[Maths-Education] Kaput Center News Update

[Stephen Hegedus]

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NEWS UPDATE
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1. Our regular on-line Wimba seminar on the works of Jim Wertsch  
continues next Wednesday April 16th, 12-1pm(EST). Please forward to  
your students and colleagues. Locals are free to join us in the Center  
too. At this meeting we shall be studying:

Wertsch, J. V. & Tulviste, P. (2005). L.S. Vygotsky and contemporary  
developmental psychology. In H. Daniels (Ed.), An introduction to  
Vygotsky (2nd ed., pp. 59-80). New York: Routledge.

MP3 recordings of prior discussions and more details can be found  
here: http://www.kaputcenter.umassd.edu/events/fas/
Sign up details are at the end of this message.
Please contact Lindsay Cabral (u_l1cabral at umassd.edu) at the Kaput  
Center for more details on the reading materials.


2. Our final featured speaker this semester will be Professor Judah  
Schwartz:

Judah Schwartz, Tufts, Professor of Engineering Science & Education,  
MIT [retired]
Professor of Education, Harvard University [retired].
Wednesday 7th May 2008; 3:30-5pm
Title: Formulating Measures: A Step Toward Understanding Modeling in  
the K-12 Curriculum

Further info and streaming videos of prior talks are available at http://www.kaputcenter.umassd.edu/events/cs/

Directions and contact details can be found here: http://www.kaputcenter.umassd.edu/contact/


3. Members of the Kaput Center Advisory Board met in March to begin a  
series of symposia addressing "Foundational Issues in Mathematics  
Education" supported by the National Science Foundation.  More details  
can be found at our Public Wiki: http://www.kaputcenter.umassd.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

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Notes to join the on-line seminar:

To join the on-line discussion from anywhere in the world, please  
connect to:
http://horizon.umassonline.net
Click on "Participant Login" and enter your full name, then select
"Kaput Center Room"

First time, you will need to run through a setup wizard. This takes  
just a few minutes. The virtual room will be open from 11.30pm (EST)  
before each seminar but you can do the setup at anytime. You will need  
a microphone connected to your computer to contribute. The discussion  
will be moderated by an associate of the Center. We will also be  
offering a simulcast via telephone if needed. Please contact us for  
the PIN number.

We look forward to your involvement.

Regards
Stephen
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Stephen J. Hegedus, Ph.D.
Director, James J Kaput Center for
Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education,
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics,
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
200 Mill Rd., Suite 150B
Fairhaven, MA 02719. USA