I will draw from a range of experiences at York University, and from some workshops with people from across Canada addressing a range of promising possibilities that arise from growing collaborations among people from a variety of backgrounds in mathematics, statistics and education. Some areas of active collaboration have included: designing and implementing programs for the preparation of future teachers of mathematics; supporting professional development of in-service teachers; improving the teaching and learning in a broad range of mathematics and statistics courses; developing joint research to address key research issues in Mathematics Education; preparing mathematics graduate students for careers which include teaching. I will describe some specific examples, which students and colleagues describe as positive, as well as note the barriers and sources of ‘push back’ against the changes that collaborative support for mathematics education requires. In my experience, working collaboratively in areas of mathematics and statistics education has been richly rewarding, addressing some of the biggest intellectual issues of our time.
I hope the stories and the questions posed will provide a focus for a wider conversion on Tuesday at lunch time from which we can all learn. Some background is provided through the site: http://wiki.math.yorku.ca/index.php/Math_to_Math_Ed

Refreshments 3:30 PM 745 POT
Lunch-Round table discussion on Mathematics Teaching and Education: Tuesday, 12:00 PM 745 POT (lunch provided, sign-up in 707 POT)
Partially supported by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Mathematics Department.