US-Russian Working Forum on Elementary Mathematics: "Is the Elkonin-Davydov Curriculum a Model for the U.S.?" -- A Conference to Convene at the University of Hawaii, January, 2002

该项目将于2002年1月下旬为美国和俄罗斯的35名数学教育、数学、材料开发和心理学专家举行邀请性会议。这次会议将决定埃尔科宁-达维多夫数学课程对美国的有用性。这次会议是一个拥有国际教育专业知识的非营利性组织(教育最佳实践)和夏威夷大学课程研究和发展小组的合作项目，预计将是课程分析、材料开发、现场测试和专业发展的多年努力的第一阶段。该项目将调查俄罗斯(埃尔科宁-达维多夫)课程的主要特点，它强调数学作为一个整体，并以俄罗斯数学学习研究为基础，如何回应人们对美国传统课程分散和缺乏良好研究基础的担忧。该项目的成果将由信息时代出版公司出版。

This project will carry out an invitational conference for 35 U.S. and Russian experts in mathematics education, mathematics, materials development and psychology in late January, 2002. The conference will determine the usefulness of the Elkonin-Davydov mathematics curriculum for the U.S. The conference, a collaborative project of a non-profit organization with expertise in international education (Best Practices in Education) and the University of Hawaii's Curriculum Research and Development Group, is expected to be the first phase of a multi-year effort in curriculum analysis, materials development, field testing and professional development. The project will investigate how the key features of the Russian (Elkonin-Davydov) curriculum, with its emphasis on mathematics as an integrated whole and its foundation in Russian research on mathematics learning, make it responsive to concerns that traditional U.S. curricula are fragmented and lack a sound basis in research. The results of the project will be published by Information Age Publishing Company.