Jul 24, 2006 White Among 11 U.S. Delegates to International Math Workshop  Writer: Michael Childs, 706/542-5889, mdchilds@uga.edu Contact: Dorothy White, 706/ 542-4096, dywhite@uga.edu University of Georgia education professor Dorothy Y. White is one of 11 delegates from the United States invited to participate in the International Workshop of Mathematics Education in Dakar, Senegal from July 31-August 1. The workshop, which also includes more than a dozen delegates from various African nations, will set a collaborative research agenda for math education in the U.S. and Africa. These studies will provide a strong underpinning for future improvements in mathematics education across the African continent. White, an associate professor in the department of mathematics and science education, will speak on a panel about preparing teachers of mathematics. Her research interests include equity in math education, building math education communities, discourse in elementary school math classrooms, preparing preservice teachers’ to teach in diverse mathematics classrooms, and African American preservice and inservice teachers’ views on teaching and learning math. White joined the UGA faculty in the College of Education in 1997. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of Maryland. The workshop is expected to provide a forum for the discussion of key issues in mathematics education in countries across the African continent, and then an ensuing discussion of potential strategies for the resolution of these issues based on actual experiences and research findings in the U.S. and Africa. In addition, bringing together delegates from the U.S. and Africa will enable a more timely exchange of research-based knowledge and awareness of “best practices” in mathematics education by strengthening the communication links and information flow between U.S. education researchers and mathematicians and their counterparts in Africa. The workshop is sponsored by the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network through a grant from the National Science Foundation. It is being held in conjunction with the 2006 Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO), an annual competitive mathematics problem-solving event for high school students from across Africa organized by the African Mathematical Union (AMU). The President of the Republic of Senegal, the Minster of Education and other dignitaries will preside over the opening joint session of PAMO and the workshop. |