Workshop for Secondary Mathematics Teachers - Content and Methods Using the Computer as an Instructional Tool

这个为期一年的项目在数学内容和方法上都有很强的组成部分，将促进初中和高中课堂上计算机的使用。在首席研究员的指导下，10名优秀的中学数学教师将为来自犹他州、爱达荷州南部和怀俄明州西部的60名初中和高中数学教师提供在职培训计划。在为期两周的密集夏季课程中，这十位教师领导将提供五门课程，分别是数字系统结构、几何、代数、概率与统计以及离散数学。这些课程将把数学教学内容与准备使用以微型计算机为教学工具的材料结合起来。在学年期间，PI将访问参与者，并通过现有的计算机网络相互交流，该网络包含数百个基于计算机的课堂活动。该项目将展示一种具有成本效益的方法，通过使用教师领导作为讲师来开展在职项目。参与者所在的学校将为计算机网络提供计算机、调制解调器和其他支持，韦伯州立学院将提供相当于NSF奖金10%的金额。

This one-year project, which contains strong components in both mathematics content and methodology, will facilitate the use of computers in middle and high school classrooms. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, ten superior secondary school mathematics teachers will provide an inservice training program to sixty middle and high school mathematics teachers from Utah, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming. During an intensive two-week summer session, these ten teacher-leaders will offer a total of five courses in the structure of the number system, geometry, algebra, probability and statistics, and discrete mathematics. These courses will combine instruction in mathematics content with preparation in the use of materials that employ the microcomputer as a teaching tool. During the academic year, the participants will be visited by the PI and will communicate with each other via an existing computer network that contains hundreds of computer-based classroom activities. The project will demonstrate a cost-effective method of conducting inservice programs through the use of teacher-leaders as instructors. The participants' schools will provide computers, modems, and other support for the computer network, and Weber State College will contribute an amount equal to 10% of the NSF award.