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2007 Hans Freudenthal Medal Awarded to Researcher Anna Sfard
Recognized for her significant, long-term research contributions in the field of mathematics education, Anna Sfard (University of Haifa, Israel, the Institute of Education, University of London, UK, and affiliation with Michigan State University) has been awarded the
International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)’s Hans Freudenthal Medal for 2007. Read the ICMI announcement (PDF)…

Upcoming Summer Workshop Highlights Classroom Assessment
Sadie Bragg
, USNC/MI member, and George Ekol, (Kyambogo University, Uganda) for DG 23: Current Problems and Challenges in Non-University Tertiary Mathematics Education (NUTI) at ICME-11, will lead a one-day workshop entitled, “Classroom Assessment: The Impact on Teaching and Learning in NUTI,” on Monday, July 14, 2008, after the ICME Congress. Workshop participation is by invitation only. For additional details, visit the USNC/MI Activities’ page…

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Who We Are…

The U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNC/MI) plans, recommends, and encourages projects in areas of international importance in mathematical sciences education. It also advises the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council (NAS-NRC) in all matters pertaining to the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI).

The ICMI is a commission of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a member union of the International Council for Science (ICSU).

Sponsor
Support for the USNC/MI is provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.
MPS-0638656.

 

Upcoming Meetings

The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges 34th Annual Conference
November 20-23, 2008, Washington, DC

USNC/MI Annual Meeting
December 12, 2008, Washington, DC

Iberoamerican Congress on Math Education (VI CIBEM)
January 4-9, 2009, Puerto Montt, Chile

2009 Joint Mathematics Meeting
115th Annual Meeting of the American Mathematical Society & 92nd Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America

January 5-8, 2009, Washington, DC

The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Thirteenth Annual Conference
February 5-7, 2009, Orlando, FL

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting and Exposition
April 22-25, 2009, Washington, DC

 

International Visitors Office
Scientists and students traveling to the United States for professional activities can obtain information from the
International Visitors Office, a program operated by the Board on International Scientific Organizations (BISO).

 
   

Contact Us
Board on International Scientific Organizations
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Keck Center, W1013
500 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202) 334-2339
Fax: (202) 334-2231

usncmi@nas.edu

Ana Ferreras, Program Officer

   
           
           

Revised 22 September 2008

         

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