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
Lifetime Achievement Awards
The NCTM Lifetime Achievement Awards honor NCTM members who have exhibited a lifetime of national achievement in mathematics education. View the presentation of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards to Gail F. Burrill and Francis (Skip) Fennell.
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.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Iris M. Carl Address: Equitable Practices in Mathematics Classrooms
Judit Moschkovich, speaker
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Terrace Ballroom 2/3, Convention Center
Helping Our Students Become Mathematical Thinkers
Linda Gojak, NCTM President-Elect
2:00–3:00 p.m., Friday
Terrace Ballroom 2/3, Convention Center