Workshop

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.