Mathematics + Mathematics Education Research = A Partnership For a Better Education

Friday, October 4, 2013: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
213 B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chair:
Cynthia Anhalt, PhD, Director, Secondary Mathematics Education Program, University of Arizona
Presenters:
Ricardo Cortez, PhD, Professor, Tulane University , Minerva Cordero-Epperson, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington , Hortensia Soto-Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado and Alfinio Flores, PhD, Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Delaware

Description: Partnerships between mathematicians and mathematics educators are creating new work in teacher preparation based on the 2012 recommendations of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. We discuss successful collaborations; initiating partnerships at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels; understanding each partner’s role; and sustaining the partnership through professionalism.