The lesson will end at 10 minutes past 11 o'clock. The diagnostic is based on Miller's research into learning styles, and was written by the college's learning disability specialist Catherine Jester. To date, over 10,000 students from Diablo Valley College and elsewhere have used it to overcome math anxiety and improve their performance in mathematics. Graduate credit and professional development certificates are available for most workshops. Through personal interviews, teacher discussions, and actual classroom footage, the series encourages teachers to examine their beliefs about how children learn, and how these beliefs might influence their teaching.
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A second position in ME in the CSUF School of Education is anticipated for 2001-2002. Please pass along to interested university colleagues and doctoral students. Ma also agreed to provide a keynote address from 7-9 p.m. that evening in Fresno. More details will be shared when they become available. The conference will be held at San Diego's Town and Country Hotel on 9-11 February 2000.