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Friday, December 9th Open Session
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8:30 – 9:00
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00 – 9:45
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Welcome - Framing the Meeting
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Phillip Griffiths
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Status of MSEB Development Initiatives
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David Mandel
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9:45 – 10:30
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Public Understanding of Mathematics
§ What critical issues need to be addressed?
§ What is well understood about public perceptions and changing public understanding and what not?
§ What is the impact of the public’s misunderstanding of what mathematicians do on the field?
§ How is this issue similar or different from the other sciences?
§ Action Item: Define first steps MSEB is especially well suited to play. |
Daniel Yankelovich – Public Agenda, Jon Miller – Northwestern, Robert Griffin – Marquette
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10:30 – 10:45
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Break
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10:45 – 11:45
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Public Understanding of Mathematics - continued
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Respondents: Marge Petit, Julie Legler
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11:45 – 12:30
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Closed Session
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12:30 – 1:00
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Open Session - Lunch
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Open Session
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1:00 – 2:00
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Growing Teacher Capacity – Vermont
§ What are the criteria for success/what expectations are reasonable?
§ What are the critical elements that improve the odds for success (e.g., engagement of mathematicians)?
§ What are the biggest challenges (e.g., content vs. pedagogy)?
§ What models appear promising that concurrently allow growth and transportability and assure quality?
§ Action Item: Outline of MSEB initiative to build knowledge in this arena or otherwise inform policy and practice. |
Ken Gross and Judi Laird – Vermont Math Initiative; Respondent: Tom Luce - ED
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2:00 – 3:00
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Growing Teacher Capacity - Nebraska
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Jim Lewis and Ruth Heaton – U. of Nebraska; Respondent: Suzanne Wilson – Michigan State
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3:00 – 3:15
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Break
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3:15 – 5:00
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Growing Teacher Capacity - continued
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Respondents: Linda Curtis-Bey - NYC Schools; Keisha Ferguson
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6:30
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Dinner
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Saturday, December 10th Open Session
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8:30 – 9:00
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Breakfast
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9:00 – 10:15
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm
§ Given the findings of our recent curriculum study, what are the challenges associated with implementing the K-12 curriculum, standards and assessment recommendations?
§ What other aspects of the report deserve special attention by MSEB?
§ Action Item: Identification of one or more MSEB initiatives that are supportive of the report recommendations. |
P. Roy Vagelos, Merck
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10:15 – 10:30
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Break
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10:30 – 11:45
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Reaching for Common Ground in K-12 Mathematics Education
§ Which of the initial positions are going to meet resistance and which will be readily embraced?
§ What other topics need attention that have yet to be tackled in K-8 and in 9-12?
§ Which topics that have been addressed need further explication?
§ How might this work reach a broad audience?
§ What will it take to get these ideas adopted so they affect practice?
§ What are the major barriers to implementing this vision?
§ Action Item: Development of a short NRC pamphlet that sheds light on the contentious issues in math education. |
Richard Schaar and Jeremy Kilpatrick
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11:45
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Adjourn
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