[cmath] Fwd: The Klein Project

[Peter Taylor]

I forward an invitation from Bernard to contribute ideas to the Klein Project.
http://www.mathunion.org/index.php?id=805
This indeed seems like an interesting (and challenging!) project.
They propose to produce a book, a DVD and a wiki 
to which all can contribute on an ongoing 
basis--all of this focused on helping teachers 
make connections between the mathematics they 
teach and the field of mathematics.  The first 
meeting of the design team is less than a week 
away, but they are asking for our input.
Many of us will know a few members of the 
8-person team.  First of all it includes Christiane Rousseau!
The Chair Bill Barton has often visited Canada 
and at least once (if my memory serves) 
CMESG.  Bill McCallum I know from work with calculus reform.
One thing I liked about the description is their 
aim to produce a book to "stimulate" math teachers.  A worthy ambition.
peter

>Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 18:57:08 -0400
>From: "Bernard R. Hodgson" <bhodgson at mat.ulaval.ca>
>Subject: The Klein Project
>
>Dear ICMI Representatives and Chairs of ICMI Affiliated Study Groups,
>
>ICMI and its mother organisation, the IMU, have 
>launched jointly last year the so called "Klein 
>Project", whose purpose is to revisit the 
>seminal reflection of Felix Klein on 
>mathematical knowledge related to teaching.  It 
>is inspired by Klein's famous book "Elementary 
>Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint", 
>published a century ago, and the aim is to 
>produce documents helping mathematics teachers 
>to make connections between the mathematics they 
>teach, or can be asked to teach, and the field 
>of mathematics, while taking into account the 
>evolution of this field over the last century.
>
>A Design Team has been appointed by ICMI and IMU 
>with the duty of managing the project and 
>defining it in practical terms.  The first 
>meeting of the Design Team will start next 
>Saturday, May 30.  Your comments or suggestions 
>are most welcome and should be sent to the Chair 
>of the Design Team, Bill Barton (b.barton at auckland.ac.nz).
>
>It is already planned that this project will 
>result in a book published in several languages, 
>a resource DVD and a wiki-based website.
>
>The composition of the Design Team can be found 
>the Klein Project page on the ICMI website, under "Other Activities".
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Bernard
>
>
>--
>____________________________________________
>Bernard R. Hodgson
>Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secrétaire général de la CIEM
>(International Commission on Mathematical Instruction /
>Commission internationale de l'enseignement mathématique)
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Peter Taylor
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Math&Stats
Queen's University
Kingston ON
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