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About
The
U.S.-China Education Leaders Forum on Math and Science Education is
a two-day meeting organized by Asia Society, the Education Commission
of the States and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic
of China to explore common challenges and strategies in math, science
and technology education. The meeting will convene education leaders
from China and the United States and will take place July 10-12 in Denver,
Colorado.
Background
and Purpose
In September 2003, a delegation of U.S. state and national
K-12 education leaders, organized by Asia Society, visited China at
the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The delegation
visited a wide range of schools and universities and held discussions
with their counterparts about common challenges and different approaches
in education. In 2004, a return delegation of directors of education
from seven Chinese provinces and led by Vice Minister Zhang, visited
the United States and participated in meetings of CCSSO, ECS, the College
Board and Asia Society. These exchanges laid the groundwork for a longer-term
program of cooperation, which has since yielded the development of an
Advanced Placement course in Chinese and a number of partnerships between
U.S. states and Chinese provinces to link schools and teachers.
The discussions
also identified a range of areas where American and Chinese educators
could learn from each other’s strengths and challenges. Asia Society,
the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Education Commission of the
States (ECS) are convening the first U.S.-China Education Leaders Forum
on Math and Science Education on July 10-12, 2005 in Denver, Colorado.
The meeting will focus on the critical area of math and science achievement
in primary and secondary education and will be limited to about 30 participants
to allow for maximum discussion (15 from each country). It will take
place as a prelude to the annual ECS National Policy Forum. The meeting
will include a comparative discussion of math and science curricula,
standards, assessment and instruction, as well as the role of technology
in raising student achievement and innovation in math and science education
in both countries. Participants will include leaders in science, math,
and technology education and represent research, practice and policy—representing
organizations that can develop joint follow-up projects after the forum.
A panel will present the results of the discussion to the main ECS meeting
of state education policymakers on July 13 and a report of the main
findings will be made widely available.
ECS
National Forum on Education Policy - July 12-15
The ECS National Forum on Education Policy is one of the largest
and most important education policy meetings in the United States. This
year marks the conference’s 40 th anniversary of convening key
leaders to discuss the top issues affecting education. Governors, legislators,
chief state school officers, higher education officials, and other state,
federal and local education leaders participate in sessions devoted
to a range of education issues, including redesigning high schools,
early learning, college access and affordability, the public agenda
for higher education, No Child Left Behind, school finance, hard-to-staff
schools, leadership, citizenship, and math, science and arts education.
Click
here for complete information and registration details.
Background
Readings | link
Access readings on math and science teaching from APEC, ECS and the
U.S. Department of Education.
Agenda | printer-friendly
version (2-page Word doc)
The agenda includes discussion questions that help frame issues.
Presentations
| link
Print remarks and download various PowerPoint presentations from the
two-day meeting.
Web
Demonstrations
View online demonstrations and resources.
The
Concord Consortium | http://www.concord.org
The
Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research and development
organization based in Concord, Massachusetts. We create interactive
materials that exploit the power of information technologies.
The
Seeing Math Project | http://seeingmath.concord.org
Today's students need a strong grasp of mathematics to
succeed both academically and in the job market. Seeing Math(tm) helps
teachers, schools and districts rise to the challenge. Seeing Math(tm)'s
online professional development programs use interactive software,
illustrative video, guided discussion and standards-driven content
to:
* Equip teachers with the knowledge and instructional strategies to
engage, motivate and lead students to math success.
* Provide schools and districts a flexible and cost-effective solution
to address rigorous standards, meet staff development needs and improve
student achievement.
* Help new and veteran teachers gain insight into how students think
about mathematics.
The research and development of Seeing Math(tm) is funded by the US
Department of Education.
Additional
Concord Consortium Resources | http://www.concord.org/resources/browse
We
produce a large amount of high-quality educational software that is
offered free of charge. Almost all of our software is open-sourced
so you can adapt it to your own needs or use it as the basis for your
own software development efforts.
Participants|
printer friendly version (17-page
Word doc)
Find out more about participating delegates by downloading
the Word document above.
Participating
Organizations | printer
friendly version (11-page Word doc)
Short descriptions of the organizations that will be represented
at the Forum are here, along with website
links.
Have
a Question? Contact us!
Marta Castaing | mcastaing@asiasoc.org
or 212-327-9301
Weiwei Wang | interne@asiasoc.org
or 212-327-9315
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