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Next Steps in Mathematics Teacher Development, Grades 9-12
Chair: Solomon Garfunkel, Consortium of Mathematics and its Applications
Theme: The mathematical knowledge needed for grades 9-12 teaching, how it is acquired, and how it is used in the classroom.
Friday, March 7
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH AND REGISTRATION
1:00 – 1:20 p.m. Welcome
Jay Labov
Joan Leitzel
1:20 – 1:30pm Opening Remarks
Solomon Garfunkel
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session #1: Case Study (Webcast)
Facilitator: Katherine Merseth
Federal Agency Representative/High School Teacher: Mark Saul
High School Teacher: Turi Swan
High School Teacher: Daniel Teague
Mathematician: David Henderson
Mathematician: Alan Tucker
Mathematics Educator: Jere Confrey
Mathematics Educator: Sherry Fraser
School Administrator: Anthony Scott
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. BREAK
2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Working Group Discussions
4:10 – 5:10 p.m. Plenary Session #2: Current State of the World on Mathematical Knowledge Needed for Teaching
Panel Moderator: Bradford Findell
Mathematician: Alan Tucker
Superintendent: Tim Kanold
Federal Agency Representative/High School Teacher: Mark Saul
6:00 – 7:15 p.m. DINNER
7:15 – 8:15 p.m. After-Dinner Speaker
Speaker: Zalman Usiskin
Saturday, March 8
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. The Day’s Activities
Solomon Garfunkel
Setting the Stage for the Breakout Groups
Amy Cohen-Corwin
9:25 – 10:45 a.m. Breakout Groups: Mathematical Thinking Across the Mathematics
Curriculum Session #1
Algebraic Thinking
Al Cuoco and Karen Longhart
Geometric Thinking
David Henderson and George Milauskas
Thinking with Data
Jeff Witmer and Chris Olsen
Analytical Thinking (analysis of functions from graphs to calculus)
Andrew Gleason and J.T. Sutcliffe
Thinking About Models
Solomon Garfunkel and Daniel Teague
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. BREAK
11:00 – 12:30 p.m. Breakout Groups: Mathematical Thinking Across the Mathematics
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Plenary Session #3: Vehicles for Professional Development
Panel Moderator: Susan Eddins
Practice:
Curriculum Materials
Sherry Fraser
Test Items and Grading Rubrics
Ann Shannon
Their Practice:
Video
Nannette Seago
Our Practice:
Reflective Practitioner
Larry Peterson
Lesson Study
Clea Fernandez
2:25 – 3:45 p.m. Breakout Groups: Vehicles for Professional Development #1
Curriculum Materials
Sherry Fraser
Test Items and Grading Rubrics
Ann Shannon
Video
Nannette Seago
Case Study
Katherine Merseth
Reflective Practitioner
Larry Peterson
Lesson Study
Clea Fernandez
4:05 – 5:20 p.m. Breakout Groups: Vehicles for Professional Development #2
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. DINNER with Working Groups
Sunday, March 9
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Plenary Session #4 Next Steps: Issues in Policy and Practice
Panel Moderator: William Steenken
Measuring the Efficacy of Teacher Development Initiatives
Iris Weiss
Teacher Exams
Hung Hsi Wu
Role of Professional Organizations
James Rubillo
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:20 – 11:35 a.m. Working Group Discussions
11:45 – 12:25 p.m. Next Steps Summary and Synthesis
Joan Ferrini-Mundy
12:30 p.m. LUNCH AND ADJOURN
General Contact Information:
Mathematical Sciences Education Board
National Academy of Sciences
500 Fifth Street, NW – 11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: (202) 334-3294 | Fax: (202) 344-1294
Email: mseb@nas.edu
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