All aspects of mathematics education, from elementary school to higher education. Mathematical literacy and popularization of mathematics.
PANEL A: Controversial questions in K-12 education: a debate
Wednesday, August 23, 16:00-17:45
Moderator: Michèle Artigue
Université Paris 7, Paris, France
Panelists : Ehud de Shalit
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Anthony Ralston
SUNY, Buffalo, USA
PANEL B: What are PISA and TIMSS? What do they tell us?
Monday, August 28, 16:00-17:45
Moderator: Pengyee Lee
National Institute of Education of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Panelists: Jan de Lange
Freudenthal Institute, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
William Schmidt
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
PANEL C: The role of mathematicians in K-12 mathematics education
Thursday, August 24, 16:00-17:45
Moderator: Father Ben Nebres
Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Panelists : Shiu-Yuen Cheng
Hong Kong University of Science and Tecnology, Hong Kong, China
Konrad Osterwalder
ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Hung-Hsi Wu
University of California, Berkeley, USA
INVITED LECTURES
Petar Kenderov
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Mathematics competitions: who wins?
Thursday, August 24, 15:00-15:45
Alan Siegel
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA
Understanding and misunderstanding the Third International Mathematics and Science Study: what is at stake and why K-12 education studies matter
Wednesday, August 23, 15:00-15:45
Ian Stewart
University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
Mathematics, the media, and the public
Monday, August 28, 15:00-15:45