FEATURED AT THE OCTOBER SEMINAR
“The Equity Principle in Action: Differentiating Middle School Math Instruction,” a special session conducted by Ms. Joanne Fleming, Mineola Middle School, was the focus of the monthly seminar. Exciting instructional strategies, tasks, games, and activities engaged the TIME 2000 undergraduates, illustrating ways to reach all learners with meaningful mathematics.

A WARM WELCOME TO NEW AND RETURNING TIME 2000 STUDENTS
On Tuesday, 15 September, new freshmen and qualifiers had the opportunity to meet their TIME 2000 peers at the first monthly seminar of the 2009-2010 academic year. The seminar was designed for students to meet and to get to know each other. Several TIME 2000 faculty members were also present to join in the festivities.

NEW NEWSLETTER STAFF
The new staff of the TIME 2000 Newsletter, Reflections of TIME, was introduced at the September seminar.

TIME 2000 SENIOR RECEIVES AMTNYS SCHOLARSHIP
The entire Queens College community extends congratulations to Maria Leon Chu for receiving a 2009 scholarship from the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State (AMTNYS). This is the third time since 2001 that a TIME 2000 senior has received this highly competitive, prestigious, statewide award, bestowed upon a graduating senior entering the mathematics teaching profession! Maria joins Tara Wachter (2001) and Rebecca Steiner (2004) in this outstanding achievement. She will receive the award at the annual conference in Buffalo in November. Congratulations, Maria!

KAPPA DELTA PI RECOGNIZES A TIME 2000 STUDENT
Samantha Aiello, a TIME 2000 transfer student from Queensborough Community College (QCC), received the prestigious Service Learning Leader Award from Kappa Delta Pi. Ms. Aiello served as president of Alpha Gamma Sigma Chapter at QCC.

CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY WEINER PRESENTS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT TO TIME 2000
On Friday, 29 May 2009, Rep. Anthony Weiner visited Queens College to present a grant for $190,000 to the TIME 2000 Program, providing tuition for undergraduates pursuing a career in secondary mathematics teaching. Queens College President James Muyskens, and Vice President and Co-director of the grant Sue Henderson, joined Prof. Alice Artzt, Director of TIME 2000 and co-director of the grant, faculty, graduates, and students in accepting the award.

EIGHTH TIME 2000 COHORT GRADUATES
On Thursday, 28 May, each of the 14 undergraduates in the eighth cohort of TIME 2000, received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in secondary education. Congratulations to the Class of 2009!

TIME 2000 SENIORS RECEIVE OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Awards Ceremony, TIME 2000 Seniors, Mary Raguseo and Jacqueline West, received Undergraduate Secondary Education Mathematics Outstanding Student Achievement Awards. Congratulations Mary and Jackie!

TIME 2000 JUNIOR RECEIVES THE MERCEDES HARRIS AWARD
The Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education selected a TIME 2000 Junior, Sabrina A. Joseph, as the recipient of the Meredes Harris Award for her outstanding work in the Big Buddy Program. Congratulations Sabrina!

TIME 2000 SENIORS RECOGNIZED AS SCHOLARS
Queens College Scholarships were awarded to two TIME 2000 seniors, Chaviva Greenberg and Sarah Hofer. Chaviva received a QC Foundation Scholarship and Sarah received a Queens College Scholarship. Congratulations Chaviva and Sarah!

SEVENTH GRADERS FROM QSI PARTICIPATE IN A TIME 2000 CLASS
On Monday, 11 May 2009, 32 7th graders and their mathematics teacher, Ms. Nicole Francipane (TIME 2000 Class of 2007) from the Queens School of Inquiry (QSI), participated in the Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education class with TIME 2000 sophomores and their instructor, Professor Frances Curcio. The focus of the class was on a social issue—gender equity. Following the class, everyone was treated to a pizza party to celebrate the collaboration between QSI and TIME 2000.

CLASS OF 2009 READY TO GRADUATE
On Wednesday, 6 May, fourteen TIME 2000 seniors, undergraduates in the eighth TIME 2000 cohort, were honored at a graduation party in the Patio Room at Queens College. More than 140 family, friends, and TIME 2000 students, faculty, and staff were on hand to congratulate them, after viewing their “Guess Who” yearbook presentation. The seniors gave awards to faculty and staff, and then, they received awards from Dr. Alice Artzt, Director of the TIME 2000 Program, Mrs. Naomi Weinman, Program Administrator, and from officers of the Tutoring Club, MT⁴.

TIME 2000 SOPHOMORES STEP BACK INTO HISTORY
On Friday, 1 May 2009, the TIME 2000 sophomores went on a field trip to Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island to experience firsthand an era of history discussed in the course they are taking this semester, Historical, Philosophical, and Social Foundations of Education. The main stop was at the Voorlezer’s House, the oldest original schoolhouse in the United States, dating back to about 1695, when the Dutch settled on Staten Island.

TIME 2000 DIRECTOR AND GRADS SPEAK AT THE ANNUAL NCTM CONFERENCE
On Friday, 24 April, TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt, and three TIME 2000 graduates, Mr. Eric Glatz, Class of 2002, Assistant Principal, Queens School of Inquiry, Ms. Sylvia Liu, Class of 2006, mathematics teacher, Queens School of Inquiry, and Ms. Kendal Jones, Class of 2007, mathematics teacher, JHS 194, gave a well-attended presentation entitled, " Using Technology to Create Humorous Lessons that Motivate Students," at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, in Washington, DC.

MT⁴ OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
The TIME 2000 Tutoring Club has re-elected the four officers for the 2009-2010 academic year: President Trisha Hurtares, Vice President Ashley Gangi, Secretary Shruti Mehta, and Treasurer Kayin Lau. Congratulations!

SHARING EXCITING SESSIONS ATTENDED AT LIMAÇON AND REVIEWING PORTFOLIOS
At the April seminar, TIME 2000 undergraduates Akina and Maria, Sabrina and Nadia, and Greg and Luwen, shared lessons learned at LIMAÇON, a mathematics education conference at SUNY Old Westbury, attended by TIME 2000 students on Friday, 3 April 2009.

CELEBRATING RENÉ DESCARTES’ 413th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
TIME 2000 sophomores joined the grade 7 students at the Queens School of Inquiry to celebrate René Descartes’ birth anniversary.

THE GOLDEN RATIO HIGHLIGHTED AT THE MONTHLY SEMINAR
Mr. Peter Hayes, Roslyn Public Schools, was the guest speaker at the monthly seminar. Students analyzed the mathematical structure of the golden ratio, the Fibonacci series, the golden triangle, and the golden rectangle.

TIME 2000 GRADUATES RETURN TO SHARE THEIR TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Eighteen TIME 2000 graduates from the classes of 2002 through 2008, were guests at the monthly seminar held during the winter recess to accommodate their full-time teaching schedules. The graduates were members of a panel, entertaining questions from the undergraduates about their teaching experiences. Just as successful as the panels on 19 February 2008, 20 February 2007, 21 February 2006, 22 February 2005, 17 February 2004, and 4 March 2003 (see Past Events below), everyone's so impressed with the graduates that they will definitely be invited back next year along with members of the Class of 2009!

TIME 2000 SOPHOMORES BEGIN SPECIALLY DEVELOPED FIELD WORK AT THE QUEENS SCHOOL OF INQUIRY
On Tuesday, 3 February, the sophomores enrolled in SEYS 201W: Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education, began their field work especially designed to highlight the key elements of the course as they are manifested in schools. Ms. Nicole Francipane, TIME 2000 graduate, Class of 2007, is collaborating with Professor Frances Curcio in the implementation of the field work.

TIME 2000 GRADUATES MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL REUNION DINNER
At the Annual Reunion Dinner hosted by TIME 2000 Director, Professor Alice Artzt, Mr. Eric Glatz, Undergraduate Class of 2002, Graduate Class of 2005, and Assistant Principal at the Queens School of Inquiry (QSI), and Ms. Nicole Francipane, Class of 2007, and mathematics teacher at QSI, capitalized on the features of some state-of-the-art technology in their presentation entitled, “Using SmartBoard with SmartNotebook.”

TIME 2000 GRADUATE HONORED
At Dr. Artzt’s annual dinner reunion on Wednesday, 21 January 2009, Ms. Rocio Saborido, TIME 2000 graduate from the class of 2003, and mathematics teacher at Oceanside High School, Oceanside, NY, was honored for influencing one of her students to become a mathematics teacher. Ms. Saborido, received the award from TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt. Congratulations to this exemplary mathematics educator!

TIME 2000 STUDENTS VISIT THE SALVADORI CENTER AT CCNY
On Monday, 12 January, TIME 2000 students went to a mathematics and architecture workshop at the Salvadori Center at CCNY. To begin developing application examples for teaching, they investigated mathematical relationships between shapes and weights.

EIGHTH GRADERS ATTEND CLASS WITH TIME 2000 FRESHMEN
On Thursday, 11 December, 32 eighth graders from the Louis Armstrong Middle School accompanied their teacher, Mrs. Merna Porter, to Queens College, where they participated in an educational psychology class with TIME 2000 freshmen. The lesson was on attribution theory. Following the lesson, the eighth graders were guests at a pizza party thanking them for allowing the freshmen to observe them learning mathematics throughout the fall semester.

TIME 2000 SENIORS SHARE EXCITING MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES
At the December seminar, four seniors, Sarah Hofer, Jackie West, Krysten Malloy, and Mary Raguseo, shared the lessons they created for assignments in their education courses. They demonstrated how well prepared they are to begin student teaching in spring 2009.

TIME 2000 FRESHMEN COMPLETE 10-WEEK FIELD WORK AT THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL (LAMS)
On Monday, 3 December, the freshmen completed their required 10-week field work for SEYS 221: The Psychology of Learning Mathematics. Mrs. Merna Porter, grade 8 mathematics teacher at LAMS, shared her insights and practices related to motivating students to learn mathematics.

TIME 2000 GRADUATES SPEAK AT ATMNYC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
On Saturday, 22 November, 6 TIME 2000 graduates made a presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics of New York City, at Hunter College. The title of the session was "Using Technology to Create Humorous Lessons that Motivate Students." The presenters were Eric Glatz, Queens School of Inquiry; Kendal Jones, JHS 194; Deepak Joseph, Bayside HS; Samantha MacKinnon, IS 93; Lysaundra Bisal, H. Frank Carey HS; Sylvia Liu, Queens School of Inquiry, and John Aguirre, Class of 2008. In April 2009, they will also be speaking at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Washington, DC.

THE DR. SCHAFFER AND MR. STERN DANCE ENSEMBLE LAUNCH THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TIME 2000 CONFERENCE
On Friday, 14 November 2008, TIME 2000 hosted its seventh annual conference, Celebrating Mathematics Teaching. More than 350 high school students and 33 teachers were registered for the conference. Also in attendance were 80 undergraduates, 10 preservice teachers, and 11 college faculty members. The opening session featured the award-winning dance ensemble of Dr. Karl Schaffer and Mr. Erik Stern, with Saki. Local and nationally-acclaimed dynamic mathematics teachers made exciting presentations that involved the conference participants in mathematical investigations and explorations. The 80 TIME 2000 undergraduates volunteered to prepare for and assist at the conference. Several TIME 2000 graduates returned to be on the program and participate in a panel discussion conducted by Senior Asma Ismail. Texas Instruments, Inc. donated TI-Nspire handheld devices and software that were raffled off at the end of the conference. Math for America of the Simons Foundation is gratefully acknowledged for funding the conference again this year.

TIME 2000 FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR INDUCTED INTO THE LONG ISLAND MATHEMATICS EDUCATORS’ HALL OF FAME
Dr. Alice Artzt, Director of the TIME 2000 Program, was inducted into the Long Island Mathematics Educators’ Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions to the mathematics education community as a teacher, researcher, scholar, author, colleague, and friend. The third annual event took place at Verdi’s of Westbury. Many colleagues and former students were present to join in the celebration. CONGRATULATIONS, DR. ARTZT!

GEOMETER PRESENTS WORKSHOP AT MONTHLY SEMINAR
Professor Emerita of Mathematics, Dr. Doris Schattschneider, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, a creator of Geometer’s Sketchpad, exemplified the connection between mathematics and art in her workshop entitled, “M. C. Escher’s Use of Transformations to Create Tiles.” Her presentation of Escher’s work, her use of Geometer’s Sketchpad, and her activities gave TIME 2000 undergraduates an appreciation of the complexities of Escher’s art as well as an understanding of the underlying mathematics.

TIME 2000 DIRECTOR TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE LONG ISLAND MATHEMATICS EDUCATORS’ HALL OF FAME
On Thursday, 13 November 2008, Professor Alice F. Artzt, Director of TIME 2000, will be inducted into the Long Island Mathematics Educators’ Hall of Fame, at Verdi’s of Westbury. This honor is bestowed upon mathematics educators who have made extraordinary contributions to the profession. For more information, call 718.997.5377. CONGRATULATIONS, PROF. ARTZT!

EXPLORATIONS IN GEOMETRY CONDUCTED BY MR. ERIC O’BRIEN
At the monthly seminar, TIME 2000 students were involved in several exciting exploratory activities in geometry, led by mathematics teacher, Mr. Eric O’Brien of the Bellmore Schools.

A WARM WELCOME TO NEW AND RETURNING TIME 2000 STUDENTS
On Tuesday, 9 September, new freshmen and qualifiers had the opportunity to meet their TIME 2000 peers at the first monthly seminar of the 2008-2009 academic year. The seminar was designed for students to meet and to get to know each other. Several TIME 2000 faculty members were also present to join in the festivities.

TIME 2000 JUNIOR INDUCTED INTO THE GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Akina-BingBing Li was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society. This fine accomplishment places her among the top students in the USA. Congratulations, Akina!

TIME 2000 STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY ATTEND THE QUEENS COLLEGE GALA
On Thursday evening, 29 May, some TIME 2000 students joined Queens College faculty and staff attending the Queens College Gala at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan. A wonderful time was had by all!

TIME 2000 DIRECTOR RECEIVES THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL AT THE 84th COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF QUEENS COLLEGE
At the graduation ceremony on Thursday, 29 May, Professor Alice Artzt and her husband, Russell Artzt, Class of 1968, were awarded the Presidential Medal for their untiring efforts in supporting the mission of Queens College.

SEVENTH TIME 2000 COHORT GRADUATES
On Thursday, 29 May, each of the 13 undergraduates in the seventh cohort of TIME 2000, received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in secondary education. Congratulations to the Class of 2008!

TIME 2000 GRADUATES CARRY THE DIVISION OF EDUCATION BANNER
At the commencement ceremony on Thursday, 29 May 2008, held on the Queens College Quad, two TIME 2000 graduates of the Class of 2004, receiving master’s degrees, Ms. Chana Kamelhar and Ms. Quratul (Annie) Ain, carried the Division of Education banner.

TIME 2000 SENIOR HONORED BY CUNY AND QUEENS COLLEGE
TIME 2000 senior, Randall S. Clarke, received the 2008 CUNY Student Leadership Award presented by the CUNY Leadership Academy. He also received the Queens College Award for Gender, Race, and Culture. Congratulations, Randall!

TIME 2000 GRADUATE RECEIVES THE ALICE ARTZT AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHING
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Department (SEYS) Awards Ceremony, Ms. Maryann Sedera, member of the TIME 2000 Class of 2004, received the 2008 Alice Artzt Award for Mathematics Teaching. The cash award is bestowed upon a master’s degree graduate for academic excellence, passion for teaching mathematics, and commitment to the profession. Congratulations, Maryann!

TIME 2000 SENIOR RECEIVES THE HERB FREMONT AWARD
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Awards Ceremony, Ms. Kasey Luchan received the Herb Fremont Award. The Fremont Award is given to an outstanding senior who will enter the graduate program in secondary mathematics education following graduation from Queens College. Congratulations, Kasey!

TIME 2000 SENIOR RECEIVES OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Awards Ceremony, TIME 2000 Senior, Carolina Galvis, received the Undergraduate Secondary Mathematics Outstanding Student Achievement Award. Congratulations, Carolina!

TIME 2000 SENIORS INDUCTED INTO KAPPA DELTA PI, and TIME 2000 DIRECTOR DELIVERED KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Two TIME 2000 seniors, Carolina Galvis and Kasey Luchan, were inducted into Kappa Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International, an honor society in education. Congratulations Carolina and Kasey for your fine academic achievements! Dr. Alice Artzt, Director of TIME 2000 delivered the keynote address at the initiation ceremony, held in the Student Union Building at Queens College.

TIME 2000 UNDERGRADUATES INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL MATHEMATICS HONOR SOCIETY
At the end-of-the-academic-year gathering of the Queens College Mathematics Department, three TIME 2000 undergraduates, Mario Guirguis, Sarah Hofer, and Chris DiDamo were initiated into the National Honorary Mathematics Society. Congratulations on this fine accomplishment!

CLASS OF 2008 READY TO GRADUATE
On Wednesday, 7 May, thirteen TIME 2000 seniors, undergraduates in the seventh TIME 2000 cohort, were honored at a graduation party in the Queens College Student Union. More than 175 family, friends, and TIME 2000 students, faculty, and staff were on hand to congratulate them, after viewing their PowerPoint yearbook presentation. The seniors gave awards to faculty and staff, and then, they received awards from Dr. Alice Artzt, Director of the TIME 2000 Program, Mrs. Naomi Weinman, Program Administrator, and from officers of the Tutoring Club, MT⁴.

NEW OFFICERS ELECTED FOR MT⁴
The TIME 2000 Tutoring Club has elected four new officers for the 2008-2009 academic year: President Trisha Hurtares, Vice President Ashley Gangi, Secretary Shruti Mehta, and Treasurer Kayin Lau. Congratulations!

SHARING EXCITING SESSIONS ATTENDED AT LIMAÇON
At the April seminar, TIME 2000 undergraduates Jared and Jackie, Jennifer and Asma, and Sung shared lessons learned at LIMAÇON, a mathematics education conference at SUNY Old Westbury, attended by TIME 2000 students on Friday, 28 March 2008.

TIME 2000 SOPHOMORE INDUCTED INTO UPSILON CHAPTER OF ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA
TIME 2000 Sophomore, Maria Leon, accepted an invitation to be inducted into Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society at Queens College. Congratulations to Maria for being in a very limited group of superior college students eligible for membership in this National Honor Society!

TIME 2000 DIRECTOR, GRADUATES, AND UNDERGRADUATES PRESENT AT LIMAÇON
At the 22nd Annual LIMAÇON conference, TIME 2000 Director Alice Artzt, 6 TIME 2000 graduates, and 2 undergraduates presented a very well received session entitled, “Using Technology to Create Humorous Lessons to Motivate Students.”

MARCH SEMINAR FOCUSES ON THE ALGEBRAIC THINKER
Mr. Eric O’Brien, mathematics teacher in the Bellmore Schools, on Long Island, was the guest presenter at the March seminar. The TIME 2000 students had the opportunity to participate in exciting activities at his session entitled, “Cultivating the Algebraic Thinker.”

TIME 2000 GRADUATES RETURN TO SHARE THEIR TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Thirteen TIME 2000 graduates from the classes of 2002 through 2007, were guests at the monthly seminar held during the winter recess to accommodate their full-time teaching schedules. The graduates were members of a panel, entertaining questions from the undergraduates about their teaching experiences. Just as successful as the panels on 20 February 2007, 21 February 2006, 22 February 2005, 17 February 2004, and 4 March 2003 (see Past Events below), everyone's so impressed with the graduates that they will definitely be invited back next year along with members of the Class of 2008!

TIME 2000 GRADUATE HONORED
At Dr. Artzt’s annual dinner reunion on Thursday, 17 January 2008, Mr. John Chae, TIME 2000 graduate from the Class of 2002, and mathematics teacher at Baldwin High School, Baldwin, NY, was honored for influencing one of his students to become a mathematics teacher. Mr. Chae received an award from TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt. Congratulations to this exemplary mathematics educator!

TIME 2000 UNDERGRADUATES SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF TI-NSPIRE
At the annual dinner reunion, four TIME 2000 undergraduates, Kasey, Xuilden, Asma, and Sung, impressed the in-service and preservice mathematics teachers in attendance with the innovative features of Texas Instruments’ newest handheld device.

TIME 2000 STUDENTS VISIT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Experiencing mathematics in art, sixteen TIME 2000 students visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art and viewed paintings by Raphael, Seurat, and Dalí, among others, affirming the fact that mathematics is everywhere!

TIME 2000 SENIORS SHARE EXCITING MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES
At the December seminar, five seniors, John, Reanna, Carolina, Kasey, and Jessica, shared the lessons they created for assignments in their education courses. They demonstrated how well prepared they are to begin student teaching in spring 2008.

EIGHTH GRADERS ATTEND CLASS WITH TIME 2000 FRESHMEN
On Thursday, 6 December, 30 eighth graders from the Louis Armstrong Middle School accompanied their teacher, Mrs. Merna Porter, to Queens College, where they participated in an educational psychology class with TIME 2000 freshmen. The lesson was on attribution theory. Following the lesson, the eighth graders were guests at a pizza party thanking them for allowing the freshmen to observe them learning mathematics throughout the fall semester.

TIME 2000 FRESHMEN COMPLETE 10-WEEK FIELD WORK AT THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL (LAMS)
On Monday, 3 December, the freshmen completed their required 10-week field work for SEYS 221: The Psychology of Learning Mathematics. Mrs. Merna Porter, grade 8 mathematics teacher at LAMS, shared her insights and practices related to motivating students to learn mathematics. Details of this collaborative field work were published in the May 2005 issue of the Mathematics Teacher.

World-Renowned Mathemagician, BRADLEY FIELDS, Returns to Queens College to Launch the Sixth Annual Conference: Celebrating Mathematics Teaching
On Friday, 16 November 2007, TIME 2000 hosted its sixth annual conference, CELEBRATING MATHEMATICS TEACHING. The conference was a record-breaking event with more than 360 high school students, 30 teachers, 80 undergraduates and 14 college faculty members registered. The opening session featured world-renowned mathemagician, Bradley Fields, who mesmerized the audience with his quick hands, quick wit, and quick mind. This was his second TIME 2000 conference—he also shared the magic of mathematics at the Second Annual Conference on 24 October 2003 (see Past Events below). Local and nationally-acclaimed dynamic mathematics teachers made exciting presentations that involved the conference participants in mathematical investigations and explorations. The 80 TIME 2000 undergraduates volunteered to prepare for and assist at the conference. Several TIME 2000 graduates returned to be on the program and participate in a panel discussion conducted by Senior Randall Clarke. Texas Instruments, Inc. donated calculators and software that were raffled off at the end of the conference. Math for America of the Simons Foundation is gratefully acknowledged for funding the conference again this year.

MRS. LARISA BUKALOV SHARES HER ENTHUSIASM FOR TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS RESEARCH
At the monthly seminar, Mrs. Larisa Bukalov, mathematics teacher at Bayside High School, a Math-for-America Master Teacher Fellow, and a graduate of the Queens College Secondary Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Program, gave an interactive presentation entitled, “Mathematics Research: A Teaching Nightmare or a Dream Come True?” TIME 2000 students experienced the excitement and challenges of teaching a mathematics research course for high school level.

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS RETURNS TO VISIT TIME 2000
At the monthly October seminar, Ms. Fran Bellows Levy, representative of Texas Instruments, accompanied by Mr. Stan Pappo, TI Regional Instructor, made an exciting and informative presentation on “What’s New at Texas Instruments?” Such new and exciting technology as the TI-nspire was demonstrated and discussed. Similar to a previous special presentation by Dr. Margo Mankus (see 9 November 2004, under Past Events), this type of session supports TIME 2000’s goal of developing state-of-the-art secondary mathematics teachers for the 21^st Century.

A WARM WELCOME TO NEW AND RETURNING TIME 2000 STUDENTS
On Tuesday, 11 September, new freshmen and qualifiers had the opportunity to meet their TIME 2000 peers at the first monthly seminar of the 2007-08 academic year. The seminar was designed for students to meet and to get to know each other. Several TIME 2000 faculty members were also present to join in the festivities.

TIME 2000 GRADUATE SELECTED AS DIVISIONAL STUDENT SPEAKER
Ms. Rocío Saborido, mathematics teacher at Oceanside High School, and member of the TIME 2000 Class of 2003, was selected as Divisional Student Speaker for the Ceremony of Recognition, held on campus at the Colden Center. She received a Master of Science degree in Adolescent Mathematics Education.

TIME 2000 GRADUATE RECEIVES THE ALICE ARTZT AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHING
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Department (SEYS) Awards Ceremony, Ms. Rocío Saborido, member of the TIME 2000 Class of 2003, received one of the two Alice Artzt Awards for Mathematics Teaching. The cash award is bestowed upon a master’s degree graduate for academic excellence, passion for teaching mathematics, and commitment to the profession. Congratulations, Rocío!

TIME 2000 SENIOR RECEIVES THE HERB FREMONT AWARD
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Awards Ceremony, Ms. Nicole Francipane received the Herb Fremont Award. The Fremont Award is given to an outstanding senior who will enter the graduate program in secondary mathematics education following graduation from Queens College. Congratulations, Nicole!

BIG BUDDY AWARD BESTOWED UPON TIME 2000 SENIOR
Mr. Deepak S. Joseph was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the Big Buddy Program by being given the Mercedes L. Harris Memorial Award at the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education (EECE)’s Awards Ceremony.

TIME 2000 SENIORS HONORED BY MATH DEPARTMENT
At the Mathematics Department’s Awards Ceremony, TIME 2000 Senior, Paula Rosenblatt, received the Clair and Samuel Jacobs Award, for her outstanding accomplishments in the study of mathematics. Two other seniors, Sabrina Anderson and Michael London, also received honors. Congratulations!

CLASS OF 2007 READY TO GRADUATE
On Wednesday, 9 May, fourteen TIME 2000 seniors, undergraduates in the sixth TIME 2000 cohort, were honored at a graduation party in the Queens College Student Union. More than 150 family, friends, and TIME 2000 students, faculty, and staff were on hand to congratulate them, view their videotape, and enjoy their PowerPoint yearbook presentation. The seniors received awards from Dr. Alice Artzt, Director of the TIME 2000 Program, Mrs. Naomi Weinman, Program Administrator, and from officers of the Tutoring Club, MT⁴.

NEW NEWSLETTER CO-EDITORS ANNOUNCED
Ferrin Mohammed-Bujan and Alexandria Kubic will assume the responsibility of co-editing the TIME 2000 Newsletter, Reflections of TIME, beginning with Volume 6, Number 1, during the 2007-2008 academic year. Good luck to Alexandria and Ferrin!

GLOBE NY METRO SUBJECT AT MONTHLY SEMINAR
At the April seminar, Professor Allan Ludman described the GLOBE NY METRO Program and the exciting activities offered to participants.

NEW OFFICERS OF THE MATHEMATICS TUTORING CLUB ELECTED
At the April seminar, the new officers of Today’s Tutors, Tomorrow’s Math Teachers, MT⁴, were elected. Sarah, Jackie, MiRim, and Nicole will lead the club through 2008.

SHARING EXCITING SESSIONS ATTENDED AT LIMAÇON
At the March seminar, TIME 2000 undergraduates Andrew, Jessica, Reanna, Kasey, Xuilden, Beata, Yady, and Alexandria shared lessons learned at LIMAÇON, a mathematics education conference at SUNY Old Westbury, attended by TIME 2000 students on Friday, 16 March.

TIME 2000 GRADUATES RETURN TO SHARE THEIR TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Fifteen TIME 2000 graduates from the classes of 2002 through 2006, were guests at the monthly seminar held during the winter recess to accommodate their full-time teaching schedules. The graduates were members of a panel, entertaining questions from the undergraduates about their teaching experiences. Just as successful as the panels on 21 February 2006, 22 February 2005, 17 February 2004, and 4 March 2003 (see Past Events below), everyone was so impressed with the graduates that they will definitely be invited back next year along with members of the Class of 2007!

TIME 2000 STUDENTS HONOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
At Dr. Artzt’s annual dinner reunion on Wednessday, 24 January 2007, two teachers were honored for influencing their students to become mathematics teachers. Ms. Anna LaBarbara, Manhasset High School, and Ms. Lynn Whelan, mathematics chairman at Christ the King Regional High School, received an award from TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt. Congratulations to these two exemplary mathematics educators!

TIME 2000 STUDENTS VISIT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Experiencing mathematics in art, twenty TIME 2000 students visited MoMA and viewed paintings by Braque, Cézanne, Mondrian, and Picasso, among others, affirming the fact that mathematics is everywhere!

EIGHTH GRADERS ATTEND CLASS WITH TIME 2000 FRESHMEN
On Thursday, 7 December, 32 eighth graders from the Louis Armstrong Middle School accompanied their teacher, Mrs. Merna Porter, to Queens College, where they participated in an educational psychology class with the TIME 2000 freshmen. The lesson was on attribution theory. Following the lesson, the eighth graders were guests at a pizza party thanking them for allowing the freshmen to observe them learning mathematics throughout the fall semester.

TIME 2000 SENIORS SHARE EXCITING MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES
At the December seminar, five TIME 2000 seniors, Lysaundra, Samantha, Deepak, Sabrina, and Vicky, were invited to share the lessons they created for assignments in their education courses. They demonstrated that they are well prepared to begin student teaching in spring 2007.

THREE NEW TUTORING CLUB OFFICERS
At a special election at the monthly seminar, Jacqueline West, Sarah Hoffer, and Mi Rim Kang, were elected, as vice president, president, and secretary, respectively, joining Xuilden Payano as Treasurer, of Today’s Tutors, Tomorrow’s Math Teachers, an official Queens College club.

TIME 2000 FRESHMEN COMPLETE 10-WEEK FIELDWORK AT THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL (LAMS)
On Monday, 4 December, the freshmen completed their required 10-week fieldwork for SEYS 221: The Psychology of Learning Mathematics, and Mrs. Porter, grade 8 mathematics teacher at LAMS, shared her insights and practices related to motivating students to learn mathematics. Details of this collaborative field work were published in the May 2005 issue of the Mathematics Teacher.

Professor Millie Johnson, Western Washington University, Delivers Keynote Address at the Fifth Annual Conference: Celebrating Mathematics Teaching
On Friday, 17 November 2006, TIME 2000 hosted its fifth annual conference, CELEBRATING MATHEMATICS TEACHING. A record-breaking attendance of more than 320 high school students, 30 teachers, 80 undergraduates and 23 college faculty members, attended the conference. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Millie Johnson, Professor of Mathematics at Western Washington University. Local and nationally-acclaimed dynamic mathematics teachers made exciting presentations that involved the conference participants in mathematical investigations and explorations. The 80 TIME 2000 undergraduates volunteered to prepare for and assist at the conference. Several TIME 2000 graduates returned to be on the program and participate in a panel discussion conducted by Sophomore Sarah Hofer. Math for America of the Simons Foundation is gratefully acknowledged for funding the conference again this year.

TIME 2000 STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE
Prior to the Conference, TIME 2000 students held a demonstration outside the LeFrak Concert Hall, bringing attention to the many applications of mathematics. They made colorful posters highlighting, “Where’s the Math? – EVERYWHERE!” To view the posters, click on Posters.

ASTROPHYSICS EDUCATION MANAGER SPEAKS AT MONTHLY SEMINAR
At the November TIME 2000 seminar, Astrophysics Education Manager at the American Museum of Natural History, Ms. Rachel Connolly, made a dynamic presentation entitled, “Teaching Math Outside the Box.” She provided the future secondary mathematics teachers with ideas for integrating science and mathematics.

ART AND THE GRAPHING CALCULATOR
At the monthly seminar, New Hyde Park Memorial High School mathematics teachers, Ms. Donna Martin and Ms. Barbara Mavro, demonstrated the versatility of the graphing calculator. The title of their presentation was, “Graphing Art Project: Functional Art.”

A WARM WELCOME TO NEW AND RETURNING TIME 2000 STUDENTS
On Tuesday, 12 September, new freshmen and qualifiers had the opportunity to meet their TIME 2000 peers at the first monthly seminar of the 2006-07 academic year. The seminar was designed for students to meet and to get to know each other. Several TIME 2000 faculty members were also present to join in the festivities.

NEW NEWSLETTER EDITORS
Damaris Herron and Kasey Luchan, Editors of Reflections of TIME, the official newsletter of TIME 2000, were introduced at the first monthly seminar.

TUTORING CLUB OFFICERS
Officers of Today’s Tutors, Tomorrow’s Math Teachers, MT⁴, an official Queens College club, were introduced at the first monthly seminar: Jackie West, Secretary; Reanna Boodoo, Vice President; Jessica Mercado, President; and Xuilden Payano, Treasurer.

FIFTH TIME 2000 COHORT GRADUATES
On Thursday, 1 June, each of the 13 undergraduates in the fifth cohort of TIME 2000, received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in secondary education. Congratulations to the Class of 2006!

TIME 2000 SENIOR RECEIVES FREMONT AND FREE AWARDS
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Department (SEYS) Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 31 May, Julio Penagos, TIME 2000 member of the Class of 2006, received the Herb Fremont Award and a FREE scholarship. The Fremont Award is given to an outstanding senior who will enter the graduate program in secondary mathematics education following graduation from Queens College. The FREE scholarship, also awarded for academic excellence, supports graduate education at the College.

TIME 2000 GRADUATE RECEIVES THE ALICE ARTZT AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHING
At the Secondary Education and Youth Services Department (SEYS) Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 31 May, Irina Kimyagarov, member of the second TIME 2000 cohort, the undergraduate Class of 2003, received the Alice Artzt Award for Mathematics Teaching. The cash award is bestowed upon a master’s degree graduate for academic excellence, passion for teaching mathematics, and commitment to the profession.

TIME 2000 SENIORS RECEIVE GRADUATION AWARDS
On Wednesday, 31 May 2006, graduating seniors received recognition for their academic achievements. Sahil Kapoor, Louise Kato-Liu, Julio Penagos, and May Wong received FREE Foundation scholarships to continue their graduate studies at Queens College. Julio also received the Herb Fremont Award for outstanding undergraduate work in secondary mathematics education.

TIME 2000 FACULTY MEMBER INDUCTED INTO HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME
Being recognized by her high school alma mater for distinguished service in mathematics education, Professor Frances Curcio was inducted into the New Dorp High School Hall of Fame at the 8^th Annual Alumni Dinner, held at the school on Staten Island.

CLASS OF 2006 READY TO GRADUATE
On Wednesday, 10 May, thirteen TIME 2000 seniors, undergraduates in the fifth TIME 2000 cohort, were honored at a graduation party in the Queens College Student Union. More than 150 family, friends, and TIME 2000 students, faculty, and staff were on hand to congratulate them, sign their collage posters, view their videotape, and enjoy their PowerPoint yearbook presentation. The seniors received awards from Dr. Alice Artzt, Director of the TIME 2000 Program, Mrs. Naomi Weinman, Program Administrator, and Ms. Ilyse Baum and Mr. Michael London, outgoing officers of the Tutoring Club, MT⁴.

TIME 2000 SENIORS HONORED BY MATH DEPARTMENT
On Wednesday, 10 May, TIME 2000 senior, Louise Kato-Liu, received the Clair and Samuel Jacobs Award from the Mathematics Department, for her outstanding accomplishments in the study of mathematics. Two other seniors, Sahil Kapoor and Julio Penagos, also received honors. Congratulations!

TIME 2000 FACULTY SPEAK AT THE 8^TH ANNUAL CHICAGO SYMPOSIUM SERIES
TIME 2000 Director, Alice F. Artzt, and TIME 2000 Mathematician Alan Sultan, accepted an invitation to be keynote symposium speakers for college and university educators and mathematicians at St. Xavier University, Chicago Campus. They focused on the successes of the TIME 2000 Program, and their collaboration documented in January 2005 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society.

MAGIC, PARADOXES, AND PORTFOLIOS HIGHLIGHTED AT THE MONTHLY SEMINAR
During his motivational presentation entitled, “Mathemagic and Mathematical Paradoxes,” Mr. Michael Riccardo, Assistant Principal of Mathematics at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, involved the TIME 2000 students by examining fallacies and numerical phenomena. To help undergraduates prepare for submitting their annual portfolios, selected students also shared their exemplary portfolios.

NEW MT⁴ OFFICERS ELECTED
At the monthly seminar, four new officers were elected to lead the official mathematics tutoring club, “Today’s Tutors, Tomorrow’s Math Teachers,” MT⁴, at Queens College. The new officers are Jessica Mercado, President; Raeanna Boodoo, Vice President; Leeyana Boodram, Secretary; Xuilden Payano, Treasurer. Best wishes to them as they “carry the torch” for the 2006-2007 academic year. For more information about the TIME 2000 Tutoring Club, visit www.mt4.org/.

TIME 2000 DIRECTOR GOES TO WASHINGTON, DC
On Wednesday, 29 March 2006, Professor Alice F. Artzt, TIME 2000 Program Director, met with U.S. Department of Education (DOE) officials to discuss the achievements of the TIME 2000 Program. The Program will be included on the DOE’s list of Best Practices in Teacher Education. Congratulations, TIME 2000!

EXCITING SESSIONS ATTENDED AT LIMAÇON
At the March seminar, TIME 2000 undergraduates Carolina, Deepak, Jessica, Jindrizka, Kasey, Leeyana, Lysaundra, Michael, Nancy, Nigel, Reanna, and Samantha shared lessons learned at LIMAÇON, a mathematics education conference at SUNY Old Westbury, attended by TIME 2000 students on Friday, 17 March.

TIME 2000 GRADUATES RETURN TO SHARE THEIR TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Fifteen TIME 2000 graduates from the classes of 2002 through 2005, were guests at the monthly seminar, held during the winter recess to accommodate their full-time teaching schedules. The graduates were members of a panel, entertaining questions from the undergraduates about their teaching experiences. Just as successful as the panels on 22 February 2005, 17 February 2004, and 4 March 2003 (see Past Events below), everyone was so impressed with the graduates that they will definitely be invited back next year along with members of the Class of 2006!

TIME 2000 STUDENTS HONOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
At Dr. Artzt’s annual dinner reunion on Tuesday, 24 January 2006, two teachers were honored for influencing their students to become mathematics teachers. Ms. Susan Sladowski, Assistant Principal for Mathematics at Bayside High School, and Mr. Scott Lindenauer, mathematics teacher at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, received an award from TIME 2000 Director, Dr. Alice Artzt. Congratulations to these two exemplary mathematics educators!

TIME 2000 GRADUATE SPEAKS AT ANNUAL REUNION
Mrs. Georgia (Tzortzatos) Brucculeri, member of the first TIME 2000 graduating class of 2002, and a grade 7 mathematics teacher at Herricks Middle School, made a presentation at Dr. Artzt’s annual dinner reunion. She and a colleague presented their ideas on “Improving Students’ Achievement with Writing: Vertical Teaming in Mathematics.” They will be co- presenting at LIMAÇON in March 2006, and at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, in St. Louis, in April. Congratulations to Mrs. Brucculeri!

TIME 2000 STUDENTS WITNESS THE LAUNCH OF NEW HORIZON, TRANSMITTED LIVE AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
On Thursday, 19 January 2006, during their visit to the Rose Space Center at the American Museum of Natural History, TIME 2000 undergraduates witnessed the 2 PM launch of the New Horizon satellite en route to Pluto, transmitted live from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. They visited various exhibits at the Rose Space Center, traveling 13 billion years along the “Cosmic Pathway,” viewing the “Scales of the Universe,” and enjoying the space show, “Passport to the Universe,” in the Hayden Planetarium. Special lectures and meetings with astrophysicists were arranged.