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The Southwest Missouri District Association of Mathematics Teachers (SWMDAMT) is a regional professional mathematics education association organized to support the following goals: promotes excellence in teaching mathematics in elementary, middle, junior high and senior high schools and universities; to provide service and opportunities for professional growth and development of teachers of mathematics; to promote the value of learning mathematics and take positions which positively affect mathematics education in Missouri; communicates with its members through a newsletter in an effort to keep them aware of what is happening in mathematics education both locally and at the state level; provides scholarships for members to attend the annual MCTM State Conference in Columbia, MO; to serve as a forum through which teachers and other interested in mathematics learning and education can discuss and respond to issues and activities affecting mathematics education in Missouri and the nation; supports mathematics education at the national level by its affiliation with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and at the state level by its affiliation with the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics and by providing NCTM and MCTM with personnel who have demonstrated outstanding leadership.
