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William H. Sadlier, Inc., to Convene Fifth Annual Meeting of National Mathematics Advisory Board
05/14/08FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, NY May 19, 2008
William H. Sadlier, Inc., publisher of K-12 instructional programs in mathematics and reading/language arts, announced today that the fifth annual meeting of the company's National Mathematics Advisory Board will be held on June 5, 2008, at the Newark (NJ) Airport Marriott Hotel.
The meeting brings together leading university-level researchers and scholars, public and private school administrators, and the company's mathematics authors, including Alfred S. Posamentier, PH.D., Dean, City College of New York, Catherine LeTourneau, Mathematics Department Chairperson, St. Catharine of Siena School, Reading, PA, and Edward William Quinn, Director of Elementary Curriculum, Instruction, and Staff Development for the Archdiocese of PA, for a day-long discussion of topics of interest to the K-12 educational community.
Highlighting this year's meeting will be reports and first-hand observations from two Board members who also served as members of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (NMP) appointed in 2006 by President George W. Bush. Sandra Stotsky, Ph.D., Professor of Education Reform, 21st Century Chair in Teacher Quality, University of Arkansas, and Chair of the National Mathematics Advisory Board; and Vern Williams, Mathematics Department, Longfellow Middle School, Fairfax County, VA, will discuss the National Mathematics Advisory Panel's recent recommendations concerning teacher training and the teaching of Algebra in today's schools.
Other highlights of the June 5 meeting include an update on the research study being conducted by Board member David Klahr, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, "From the Lab to the Classroom Teacher to an Automated Tutor: A Long Journey with a Small Package"; a discussion of the introduction of Response to Intervention (RTI) in a large suburban NJ district, by Cheryl Dyer, Assistant Superintendent, Bridgewater-Raritan School District; and an interactive live demonstration of new whiteboard technology applications being used in middle schools today.
Joining Board members Sandra Stotsky, Vern Williams, and David Klahr will be R. James Milgram, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, Stanford University; Paul M. Beaudin, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Iona College; Regina Panasuk, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Massachusetts; Douglas J. Keeler, Superintendent (Ret.), Claremont (CA) Unified School District; Carlota Morales, Ed.D., Principal, Sts. Peter and Paul School, Miami; Rosalie Pedalino Porter, Ph.D., Bilingual/ESL Consultant, Amherst (MA); Kirk P. Gaddy, Ed.D., Principal, St. Katherine School, Baltimore; Margaret E. Curran, Ed.D., Principal, Annunciation Catholic Academy, Altamonte Springs (FL); Sr. Marianne Viani, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum, Archdiocese of San Francisco; and Sr. Marie Cooper, IHM, Ed.D., Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, Immaculata University, Immaculata (PA).
For additional information, contact Robert A. Richards, V.P. Publications, Sadlier-Oxford, a division of William H. Sadlier, Inc., (212) 312-6072, or rar@sadlier.com.