Thursday, April 14, 2016: 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
306 (Moscone)
Lead Speaker:
Solomon Garfunkel
Co-speakers:
Christian R. Hirsch
,
Peter Turner
and
Rose Mary Zbiek
The panel will describe new developments in mathematical modeling education. Garfunkel will discuss the new GAIMME report along with developments in high school modeling competitions. Hirsch will discuss the new NCTM Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education (APME) 2016 volume on modeling. Turner will describe the efforts of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). And Zbiek will relate present and future plans of NCTM and what those developments mean for our members.
Presentation Format: General Interest / All Audiences Session