AMS-MAA-MER Special Sessions on Education Reform

Joint Math Meetings, Baltimore, Maryland -- January 1998

In 1998 the AMS-MAA-MER Special Sessions on Mathematics and Education Reform at the joint mathematics meetings in Baltimore were organized by William Henry Barker, Bowdoin College; Jerry L. Bona, University of Texas at Austin; Naomi Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago; Harvey B. Keynes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and Kenneth C. Millett, University of California Santa Barbara. The four sessions were organized around eight themes:
% Curricular/Pedagogical Reform in Lower Level Courses
% Mathematics Departments Evaluation of Professional Activities Outside of
% Discussions from the Building on Strengths Conference (co-sponsored by EDC)
% Education Reform and Minority Institutions
% Calculus Reform: Current Trends and Concerns
% The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
% Diversity in Education Reform
% Influencing Math Ed at the State Level
Information is available for each of the talks, which are listed alphabetically by speaker:
Stella R. Ashford, Southern University and A&M College
Curriculum Reform at Southern University
Richard A Askey, University of Wisconsin-Madison
School Mathematics Through the Years
Deborah Ball, Michigan State University
and Hyman Bass, Columbia University
Collaborating Across Communities: An Example
Judith Lee Baxter, University of Illinois at Chicago
Outcomes Assessment of Teaching Methods in Remedial Mathematics
Ralph L. Cohen, Stanford University
The Roles of Research Mathematicians in Developing K-12 Mathematics Curricula
L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware
Evaluation of Non-Research Activities
Benny D Evans, Oklahoma State University
Revitalizing Entry Level Mathematics
Susan Ganter, NSF and WPI
Ten Years of Calculus Reform: Where We've Been and Where We're Going Based on a Study Conducted at the National Science Foundation
E. Paul Goldenberg and Wayne Harvey, Education Development Center
Collaborating Across Communities: The Building on Streng ths Colloquium
Richard Grassl, University of Northern Colorado
and Tabitha Mingus, Morehead State University
A Shift in Pedagogical and Curricular Focus: Impacting Students' Understanding and Attitudes
Deborah Hughes Hallett, Harvard University
Lower Level Courses: What Lies Ahead
Bill Jacob, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Mathematics of K-8 Textbook Adoption in California
Steve Leinwand, Connecticut Department of Education
Bridging the Math Wars - Finding Common Ground Upon Which to Buil d
Joshua A Leslie and Adeniran Adeboye, Howard University
Trends in Calculus Reform at the WBHR-AMP Institutions
D. J. Lewis, Division of Mathematical Sciences, NSF
What Now, Brown Cow? --- Thoughts on the Future of Calculus Refor m
Curtis C. McKnight, University of Oklahoma
What Should We Expect from the Best and the Brightest? A Further Look at TIMSS Results
Richard E. Phillips, Michigan State University
Evaluation of Faculty - The Non-Research Side
Robert Robson and Paul M Latiolais, Oregon State University
Grades are out, Standards are in, and the Math looks tough: Imple menting Standards-based Education and University Admissions in Oregon.
Judith Roitman, University of Kansas
Standards-Based Reform and Its Critics
Joseph G. Rosenstein, Rutgers University
Influencing Mathematics Education at the State Level: A Report f rom New Jersey
Doris Schattschneider and Kay Somers, Moravian College
Dennis Ebersole, Northampton Community College
Calculus with Precalculus: Lessons Learned in Implementation
Philip Uri Treisman, University of Texas
Standards-based Reform, the Accountability System, and Equity: A Case Study from Texas
James Turner Jr., Arizona State University
Educational Reform and Minority Institutions
Frank Y. H. Wang, Saxon Publishers
The Saxon Method of Teaching Mathematics

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