Alberta Math and Education Forum: Restoring Excellence and Evidence-Based Teaching in the K-12 Curriculum
When: May 29th, 6:00pm
Where: Lister Centre (11613 87 Ave), Edmonton, Alberta
Free of charge. Open mic for parents.
Goals:
1. To bring education officials, educators and parents together to discuss concerns regarding the direction of education in Alberta under the Inspiring Education “21st century learning”/inquiry-based initiative.
2. To review evidence-based teaching practices that have helped generations of students achieve excellence in school and in life.
3. To develop a clear course of action to stop unwanted, unproven and detrimental initiatives in Alberta education by September 2015.
Guest speakers:
Dr. Robert Craigen – University of Manitoba mathematician, leading the advocacy to re-establish standards of practice in mathematics teaching across Canada.
Dr. Vladimir Troitsky – University of Alberta mathematician, leading the advocacy to re-establish excellence in math education in Alberta.
Mr. Stuart Wachowicz – Educator, former director of Alberta Curriculum design.
Update: the talks from this forum are now available on YouTube:
Nhung Tran Davies
Stuart Wachowicz
Vladimir Troitsky
Robert Craigen