Mathematics Teacher Preparation Content Workshop
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20418
19-21 March 1999
Friday, March 19 | ||
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Reception | NAS Great Hall |
7:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m. | Welcome and Overview | NAS Great Hall |
Rodger Bybee, Executive Director, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council | ||
Deborah Ball, Chair of Workshop Steering Committee, University of Michigan | ||
7:15 p.m.-7:45 p.m. | Discussion Groups | NAS Great Hall |
7:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion | NAS Members Room |
Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics | ||
Panel: Liping Ma, Stanford University Mark Saul, Bronxville High School Genevieve Knight, Coppin State College | ||
Reactor: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education | ||
Saturday, March 20 Reconsidering the Mathematics That Teachers Need to Know | ||
8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | NAS Lecture Room |
Annex | ||
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Plenary Activity | NAS Lecture Room |
Investigating Teaching Practice: What Mathematical Knowledge Is Entailedin Teaching Children to Reason Mathematically? | ||
Hyman Bass, Columbia University | ||
Deborah Ball, University of Michigan | ||
Reactor: James Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | ||
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. | Break | |
10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
Investigating Teaching Practice: What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill,and Sensibilities Does It Take? | ||
Analyzing Student Thinking | NAS Lecture Room | |
Virginia Bastable, SummerMath for Teachers | ||
Remodeling Mathematical Tasks | NAS 150 | |
Olga Torres, Tucson Public Schools | ||
Analyzing Student Work | NAS 180 | |
Michaele F. Chappell, University of South Florida | ||
Managing Class Discussion | NAS 250 | |
Erick Smith, University of Illinois-Chicago | ||
12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. | Lunch with Discussion Group | NAS Great Hall |
1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Repeat morning concurrent sessions | |
3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Break | |
4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. | Discussion Groups | NAS Great Hall |
4:45 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. | Plenary to Synthesize Saturday's Work: | NAS Lecture Room |
What Kinds of Mathematical Knowledge Matter in Teaching? | ||
Panel: Alan Tucker, State University of New York, Stony Brook Deborah Schifter, Education Development Center Gladys Whitehead, Prince George 's County Public Schools | ||
Moderator: Gail Burrill, MSEB, National Research Council | ||
Sunday, March 21 Helping Teachers Learn Mathematics | ||
8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | NAS Lecture Room |
Annex | ||
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. | Orientation for Goals and Activities | NAS Lecture Room |
Deborah Ball, University of Michigan | ||
8:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
Investigating Alternative Approaches to Helping Teachers Learn Mathematics | ||
Student Curriculum Materials | NAS Lecture Room | |
Shin-ying Lee, University of Michigan | ||
Marco Ramirez, Tucson Public Schools | ||
Case Materials | NAS 150 | |
Carne Barnett, WestEd | ||
Programs and Practices | NAS 180 | |
Virginia Bastable, SummerMath for Teachers | ||
Jill Lester, Mount Holyoke College | ||
Deborah Schifter, Education Development Center | ||
Video as a Delivery Mechanism | NAS 250 | |
Deborah Ball, University of Michigan | ||
Bradford Findell, MSEB, National Research Council | ||
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Break | |
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Repeat morning concurrent sessions | |
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | Lunch | NAS Great Hall |
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Discussion Groups | |
2:30 p.m. -3:15 p.m. | Plenary to Synthesize Sunday's Work: | NAS Lecture Room |
Promising Approaches for Helping Prospective Elementary TeachersLearn Mathematics for Teaching | ||
Panel: Richard Askey, University of Wisconsin-Madison Carol Midgett, South Port Elementary School Alice Gill, American Federation of Teachers James Lightbourne, National Science Foundation | ||
Moderator: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, MSEB, National Research Council | ||
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Adjourn, closing summary comments | |
Deborah Ball, University of Michigan | ||