Math Education Speaker Series – 25.11.06 – Walder-Biesanz

Join us on Thursday, November 06 from 1:30pm-3:00pm in Room 423 of WED (2 Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215) for the first talk in this year’s Mathematics Education Speaker Series. Ilana Walder-Biesanz (CEO, National Math Stars) will be presenting on, “Identifying and Supporting Mathematically Extraordinary Students”. Below is an abstract of her talk:

Building on last year’s Math Education Speaker Series on the intersections of mathematics education and special education, this year’s series turns toward issues of mathematics education and policy. This presentation will feature Ilana Walder-Biesanz, CEO of National Math Stars, an organization that works to identify and support the needs of mathematically gifted students. In this first event, the speaker will share one group’s approach to addressing the learning and policy needs of mathematically gifted students, followed by a 30-minute discussion about the ideas presented and what they mean for our own work and contexts.