February 13 - Teaching Math

Arcadia University Bulletin, February 10, 2009 - A Weekly Publication Highlighting Arcadia News and Events

Math Comes Full Circle for Quality Class Students

Spijkerboer

Usually, students go overseas to study with international math education expert Lambrecht Spijkerboer, organizer of the Quality Class, a 10-day exchange program for teacher-students. But this week the Netherlands professor is coming to Arcadia to talk about ideas for teaching math and to visit with some Arcadia students who studied with him in Poland last year.

Spijkerboer’s visits Arcadia on Friday, Feb. 13, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Grey Towers Castle Conference Room. Students, faculty and staff are invited to the workshop to discuss ideas for teaching math. Spijkerboer, who is on his way to Argentina, also is attending a graduate course on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and offering a workshop organized by the three undergraduates—Courtney Knowlton, Jimmie Malamut and Rebeca Gonzalez—who attended the Quality Class in Poland last summer. They have set up a Facebook page with more information about the event. Read more.

February 5 - Dyscalculia lecture

Arcadia University Bulletin, January 27, 2009 - A Weekly Publication Highlighting Arcadia News and Events

Visiting International Professor Brings Global Math Perspective

Meyerhöfer

The Arcadia University Faculty Spotlight Lecture Series presents Visiting International Professor Dr. Wolfram Meyerhöfer, from Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 4 p.m. in the Rose and Mirror Rooms of Grey Towers Castle at Arcadia University. His focus is mathematics education.

Meyerhöfer's lecture, “How We Make Our Children Ill: Some Analyses of Dyscalculia and ADHD,” addresses Dyscalculia, which labels a specific developmental disability affecting a person's ability to conceptualize and perform mathematics. His lecture discusses a school's responsibility for the learning of all pupils instead of labeling bad learners with diseases, the potential for special education approaches to support children's learning, and the social/cultural impact of professionalizing education. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read more.