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Critical Issues in Education Workshop: Teaching and Learning Algebra

May 14, 2008 to May 16, 2008
Organized By: Al Cuoco, chair, (Center for Mathematics Education), Deborah Ball, ex officio (University of Michigan), Hyman Bass (University of Michigan), Herb Clemens (Ohio State University), James Fey (University of Maryland), Megan Franke (UCLA), Roger Howe (Yale University), Alan Schoenfeld (UC Berkeley), and Ed Silver (University of Michigan).
 
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Please note: Because we have had such a wonderful response to this workshop, we have run out of space. We're sorry for any inconvenience, but this has forced us to close registration. Thank you for your support and interest in Math Education.

For over two decades, the teaching and learning of algebra has been a focus of mathematics education at the precollege level. This workshop will examine issues in algebra education at two critical points in the continuum from elementary school to undergraduate studies: at the transitions from arithmetic to algebra and from high school to university. In addition, the workshop will involve participants in discussions about various ways to structure an algebra curriculum across the entire K-12 curriculum.

The workshop design is guided by three framing questions:
Question 1: What are some organizing principles around which one can create a coherent pre-college algebra program?

There are several curricular approaches to developing coherence in high school algebra, each based on a framework about the nature of algebra and the ways in which students will use algebra in their post-secondary work. We seek answers to this question that articulate the underlying frameworks used by curriculum developers, researchers, and teachers.

Question 2: What is known about effective ways for students to make the transition from arithmetic to algebra?

What does research say about this transition? What kinds of arithmetic experiences help preview and build the need for formal algebra? In what ways does high school and undergraduate mathematics depend on fundamental ideas developed in the transition from arithmetic to algebra? What are some effective pedagogical approaches that help students develop a robust understanding of algebra?

Question 3: What algebraic understandings are essential for success in beginning collegiate mathematics?

What kinds of problems should high school graduates be able to solve? What kinds of technical fluency will they find useful in college or in other post-secondary work? What algebraic habits of mind should students develop in high school? What are the implications of current and emerging technologies on these questions?

The audience for the workshop includes mathematicians, mathematics educators, classroom teachers, and education researchers who are concerned with imporving the teaching and learning of algebra across the grades. Sessions feature direct experience with several curricular approaches to algebra, as well as reports from researchers, educators, and members of national committees that are charged with finding ways to increase student achievement in algebra.



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Patrick Thomson: Session 1.3c ThursdayZalman Usiskin:Session 1.1 WednesdayAlan Schoenfeld: Session 2.1 ThursdayStephanie Ragucci: Session 1.3a Thursday

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ACCOMMODATIONS:

A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotels below:

Double Tree Hotel (Berkeley Marina). Attendees may make their reservations by calling the Hotel Reservation’s Department directly at 1-800-243-0625 or our Central Reservations’ toll-free number at 1-800-222-TREE (8733), or via the internet using their Personalized On-Line Group pageno later than Tuesday, April 22, 2008 by 5PM PST. Please mention the name of the event while making reservations which is: Critical Issues Mathematics. Hotel's complementary shuttle to the UC Berkeley Campus runs every hour. The room rate is $139/ a night.

Hotel Durant. Please mention the workshop name and reference the following code when making reservations via phone, fax or e-mail: K20000. Rooms are still available!The room rate is $199/ a night.

The Women's Faculty Club University of California, Berkeley. Please make your reservation via phone, fax or e-mail:
Tel: (510) 642-4175
Fax: (510) 204-9661
wfc@uclink.berkeley.edu
Identify yourself as coming to MSRI, mention the workshop name, and give the name of Robert Bryant as faculty sponsor, the department phone # 642-0143 and a credit card # to guarantee.
Rates: Single:$113/night; Double/queen bed: $126; Double/twin beds: $127
The cut-off date for reservations is April 28, 2008

Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley
Tel: (510) 848-7800
Fax: (510) 848-5900
berkeleycityclub@aol.com
Please mention the name of the event while making reservations which is: Critical Issues Mathematics.
Room Rates: Single or Double:$110/ a night
Rates include tax, buffet breakfast,and parking. The cut-off date for reservations is April 13, 2008

Important: Please see Travel funding rules and
Airline travel reimbursement restrictions.



Detailed Workshop Schedule with Abstracts (130KB PDF File)

 

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Schedule

Wednesday May 14, 2008

02:00PM - 02:30PM  Coffee, tea in the Atrium
02:30PM - 03:00PM  Robert Bryant Welcome, Overview, and Purpose of Workshop/Framing Questions
03:00PM - 05:30PM  Al Cuoco,  James Fey,  Diane Resek,  Tom Sallee,  Zalman Usiskin Panel Discussion
05:30PM - 06:30PM  Reception and light buffet dinner in the Atrium
06:45PM - 07:15PM  Deborah Ball he National Mathematics Advisory Panel report: Summing Up and Taking Stock
07:15PM - 07:45PM  William McCallum Report on the NCTM Lenses on High School Mathematics report
07:45PM - 08:45PM  Hyman Bass,  Roger Howe Discussants on the presentation

Thursday May 15, 2008

07:30AM - 08:00AM  Coffee, tea in the Atrium
08:00AM - 08:15AM  Al Cuoco Overview of the day in the Atrium
08:15AM - 09:15AM  Stephanie Ragucci,  Annette Roskam 1.3a Parallel Sessions: Question 1 - in Simons Auditorium
08:15AM - 09:15AM  Sybilla Beckmann,  Carol Cho 1.3b Parallel Sessions: Question 1 - in Baker Board Room
08:15AM - 09:15AM  Matt Bremer,  Pat Thompson 1.3c Parallel Sessions: Question 1 - in Commons Room
09:15AM - 09:45AM  Coffee, Tea, Danish, etc. in the Atrium
09:45AM - 11:15AM  Roger Howe,  William McCallum,  Betty Phillips Discussants on Question 1. in Simons Auditorium
11:15AM - 01:00PM  Lunch in the Atrium
01:00PM - 03:00PM  David Carraher,  Jo Ann Lobato,  Alan Schoenfeld,  Uri Treisman Panel discussion in Simons Auditorium
03:00PM - 03:30PM  Coffee, Tea, Danish, etc. in the Atrium
03:30PM - 04:30PM  Ted Courant,  Paul Goldenberg 2.2a Parallel Sessions: Question 2 - in Simons Auditorium
03:30PM - 04:30PM  Virginia Bastable,  Susan Jo Russell,  Deborah Schifter 2.2b Parallel Sessions: Question 2 - in Baker Board Room
03:30PM - 04:30PM  Betty Phillips,  Mark Saul 2.2c Parallel Sessions: Question 2 - in Commons Room
04:30PM - 06:30PM  Herb Clemens,  Robert Moses,  Paul Sally,  Hung-Hsi Wu Question 2: The transition from arithmetic to algebra: further perspectives in Simons Auditorium

Friday May 16, 2008

07:30AM - 08:00AM  Coffee, tea in the Atrium
08:00AM - 08:15AM  James Fey Overview of the Day
08:15AM - 09:45AM  Hyman Bass,  Megan Franke,  Ed Silver Discussants on Question 2. in Simons Auditorium
09:45AM - 10:15AM  Coffee, tea in the Atrium
10:15AM - 11:45AM  Deborah Hughes Hallett,  William McCallum,  Tom Roby Panel discussion in Simons Auditorium
11:45AM - 12:45PM  Lunch in the Atrium
12:45PM - 01:45PM  William McCallum,  Glenn Stevens 3.1a Parallel Sessions: Question 3 in Simons Auditorium
12:45PM - 01:45PM  Dan Chazan,  James Fey 3.1b Parallel Sessions: Question 3 in Baker Board Room
01:45PM - 03:15PM  Herb Clemens,  Mark Saul,  Ed Silver Discussants on Question 3. in Simons Auditorium
03:15PM - 03:45PM  Coffee, tea in the Atrium
03:45PM - 05:15PM  Dan Chazan,  Al Cuoco,  Hung-Hsi Wu Panel: Preparing teachers to teach algebra in Simons Auditorium
05:15PM - 05:45PM  Deborah Ball Closing Session: Connections among the questions in Simons Auditorium
05:45PM - 06:45PM  Reception in the Atrium

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