Harold Asturias

Harold Asturias, PhD, served as the director of the New Standards Portfolio Assessment Project and the Mathemat ics Unit for New Standards a project to develop national standards and assessments. In that capacity, he was part of a team of experts whose efforts, involving many states and over a thousand teachers, resulted in the successful production of two assessment systems: the New Standards Portfolio and the Reference Examination. In addition, he was part of the team that produced the New...See more

Harold Asturias, PhD, served as the director of the New Standards Portfolio Assessment Project and the Mathemat ics Unit for New Standards a project to develop national standards and assessments. In that capacity, he was part of a team of experts whose efforts, involving many states and over a thousand teachers, resulted in the successful production of two assessment systems: the New Standards Portfolio and the Reference Examination. In addition, he was part of the team that produced the New Standards Performance Standards and was a member of the writing group for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Assessment Standards for School Mathematics. Asturias has also served on the board of TODOS: Mathemat-ics for ALL, an NCTM affiliate whose mission is to advocate for an equitable and high quality mathematics education for all students in particular, Hispanic/Latino students. At the state level, he has served as president of the California Mathematics Council. Asturias earned a professional medical doctor degree and surgeon degree from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala in Central America and a degree in elementary teacher credentials with emphasis on bilingual education, Spanish, from the California State University School of Education in Los Angeles. See less