Mathematics education in an East-West perspective
November 12 2012
Room S04, Building 101, DTU, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby.
Program
Teaching, learning and education with roots in local traditions and culture,
national goals and global perspectives.
10.00 – 10.10: Coffee and rolls, reception
10:15 – 11:15:
Berinderjeet Kaur (Professor, National Institute of Mathematics Education, Singapore) Evolution of the school mathematics curriculum in Singapore.
I will show in my presentation why importance is placed on the learning of mathematics
in Singapore and how the present day school mathematics may be said to be: Maths for
all but more maths for some.
11:15 – 11:50
Maurice O’Reilly (Professor, St Patrick’s College, Dublin) Recent
developments in mathematics curricular reform in Ireland.
11:50 – 12:20:
Anna Jørgensen (Associate Professor emirita, (University College,
Teacher Education Zahle)
Mathematics teaching and learning in the Danish primary
and secondary school (age 6 -16) with a perspective on mathematical competences and
working methods.
12:20 – 13:20 Lunch
13:20 – 14:20
Levi Elipane (Ph.D., Dept. of Science Education, University of
Copenhagen):
Lesson studies in Japan
14:20 – 15:00
Kaj Østergaard (Associate Professor, VIA University College, Aarhus)
15:00 – 15:15 15 Coffee break
15:15 – 15:45
Samuel Bengmark (Kalmar University): Gifted students in Sweden
15:45 – 16:00
Conclusion.
