Sunday, December 16
Welcome reception (at the "Pavilhão do Conhecimento", Parque das Nações, Lisbon)
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17:00
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Michèle Artigue, International Commission for Mathematical Instruction
José Francisco Rodrigues, Comissão Nacional de Matemática
Ana Noronha, Ciência Viva
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17:15
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Mathematics and Society in the XXI century
Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, IHES, Bures-sur-Yvette
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Visit to the Exhibition "Experiencing Mathematics"
Monday, December 17
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Greetings and Introduction
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List of speakers: |
Erik de Corte (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), chair of the Scientific Committee
António Sampaio da Nóvoa, President of the University Lisbon
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education represented by João Palhota de Matos
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09:30 - 10:15
Opening lecture by Alan Schoenfeld (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.):
An International Perspective on the Future of Mathematics Education
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10:15 - 10:30
Coffee break
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Session 1: Primary Education (Chair: José Francisco Rodrigues, Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Lieven Verschaffel (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium):
Taking the Modeling Perspective Seriously at the Elementary School Level
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Erich Wittmann (Univ. Dortmund, Germany):
Mathematics as a science of patterns - from the very beginning
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Michel Delord (GRIP, France):
Learning from the Past for the Future of Mathematics Education: the SLECC (Savoir Lire Écrire Compter Calculer) Experimentation
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12:00 - 13:15Panel discussion
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Panelists: the three speakers, plus:
Bengt Johansson (Gothenburg University, Sweden),
(*) Jan de Lange (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands),
Pierre Léna (Académie des Sciences de Paris, France),
Maria de Lurdes Serrazina (Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa, Portugal) |
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13:15 - 14:30
Lunch
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Session 2: Secondary Education
(Chair: Jürg Kramer, Humboldt Univ. Berlin, Germany) |
| 14:30 - 15:00 |
Werner Blum (Univ. Kassel, Germany)
and Rita Borromeo Ferri (Univ. of Hamburg, Germany):
Mathematical Modelling: Can it be Taught and Learnt?
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| 15:00 - 15:30 |
Claudi Alsina (Univ. Politechnica Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain):
Innovating the Teaching of Mathematics
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Urs Kirchgraber (ETH Zurich, Switzerland):
How to influence the Prospective Grammar School Mathematics Teachers' Future Teaching of Mathematics?
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16:00 - 16:20
Coffee Break
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16:20 - 17:35 Panel discussion
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Panelists: the three speakers, plus:
Nuno Crato (ISEG, Portugal),
Zbigniew Marciniak (Univ. Warsaw, Poland),
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20:00 Conference Dinner, Restaurant
"Terreiro do Paço"
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Tuesday, December 18
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Session 3: Tertiary Education (Chair: Mogens Niss, Roskilde Univ. Denmark) |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Michèle Artigue (Univ. Paris Denis-Diderot, France):
Teaching and learning mathematics at university level
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| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Johan Lithner (Univ. Umea, Sweden):
University Mathematics Students’ Learning Difficulties
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Mika Seppälä (Univ. Helsinki, Finland):
Future of Mathematics Education in Europe at the Tertiary Level
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
João Filipe Queiró (Univ. Coimbra, Portugal):
Training of Mathematics Teachers: Future perspectives
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11:00 - 11:20 Coffee Break
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11:20 - 12:35 Panel discussion
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Panelists: the four speakers, plus:
Barbro Grevholm (Univ. Kristiansand, Norway),
Konrad Krainer (Univ. Klagenfurt, Austria,
Vicentiu Radulescu (Univ. Craiova, Romania), |
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12:35 - 14:00 Lunch
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Session 4: Challenges (Chair: (**) Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, CNRS-IHÉS, France) |
| 14:00 - 14:30 |
Avner Friedman (Mathematical Biosciences Institute, The Ohio State University):
Mathematical Biology as an Inspiring Approach in Mathematical Education
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| 14:30 - 15:00 |
(*) Laszlo Lovasz (Lorand Technical Univ., Hungary):
Mathematics and Information Technology
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| 15:00 - 15:30 |
Bernard Hodgson (Univ. of Toronto, Canada):
Challenges of mathematical education facing the needs of society: mathematics, literacy and culture
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15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
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15:45 - 17:00 Panel discussion
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Panelists: the three speakers, plus:
Mariolina Bartolini-Bussi (Univ. Modena, Italy),
Jorge Almeida (Univ. Porto, Portugal) |
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17:00 - 18:00 Closing Session: Synthesis, Agenda for Action and Conclusion
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Moderator: Jens Erik Fenstad (Norwegian Academy of Sciences, Oslo)
Panelists:
Ari Laptev (European Mathematical Society, Imperial College, London,
United Kingdom);
Alan Schoenfeld (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.);
Alexei Sossinski (Russian Academy of Sciences, Independent University of Moscow).
With the participation of:
Minister of Education represented by Carlos Pinto Ferreira, Director of GAVE - Gabinete de Avaliação Educacional do
Ministério da Educação
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(*) This speaker stay away of the congress. His communication was presented by the chairman of his session. In the case of Professor Ari Laptev, the presentation was made with the help of the Professor Erik De Corte.
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(**) The Professor Bourguignon stay away and was substituted by the Professor Ari Laptev.
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