TODOS 2016 Ensuring Equity and Excellence in Mathematics for ALL | Page 16

Session Descriptions Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:30-5:00 Onsite Check In Conference Foyer 5:00-6:30 Welcome Grande Ballroom C Keynote: Lee V. Stiff Iris M. Carl Equity and Leadership Awards Achieving Equity and Excellence in School Mathematics Requires Leaders Who Provide Access to All Students! The nature of student access to high quality, rigorous mathematics will be examined. The rights and wrongs of school leadership will be exposed! Lee V. Stiff is a Professor of Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University and has taught mathematics in grades K-12. He received the Blackmon Award for Excellence in Teaching while at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Rankin Memorial Award for Excellence in Mathematics Education from the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and a Fulbright Scholar Award to the University of Ghana. Following his tenure on the NCTM Board of Directors, he served as President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics from 2000 to 2002. Between 1989 and 2011, Dr. Stiff was a co-author of elementary, middle grades, and high school textbooks in mathematics, currently published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Holt McDougal. He is the co-founder and President of EDSTAR Analytics, a consulting firm providing schools with data-driven decision models for student success and teacher effectiveness. He is also the President of Morgan’s Mark, a movie production/editing company based in Los Angeles, known for its film work: BURN, TIGER ORANGE, ANT, and currently screening on Netflix, MISSISSIPPI DAMNED. Dr. Stiff was awarded a B.S. degree in mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971, an M.A. degree in mathematics from Duke University in 1974, and a Ph.D. in mathematics education from North Carolina State University in 1978. [email protected] 6:30-8:00 Reception Conference Foyer TODOS 2016 !16