Mathematics professors from BMCC and New York City public school #34 math teachers and educators under the BMCC Fulbright-Hays Grants spent four weeks in China this Summer 2004.
During the 4 weeks in China, the Fulbright participants visited more than 20 historical sights, museums, libraries, and famous mathematicians’ special collections. They had the privilege and honor to meet with two of the most distinguished scholars of Chinese mathematics history alive today, Professors Shen Kangshen, primary author of “ The Nine Chapters on the Mathematics Art” and Professor Li Di author and co-author of over fifty books on the history of Chinese Mathematics.
The Fulbright Participants will share their impressive and unforgettable experience with the audience. Their presentations will focus on two major areas: History of Chinese Mathematics and Mathematics Education in China. First, Professor Han will give a brief introduction on the BMCC Fulbright project. Professor Claire Wladis will use today’s modern technology – computer animation to demonstration the ancient “Traditional Chinese Methods of Proofs.” The Principal of New York City public school #34. Joyce Stallings-Harte, Assistant Principal Rosemarie Gonzalez , and math teacher Dong Bush will give a PowerPoint presentation with some class observations video clips. The presenters will go into detail on the classroom observations they made in Chinese schools and their dialogs with Chinese teachers . Their presentation title is “ Fostering High Achievement Through Active Learning" . The panel presentation will conclude with Professor Sandra Boer’s "A Photojournalistic Survey of BMCC's Fulbright Scholars Academic Odyssey in China" .