U.S. - Japan Teacher Development Workshop

The National Research Council's Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) and the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (UNSC/MI), jointly with Japanese mathematics educators, organized a workshop in Japan following the Ninth International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME 9).

The workshop considered classroom teaching as a medium for professional development to improve mathematics education at the elementary level. The workshop agenda was developed jointly with U.S. and Japanese experts and features country-specific practices that will form a platform to broaden thinking of mathematics educators in both countries.

The product is a proceedings, including a video of the sessions, that will serve as a resource for those who are responsible for the preparation and development of mathematics teachers.