2006 NCSM Annual Conference - Keynote and Major Speakers

"Math Leaders Catch the Spirit in St. Louis"

38th Annual NCSM Conference
Monday, April 24 - Wednesday, April 26, 2006
The America's Center, St. Louis, MO

Selected Session Outlines were made available on 09/13/2006
Find them in the Handouts section below

Conference Essentials
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Session Details
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Keynote Session

Alan Schoenfeld
Monday, 3:30pm-5:00pm, Majestic Ballroom (Renaissance Grand Hotel)

Alan Schoenfeld is a noted researcher, author, and Professor of Education and Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he studies mathematical thinking, teaching, and learning. Over the past few years, he has worked in schools in a local district in California on issues of equity and professional development, and will draw on these experiences to share what he has learned trying to make a difference in schools.

Major Sessions

Featured speakers addressing important issues in mathematics education and leadership.

Monday

Ron Eglash -- African American Ethnomathematics Software: Cornrows, Graffiti, and More
Jeane M. Joyner and George Bright -- A Supervisor's Role in Helping Teachers Implement Formative Assessment as a Way to Inform Instructional Planning
Miriam A. Leiva -- Best Practices for English Language Learners with Implications for ALL Learners--Lessons from Research and Classrooms
Janet K. Scheer -- Changing Lives: Making a Difference with Standards-Driven Staff Development
Zalman Usiskin -- A K-12 Curriculum with Computer Algebra Systems (CAS): What Is It and What Would It Take to Get It?
John A. Van de Walle -- Rethinking the Scope and Sequence for the Development of Place Value Concepts

Tuesday

Carole E. Greenes -- The Tipping Point in Mathematics Education Reform: The Mavens, The Connectors, The Salesmen, and the NCSM Leaders
Steven J. Leinwand -- There Is So Much We Can Learn from Singapore - Consistently #1 in the World in Mathematics Achievement
Cathy Seeley -- Leadership in a Flattening World: The Critical Role of Math Education for the Future of Society
Greg Tang -- Professional Development -- In Search of Excellence

Wednesday

Marilyn Burns -- Helping Teachers Make Assessment an Integral Part of Classroom Mathematics Instruction: What's Required and What to Do with the Information
Barbara J. Reys -- Examining State-Level Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks: What Is the National Number and Operation Curriculum in the United States?
Anthony A. Scott -- The Impact of Leadership on the Human Condition That Leads to Achievement in Mathematics