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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Will Current School Reforms Improve Education? Diane Ravitch

2012 Annual Meeting Webcasts:


2012 Annual Meeting Webcasts

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 
Philadelphia Opening Session
Opening Session: Will Current School Reforms Improve Education?   
Diane Ravitch, speaker
5:30–7:00 p.m., Terrace Ballroom 1-4, Convention Center
  

 Thursday, April 26, 2012 
 
Continuing Challenges for NCTM in Teaching and Learning Mathematics 
Lifetime Achievement Awards
J. Michael Shaughnessy
President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Terrace Ballroom 2/3, Convention Center
This session addresses challenges that we face as we work to improve mathematics teaching and learning for all students, including NCTM’s Reasoning and Sense Making Initiative, support in the implementation and assessment of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and efforts to reverse the persistently poor attitude towards mathematics in North America.