Mathematics Education History By Karmen Yu Sep 23, 1779 First Chair in education established at University of Halle Period: Sep 23, 1816 to Sep 23, 1822 Martin Ohm publish works based on mathematics as a system of relations between operations Sep 23, 1821 Colburn published innovative arithmetic textbook based on Pestalozzi's pedagogy Sep 23, 1873 First Professorship in Education in University of Iowa Sep 23, 1900 Math ed. was founded as a field of study early 20th Century Sep 23, 1905 Idea of International Commisssion first proposed Sep 23, 1908 International Commission was founded Sep 23, 1910 Experimental study of different methods of subtraction (First Education Thesis) Sep 23, 1911 First Doctoral degree in Math Ed. Sep 23, 1923 Made case of transfer of "disciplinary value" of mathematics Period: Sep 23, 1950 to Sep 23, 1960 Integration of pyschology into math Sep 23, 1965 First Peaceful Meeting of Mathematicians and Mathematics Educators Sep 23, 1969 First International Congress on Mathematical Education