K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Standards:
What should students learn and when should they learn it?
A National Conference
February 5-6, 2007

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MONDAY, February 5, 2007

Time (Eastern) Event Associated Documents Elluminate Room
8:30-8:45 am

Welcome:

Glenda Lappan, Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum (CSMC)

Cora Marrett, Assistant Director of Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation

Tracing the Evolution of Mathematics Content Standards in the United States [PDF]

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8:45-9:45 am

Plenary Session: Tracing the Evolution of Mathematics Content Standards in the United States: Looking Back and Projecting Forward towards National Standards

Jere Confrey, Washington University - St. Louis

10:15-11:45 am

Secondary Mathematics Expectations (Achieve), Laura Slover and Kaye Forgione

College Board Standards for College Success: Mathematics and Statistics (College Board), John Dossey and Katherine Halvorsen

Session Presider: Ira Papick, University of Missouri and CSMC

Achieve Overview

College Board Office of Academic Initiatives and Test Development

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1:00-2:30 pm

Curriculum Focal Points: A Quest for Coherence (NCTM), Francis (Skip) Fennell and Janie Schielack

Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Report (American Statistical Association), Christine Franklin and Gary Kader

Session Presider : Kathryn Chval, University of Missouri and CSMC

NCTM Curriculum Focal Points

ASA GAISE Report

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3:00-4:00 pm

Plenary Session: Common Themes and Notable Differences across Mathematics Curriculum Documents

Chris Hirsch, Western Michigan University and CSMC

Powerpoint Presentation Watch Recorded Session
4:15-5:15 pm

Panel: Discussion of Curriculum Recommendations by Achieve, ASA, the College Board, and NCTM

Panelists: Roxy Peck (ASA), Skip Fennell (NCTM), John Dossey (College Board), Laura Slover (Achieve)

Moderator: Iris Weiss, Horizon Research, Inc. and CSMC

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TUESDAY, February 6, 2007

Time (Eastern) Event Associated Documents Elluminate Room
8:30-9:45 am

Panel: How can/should/will the new curriculum recommendations be used?

Panelists: Everly Broadway (North Carolina Department of Public Instruction); Karen Usiskin (Pearson Scott Foresman Publishing Company); Alfinio Flores (Arizona State University); Sherri Miller (ACT)

Moderator: Diane Briars (Pittsburgh, PA)

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10:00-11:00 am

Panel: What are the implications of the new curriculum recommendations for post-secondary education and employment?

Panelists: Bernard Madison (MAA); William Goldman (AMS); Susan Traiman (Business Roundtable)

Moderator: Richard Scheaffer (Chair of CBMS, past-president of ASA)

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11:30 am-12:45 pm

Panel: Is consensus on national curriculum standards necessary for advancing student learning?

Panelists: Diane Schaefer (Rhode Island Department of Education and President of ASSM); Susan Jo Russell (TERC); Bob Borst (Columbia MO Public Schools); Bill Schmidt (Michigan State University)

Moderator: Randy Charles (San Jose, CA)

Closing Comments from Joan Ferrini-Mundy Watch Recorded Session
12:45-1:30 pm

Comments: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation

Closing remarks: Michael Cohen (Achieve) and Glenda Lappan (Michigan State University and CSMC)