2010 Conference Presentations

1. Mills College Lesson Study Group

a. Paper: Lewis, C., Perry, R. Friedkin, S. & Baker, E. (2010, April). Learning Fractions in a Linear Measurement Context: Development and Field Testing of a Lesson Study Intervention. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

b. Poster 1: Learning Fractions: What Representations are used in US and Japanese Textbooks?

c. Poster 2: Fractions Studies: Linear Measurement Context

d. Poster 3: How Might a Linear Measurement Context Influence Teachers' and Students' Fractions Understanding?

2. Learning Mathematics Through Representations

a. Paper: Saxe, G. B., Earnest, D., Sitabkhan Y., Haldar, L. C., Lewis, K. and Zheng, Y. (in press, Cognition & Instruction). Supporting Generative Thinking about Integers on Number Lines in Elementary Mathematics.

b. Session overview: Saxe, G. B., Gearhart, M., Earnest, D., Haldar, L. C., Kang, B. Lewis, K., McKerracher, A., Sitabkhan, Y., Zheng, Y., and Shaughnessy, M. (2010, May 2). Learning Mathematics through Representations: Development of a Research-Based Curriculum on Integers and Fractions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

c. Poster 1: Classroom Studies Synopsis

Learning Mathematics through Representations (LMR): Classroom Studies

d. Poster 2: Interview Studies Synopsis

Learning Mathematics through Representations (LMR): Interview Studies

e. Poster 3: Tutorial Study Synopsis

Learning Mathematics through Representations (LMR): Tutorial Study

f. Handout: Learning Mathematics through Representations

3. Discussant Remarks

Linear Measurement Interpretations of Rational Numbers: Teacher and Student Learning Across Cultures, Curricula and Contexts. Hyman Bass, Discussant. Includes Learning Fractions in a Linear Measurement Context: Development and Field Testing of a Lesson Study Intervention by Perry, R., Lewis, C., Friedkin, S. & Baker, E. and Learning Mathematics through Representations: Development of a Research-Based Curriculum on Integers and Fractions by Saxe, G. B., Gearhart, M., Earnest, D., Chopra Haldar, L., Sitabkhan, Y., Zheng, Y., and Shaughnessy, M. Powerpoint presented on May 2, 2010 at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Posted on May 7, 2010