Institute for Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science Education

中学数学和计算机科学教育研究所是肯特州立大学为中学数学和计算机科学教师设立的全国性项目，于1988年通过教师强化计划获得资金。最初的计划经过了精简和重塑，包括了对实施和学校变革的高度重视。在1991年和1992年的夏季，60名教师干部将学习计算机科学、数据分析、离散数学、数论、几何和抽象代数等主题。数学教育学研究的最新思维贯穿了整个项目。暑期班为期六周。作为一个中心特征，教师准备通过发展教学单位和准备开展在职工作，在他们的教室和学校实施项目理念和想法。在本学年，项目工作人员和以前的参与者将通过当地会议和学校访问支持教师的实施和外展工作。研究所的参与者每年在一次正式会议上聚在一起两次，其他时候以小组形式开会。预计来自一个区域的参与者或参与者团队将在当地开展为期四天的一系列服务培训。项目工作人员包括全国知名的数学家、计算机科学家和教育家。该计划试图过渡到一个永久的、自给自足的研究所，而为实现这一过渡所作的努力是当前项目的核心。费用分摊由肯特州立大学和俄亥俄州董事会提供，作为NSF奖励的19%。

The Institute for Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science Education is a national program at Kent State University for secondary school teachers of mathematics and computer science, and was funded originally through Teacher Enhancement in 1988. The original program has been streamlined and reshaped to include a substantial emphasis on implementation and school change. In the summers of 1991 and 1992 a cadre of 60 teachers will study topics in computer science, data analysis, discrete mathematics, number theory, geometry, and abstract algebra. Current thinking from research in mathematics pedagogy pervades the program. The summer institute is six weeks long. As a central feature, teachers prepare to implement project philosophy and ideas in their classrooms and schools through the development of instructional units and preparation to conduct inservice. During the academic year, project staff and previous participants will support teachers in their implementation and outreach efforts through local meetings and school visits. Institute participants are brought together twice annually in a formal conference, and meet in small groups at other times. It is an expectation that participants or participant teams from a region conduct a series of four day-long inservices sessions locally. Project staff includes nationally known mathematicians, computer scientists, and educators. This program is attempting to make a transition to a permanent, self-supporting institute, and efforts toward this transition are central to the current project. Cost sharing is provided by Kent State University and the Ohio Board of Regents as 19 % of the NSF award.