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Mathematics Education in the 21st Century: Embracing Possibilities

For Release Upon Receipt - June 21, 2012

St. Augustine


UWI’s School of Education (SOE) hosts a symposium, titled Mathematics Education in the 21st Century: Embracing Possibilities from 21st-23rd June, 2012, at the SOE.

This symposium will begin at 9am each day and end at 5pm on 21st and 22nd June, and 2pm on 23rd June.

This event aims to:

-highlight the contribution of the SOE to mathematics education over the years in celebration of the 50th anniversary of independence of Trinidad and Tobago

-provide a forum for teachers to share best practices in mathematics teaching

-present samples of mathematics integration across various curricula including ICT

-create an environment where the base for collegial collaboration can be generated

-identify teacher concerns in the content of mathematics, pedagogy and technology

-allow parents and the general public insights into mathematics teaching and learning at all levels in the nation’s schools

 

To find out more, please contact:

Nalini Ramsawak-Jodha at ext 83403 or Nalini.Ramsawak-Jodha@sta.uwi.edu, or

Elizabeth Greene at ext 84326 or Elizabeth.Greene@sta.uwi.edu.

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