Analyzing Trends in Elementary Mathematics Education by Looking at the Recent New York State Middle School Mathematics Testing Program.

This session will give an overview of the NYS Mathematics Testing Program for Grades 3-8, introduce the grading rubrics for educators, and evaluate sample student work. By examining the test standards we can see how elementary mathematics education is changing.

Speaker:

Jie Zhang
Principal
Queens High School For the Sciences at York College
New York City Department of Education

Refreshments will start at 3:30 p.m. The presentation will occur between 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. with time for questions.

The Mathematics Education Seminar is sponsored by the Teacher Academy at York, the Mathematics/CS Club, and the Office of the Provost.