February 14, 2008
Conference on Math Education & Social Justice
Joan Countryman is the former Head of Lincoln School in Providence, Rhode Island, and served as Assistant Head for Academic Planning and Director of Studies at Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, where she taught mathematics from 1970 to 1993. Since August 2006, she has served as consultant and Interim Head of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa. Joan is the author of "Writing to Learn Mathematics", "Is Gender an Issue in Math?" and "Black Images in American Literature" (1977). Countryman grew up in Philadelphia and was the first African-American graduate of Germantown Friends School. She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, a Master's from Yale University, and studied at the London School of Economics as a Fulbright Scholar.
Registration is FREE to school groups bringing students. Otherwise, the registration fee is on a self-selecting sliding scale from $25 - $300.
Limited seats available in the workshops - so register soon!!!
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