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Mathematics Education Research Program The 2004 Mathematics Education Research Program will include: Elementary Mathematics Teaching Lab (MTL) New to PCMI is a focus on K-6 mathematics instruction. In the 2004 Summer Session, mathematics educator Deborah Ball will teach a two-week sequence of mathematics classes on number to elementary school children in a "Mathematics Teaching Lab." This activity will function as a centerpiece for generating serious and structured cross-program conversation around the theme of knowledge of mathematics for teaching. The primary participants in these discussions (including 1-2 selected participants from each of the six component programs of PCMI) will attend a daily preview session, observe the lab classes, then a final daily session to analyze and question practice, explore the mathematics that emerges and how that mathematics informs teaching decisions. Due to its limited size and highly structured agenda, participation in the Mathematics Education Research Program for Summer Session 2004 is by invitation. |