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Personal Profile of Dr. Alan H. Schoenfeld

Dr. Alan H. Schoenfeld
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Mathematics

Home Page: https://gse.berkeley.edu/people/alan-h-schoenfeld

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1858-959X

Biography

Alan Schoenfeld holds the Elizabeth and Edward Conner Chair in Education and is an affiliated professor in the Mathematics Department at UC Berkeley. Schoenfeld served as president of the American Educational Research Association in 1988-89, and is a Fellow of AERA. He is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Laureate of the education honor society Kappa Delta Pi. Alan is a member of the National Academy of Education, where he served as vice president from 2000-2006. In 2011 he was awarded the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction’s Klein Medal, the highest international distinction in mathematics education. In 2013 he was awarded AERA's Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education award. "This is the premier acknowledgment of outstanding achievement and success in education research. It is designed to publicize, motivate, encourage, and suggest models for education research at its best."
Current/Future Committee Membership
Name Office Start Date End Date
Educational Advisory Committee Mar 07, 2015 Mar 31, 2024
Past Committee Membership
Name Office Start Date End Date
Educational Advisory Committee May 15, 2003 Mar 01, 2008
Educational Advisory Committee Mar 01, 2008 Mar 01, 2015

  1. Workshop Critical Issues in Mathematics Education 2016: Observing, Evaluating and Improving Mathematics Teaching from the Early Grades through the University

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    Feb 11, 2016
    Thursday
    05:15 PM - 06:00 PM
    		  The practice and use of observation in powerful professional development: The teaching-for-robust-understanding (TRU) framework
    Alan Schoenfeld (University of California, Berkeley)

  3. Workshop Assessing Students’ Mathematics Learning: Issues, Costs and Benefits

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    Mar 07, 2004
    Sunday
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
    		  Crucial Contemporary Social, Political and Cultural Issues in Mathematics Assessment in the U.S. (part 1)
    Alan Schoenfeld (University of California, Berkeley)
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
    		  Crucial Contemporary Social, Political and Cultural Issues in Mathematics Assessment in the U.S. (part 2)
    Alan Schoenfeld (University of California, Berkeley)
    04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
    		  What is Mathematical Proficiency?
    Richard (James) Milgram, Alan Schoenfeld (University of California, Berkeley)
    04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
    		  What is Mathematical Proficiency? (part 2)
    Alan Schoenfeld (University of California, Berkeley)