March 24, 2008
An SIIA Webcast

On April 18, 2006, President Bush created the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. In March, the Panel will release its final report to the President and Secretary Spellings, and to educators, policy makers and other education stakeholders.

This SIIA webcast will provide a customized presentation of the findings and recommendations of most interest to SIIA member providers of educational software, curriculum, assessments and other technology-based products and services. The report will be presented by Dr. Larry Faulkner, chair of the Panel and former President of the University of Texas at Austin.

The panel was charged with advising the nation, based on the best available scientific evidence, on the following:

• the critical skills and skill progressions for students to acquire competence in algebra and readiness for higher levels of mathematics;
• the role and appropriate design of standards and assessment in promoting mathematical competence;
• the processes by which students of various abilities and backgrounds learn mathematics;
• instructional practices, programs, and materials that are effective for improving mathematics learning;
• the training, selection, placement, and professional development of teachers of mathematics in order to enhance students' learning of mathematics;
• the role and appropriate design of systems for delivering instruction in mathematics that combine the different elements of learning processes, curricula, instruction, teacher training and support, and standards, assessments, and accountability;
• needs for research in support of mathematics education; and
• ideas for strengthening capabilities to teach children and youth basic mathematics, geometry, algebra, and calculus and other mathematical disciplines.

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