Honors Workshop for Middle Grade Mathematics Teachers

1987年夏天，这个项目为25位被选中的6年级、7年级和8年级的数学教师提供了参加密歇根州立大学为期四周的荣誉研讨会的机会。这将使这些来自中西部的教师获得6个小时的数学教育学分。参与者将被提供一个特别的强化课程，旨在更新他们的数学知识及其应用。他们还将研究如何提高初中数学教学水平。该计划的一个有趣的“乘数”效应是，在计划的第四周，每个参与者都有两个门徒出席。这些额外的教师也将是讲习班的积极参与者。所有参与者都将获得材料和计划，以作为数学教育的领导者返回社区。使用的材料将主要是通过中学数学项目开发的，这是一个由美国国家科学基金会资助的课程开发项目。当地学区提供了出色的支持，以确保在学校一级实施。在第二个夏天，在当地的大力支持下，参与者将在项目工作人员的指导下为他们的同龄人举办讲习班。在整个项目中，除了交流思想和提供更广泛的支持外，重点将放在建立当地教师网络以继续项目活动。菲茨杰拉德博士在数学和数学教育方面拥有丰富的经验，曾在中学和大学水平工作。他组织并主持了许多关于数学各种主题的会议，并担任了几个nsf资助项目的工作人员和主任。Lappan博士，Co PI，有着同样令人印象深刻的背景，但是，特别是，他是nsf资助的中学数学项目的项目主任。这些材料是本提案的组成部分。有了高素质的员工、可行的项目设计、合适的材料和支持性的学区，这个项目很有可能对该地区的数学教育产生积极的影响。

This project offers twenty-five selected teachers of Mathematics in Grades 6, 7, and 8 the opportunity to participate in a four-week Honors Workshop at Michigan State University during the summer of 1987. This will enable these teachers from the Midwest to earn 6 hours of credit in Mathematics Education. The participants will be provided with a special intensive program designed to update their knowledge of mathematics and its uses. They will also study ways to improve their instruction of mathematics at the middle grade level. An interesting "multiplier" effect of the program is the attendance of two proteges of each participant during the fourth week of the program. These additional teachers will also be active participants of the Workshop. All participants will be provided with materials and plans with which to return to their communities as leaders in Mathematics Education. Materials used will be principally those developed through the Middle Grade Mathematics Project, an NSF-funded curriculum development project. Excellent support has been generated from local school districts to ensure implementation at the school level. During the second summer, the participants, with considerable local support, will conduct workshops for their peers under the guidance of the project staff. Throughout the project the focus will be on building a local network of teachers to continue the project activities in addition to exchanging ideas and providing broader support. Dr. Fitzgerald has extensive experience in Mathematics and Mathematics Education having worked at the secondary as well as at the university level. He has organized and conducted many conferences on various topics in mathematics and served in the capacity of staff member and director for several NSF-funded programs. Dr. Lappan, Co PI, has an equally impressive background, but, in particular, was Project Director for the NSF-funded Middle Grades Mathematics Program. These materials are an integral part of this proposal. With a highly qualified staff, a feasible program design, an appropriate set of materials and supportive school districts, this program stands an excellent chance of impacting positively on the Mathematics Education of the region.