Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - The Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (K-8): Why, What and How?

Organized By: Deborah Ball, Chair, (University of Michigan), Herb Clemens (Ohio State University), David Eisenbud (MSRI), Jim Lewis (University of Nebraska)

Location: Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove CA

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Using Math to Teach Math (PDF 5.5MB)

Second conference in the MSRI series "Critical Issues in Mathematics Education"

This workshop will be held at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California.

The conference takes as a premise that improving students’ mathematics learning depends on improving mathematics teaching, for which teachers’ knowledge of mathematics is a key factor. It will bring together different
groups for whom issues of teachers’ mathematical knowledge are of critical concern, and explore current perspectives, evidence, and programs. Three questions structure its highly interactive design:

1. Why should K-8 teachers know mathematics?
2. What is the nature of the knowledge of mathematics needed for effective teaching?
3. What can mathematics departments and schools of education do to help teachers develop such knowledge?

The conference will foster productive partnerships among research mathematicians, mathematics educators, educational researchers, teachers of school mathematics, and policymakers that will support them in their efforts.

This conference is made possible by generous support from
The National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov),
MfA Math for America(www.mathforamerica.org),
Texas Instruments (www.ti.com).
Noyce Foundation,
and Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics

Download a copy of the MSRI MKT booklet (final PDF version: 1,045KB).

Some Logistics
The conference will start at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 25th. Dinner will be served later that evening.
The conference will end at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 28th, and lunch will be served to all participants at about 12:00 noon on that day.

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Currently Available Videos

David Eisenbud, Jim Lewis , Welcome and Introduction May 25,2005, 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
David Eisenbud, Jim Lewis , Welcome and Introduction May 25,2005, 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
David Eisenbud, Jim Lewis , Welcome and Introduction May 25,2005, 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
Richard Schaar, Lee Shulman , Must Knowing How to Teach Be Limited by Teaching What One Knows? May 25,2005, 07:45 PM to 09:00 PM
Richard Schaar, Lee Shulman , Must Knowing How to Teach Be Limited by Teaching What One Knows? May 25,2005, 07:45 PM to 09:00 PM
Deborah Ball , Teacher's Knowledge of Mathematics May 26,2005, 08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
Dan Fallon, Jim Hiebert, Heather Hill, David Monk , What Evidence Exists About the Relationship Between Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematics and Student Achievement? May 26,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:30 AM
Dan Fallon, Jim Hiebert, Heather Hill, David Monk , What Evidence Exists About the Relationship Between Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematics and Student Achievement? May 26,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:30 AM
Dan Fallon, Jim Hiebert, Heather Hill, David Monk , What Evidence Exists About the Relationship Between Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematics and Student Achievement? May 26,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:30 AM
Dan Fallon, Jim Hiebert, Heather Hill, David Monk , What Evidence Exists About the Relationship Between Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematics and Student Achievement? May 26,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:30 AM
Deborah Ball , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Hyman Bass, Pam Grossman, Roger Howe, Liping Ma, Randolph Philipp , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 01:30 PM to 03:30 PM
Hyman Bass, Pam Grossman, Roger Howe, Liping Ma, Randolph Philipp , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 01:30 PM to 03:15 PM
Hyman Bass, Pam Grossman, Roger Howe, Liping Ma, Randolph Philipp , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 01:30 PM to 03:15 PM
Hyman Bass, Pam Grossman, Roger Howe, Liping Ma, Randolph Philipp , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 01:30 PM to 03:15 PM
Hyman Bass, Pam Grossman, Roger Howe, Liping Ma, Randolph Philipp , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 01:30 PM to 03:15 PM
Hyman Bass, Pam Grossman, Roger Howe, Liping Ma, Randolph Philipp , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 01:30 PM to 03:15 PM
Deborah Ball , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 03:15 PM to 03:30 PM
Rheta Rubenstein, Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter , Small group sessions: Exploring the Use/Role of Mathematics in Teaching. May 26,2005, 04:00 PM to 05:10 PM
Rheta Rubenstein, Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter , Small group sessions: Exploring the Use/Role of Mathematics in Teaching. May 26,2005, 04:00 PM to 05:10 PM
Rheta Rubenstein, Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter , Small group sessions: Exploring the Use/Role of Mathematics in Teaching. May 26,2005, 04:00 PM to 05:10 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:25 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Deborah Ball, Judith Flowers, Thomas Parker, Laurie Sleep, Akihiko Takahashi, Mark Thames, Alejandro Uribe, Cheryl Wilson , Consolidation in Whole Group--What Mathematical Knowledge or Skill is Required to do this Work? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Zalman Usiskin , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 05:25 PM to 05:50 PM
Robert Moses , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 26,2005, 07:00 PM to 10:00 PM
, Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematics, and Ways to Develop It. May 27,2005, 08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
Jill Adler, Carlos Cabana, Marta Civil, Ruth Cossey, Lena Licon Khisty, William Velez , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 27,2005, 08:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Jill Adler, Carlos Cabana, Marta Civil, Ruth Cossey, Lena Licon Khisty, William Velez , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 27,2005, 08:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Jill Adler, Carlos Cabana, Marta Civil, Ruth Cossey, Lena Licon Khisty, William Velez , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 27,2005, 08:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Jill Adler, Carlos Cabana, Marta Civil, Ruth Cossey, Lena Licon Khisty, William Velez , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 27,2005, 08:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Jill Adler, Carlos Cabana, Marta Civil, Ruth Cossey, Lena Licon Khisty, William Velez , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 27,2005, 08:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Jill Adler, Carlos Cabana, Marta Civil, Ruth Cossey, Lena Licon Khisty, William Velez , What Mathematical Knowledge, Skill, and Habits Do Teachers Need in Order to Teach Effectively? May 27,2005, 08:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Sybilla Beckmann, Jim Lewis, Richard (James) Milgram, Ira Papick , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
Sybilla Beckmann, Jim Lewis, Richard (James) Milgram, Ira Papick , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
Sybilla Beckmann, Jim Lewis, Richard (James) Milgram, Ira Papick , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
Sybilla Beckmann, Jim Lewis, Richard (James) Milgram, Ira Papick , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Nicholas Branca, Winnie Gilbert, Ken Gross, Stefanie Hassan, Steve Klass, Raven McCrory, Ira Papick, Hung-Hsi Wu , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
Scott Baldridge, Sybilla Beckmann, Ruth Heaton, Jim Lewis, Daniel Maki, Ted Stanford, Kristin Umland , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 03:45 PM to 05:00 PM
Scott Baldridge, Sybilla Beckmann, Ruth Heaton, Jim Lewis, Daniel Maki, Ted Stanford, Kristin Umland , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 03:45 PM to 05:00 PM
Scott Baldridge, Sybilla Beckmann, Ruth Heaton, Jim Lewis, Daniel Maki, Ted Stanford, Kristin Umland , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 03:45 PM to 05:00 PM
Scott Baldridge, Sybilla Beckmann, Ruth Heaton, Jim Lewis, Daniel Maki, Ted Stanford, Kristin Umland , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 03:45 PM to 05:00 PM
Scott Baldridge, Sybilla Beckmann, Ruth Heaton, Jim Lewis, Daniel Maki, Ted Stanford, Kristin Umland , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 03:45 PM to 05:00 PM
Scott Baldridge, Sybilla Beckmann, Ruth Heaton, Jim Lewis, Daniel Maki, Ted Stanford, Kristin Umland , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 03:45 PM to 05:00 PM
Scott Baldridge, Sybilla Beckmann, Ruth Heaton, Jim Lewis, Daniel Maki, Ted Stanford, Kristin Umland , Small Group Sessions with Mathematicians and Educators Who Either Develop Materials for Teachers' Learning of Mathematics for Teaching or Who Work with Preservice or Experienced Teachers. May 27,2005, 03:45 PM to 05:00 PM
Deborah Ball, Dan Fallon, Roger Howe, Richard (James) Milgram , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Deborah Ball, Dan Fallon, Roger Howe, Richard (James) Milgram , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Deborah Ball, Dan Fallon, Roger Howe, Richard (James) Milgram , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 07:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Deborah Ball, Dan Fallon, Roger Howe, Richard (James) Milgram , What Can Mathematics Departments and Schools of Education Do to Help Teachers Develop Such Knowledge? May 27,2005, 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Linda Curtis-Bey, Dan Fallon, Tom Fortmann, Jim Lewis, Cathy Seeley, Diane Spresser , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM
Linda Curtis-Bey, Dan Fallon, Tom Fortmann, Jim Lewis, Cathy Seeley, Diane Spresser , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM
Linda Curtis-Bey, Dan Fallon, Tom Fortmann, Jim Lewis, Cathy Seeley, Diane Spresser , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM
Linda Curtis-Bey, Dan Fallon, Tom Fortmann, Jim Lewis, Cathy Seeley, Diane Spresser , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM
Linda Curtis-Bey, Dan Fallon, Tom Fortmann, Jim Lewis, Cathy Seeley, Diane Spresser , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM
Linda Curtis-Bey, Dan Fallon, Tom Fortmann, Jim Lewis, Cathy Seeley, Diane Spresser , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM
Deborah Ball, Ruth Cossey, David Eisenbud, Jeremy Kilpatrick , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Deborah Ball, Ruth Cossey, David Eisenbud, Jeremy Kilpatrick , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Deborah Ball, Ruth Cossey, David Eisenbud, Jeremy Kilpatrick , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Deborah Ball, Ruth Cossey, David Eisenbud, Jeremy Kilpatrick , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Deborah Ball, Ruth Cossey, David Eisenbud, Jeremy Kilpatrick , What Are the Critical Next Steps with Respect to Policy? What are Directions for Research? Come Back to Evidence. May 28,2005, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

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