On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop on Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum. The workshop was organized to address questions and issues related to math teaching and curriculum that were generated by each country, including the following: What are the main concerns in the development of the curriculum? What issues have been discussed or debated among curriculum developers, teachers, teacher educators, and scholars regarding the curriculum? How have textbooks been developed for the curriculum? How are curricular tasks designed and what criteria are used? What is the role of learning trajectories in the development of curriculum? This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at the workshop. Table of ContentsFront Matter1 INTRODUCTION2 MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM IN KOREA3 MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM IN THE UNITED STATES4 DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN KOREA5 TEACHERS, TEACHER PREPARATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN KOREA6 TEACHERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES7 OBSERVATIONS AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONSREFERENCESAppendix A-- U.S.South Korea Math Education Workshop AgendaAppendix B-- Biographies of Workshop Speakers
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