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Mahesh Sharma is the director of The Center for
Teaching/Learning Mathematics of Framingham
and
Wellesley
,
MA
, which is affiliated to Berkshire Mathematics
in the
UK
. Patricia Brazil of Berkshire Mathematics
organizes Prof Sharma’s lectures and
courses, and the production of his videos /
DVDs,
which are for sale along with many of Prof
Sharma’s publications.
Professor
Sharma is known nationally and internationally
for his groundbreaking work in mathematics
education. He is an author and editor of
an international mathematics journal, Focus on
Learning Problems in Mathematics, a consultant
to public and private schools, a public
lecturer, and a teacher-trainer. He also
writes Math Notebook, a practical source of
information for parents and teachers. His
special field of interest is mathematics
learning problems. He evaluates children
and adults for their learning disabilities and
also finds time to tutor students. This
one-to-one work with students provides him
with insight into their learning problems and
he has developed a unique way of helping
students to learn. This is called
Vertical Acceleration. Through Vertical
Acceleration one is able to help students make
up the gaps in their learning in a very short
period of time.
Professor
Sharma’s areas of interest and expertise
include all areas of mathematics education,
cognitive developmental psychology, problem
solving, and mathematics learning and
remediation. His pioneering work in the
psychology of learning mathematics,
dyscalculia and mathematics learning problems
and mathematics learning personality is
becoming an important way of looking at the
diagnosis and remediation of learning problems
in mathematics.
Center
for Teaching/Learning of Mathematics, Inc. US
Tel: (508) 877-4089 or (781) 235-7200
Fax: (508) 788-3600
Email: ctlm@rcn.com
Berkshire
Mathematics
UK
Tel: 0118 947 4864
Email:
info@berkshiremathematics.com
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