The ICMI (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction) promotes global collaboration and excellence in mathematics education through international programs and research.
ICMI Newsletter - November 2021
Editors:
Jean-Luc Dorier (ICMI Secretary General)
Merrilyn Goos (ICMI Vice President)
Lena Koch (ICMI Administrative Manager)
CONTENTS
LOMLOE, the newer Law of Education in Spain, was passed in January 2021, and its progressive implementation will start one year later in the different territories, now with more autonomy in the concretion of various regulations in the Law.
LOMLOE –Spanish Law of Education
https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/dam/jcr:45db760b-02bd-4b57-8732-e3abae6bffb3/loe-con-lomloe-2021-01-18.pdf
General description
Cuba is an island and Caribbean country, with more than 11 million inhabitants (https://www.ecured.cu/Rep%C3%BAblica_de_Cuba). The official language is Spanish. School curricula are established nationally by the Ministry of Education (https://www.mined.gob.cu).
In Paraguay, the Ministry of Education and Science is the state entity that holds the steering role in the field of education, and its purpose is to guarantee education as a public asset and an essential human right.
Pakistan National Curriculum (Mathematics)
Pakistan is a country of more than 200 million with about 64% being under the age of 29 (UNDP 2017. It came into being on August 14, 1947. It is a federation with four provinces, i.e. Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), three territories, i.e. Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and the federal capital Islamabad (ICT).
Since 2008 ICMI holds its own General Assemblies the day prior to the opening of an ICME.
Upcoming General Assembly:
Past ICMI General Assemblies:
The follwing ICMI General Assemblies were held so far:
ICTMA Career Research medal named The Henry Pollak Award established at ICTMA18 in 2017 in Stellenbosch has been awarded for the first time in 2021 and has been announced at the ICTMA20 virtual meeting at 21st September 2021. The ceremony will take place in 2022 at the official ICTMA20 conference.