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Ball Delivers Presentation at the National Mathematics Panel Forum on October 6
This forum was hosted by the U.S. Department of Education and the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) to bring together various organizations and other interested parties to review the findings of the National Mathematics Panel and discuss how these might be used to improve mathematics education in the United States.
download Ball's presentation from the Panel Forum: Teachers and teacher education (PDF)
go to the National Math Panel Forum website »

About the National Mathematics Advisory Panel –
The National Mathematics Advisory Panel was convened in 2006 by President George W. Bush. It released its final report, Foundations for Success, on March 13, 2008. The panel received testimony from more than 200 individuals and 150 organizations, and reviewed more than 16,000 research studies. Dean Ball, an expert on mathematics teaching and teacher education, was named to the panel for her important work on mathematical knowledge for teaching.
go to the National Mathematics Advisory Panel website »
download the National Mathematics Panel final report, Foundations for Success (PDF)
go to the U-M press release about Ball's contributions to the report »
download Ball's comments on the report release (PDF)
go to a Washington Post article on the report »
go to an Education Week article on the report »