Empowering Mathematics Teachers in Computer-Intensive Environments

宾夕法尼亚州立大学将进行为期三年的 项目授权300初中和高中数学 教师在计算机密集型环境，并准备 教师实施计算机密集课程， 特别是计算机密集型代数。 的 项目将通过四个组成部分吸引参与者： 计算机密集型数学课程，数学教育 理解学生理解的课程，实习 教师作为研究者参与， 解决数学教与学中的问题 在计算机密集型环境中。 这些组件将 通过为期四周的暑期强化课程完成， 学年期间的后续活动， 一部分教师的实习， 强化代数，并支持所有教师在他们的 实施的第一年。 此外，这位老师 增强模型将研究教师的影响- 实施的、基于任务的面试和计算机主动测试 对学生的理解。 参与者将在全国范围内招募， 包括华盛顿、芝加哥和旧金山弗朗西斯科。 参与者 可以选择获得八个研究生学分。 除了 第一波的参与者，第二波的900人 参与者将通过扮演以下角色而受到影响： 计算机密集型的主持人，使总人数 教师增加到1200人。 在计算机密集型环境中工作时，参与者 将学习新的教学角色， 常规技能培训，强调计算机基础 探索数学概念。 他们将开发新的 评估学生学习和分配 成绩 宾夕法尼亚州和参与学校的费用- 共享占NSF预算的8%。

The Pennsylvania State University will conduct a three-year project to empower 300 middle and high school mathematics teachers in computer-intensive environments and to prepare teachers for implementing computer intensive curricula in general and computer-intensive algebra in particular. The project will engage participants through four components: a computer-intensive mathematics course, a mathematics education course in understanding student understanding, a practicum involving teaches as researchers, and classroom implementation addressing issues in the teaching and learning of mathematics in computer-intensive environments. These components will be accomplished through four-week intensive summer courses, follow-up activities during the school year, a year-long practicum for a subset of the teachers implementing computer- intensive algebra, and support for all teachers during their first year of implementation. In addition, this teacher enhancement model will study the effects of teacher- implemented, task-based interviews and computer-active testing on their understanding of student understanding. Participants will be recruited nationwide, with targeted areas of Washington, DC, Chicago and San Francisco. Participants may elect to receive eight graduate credits. In addition to the first-wave participants, an additional 900 second-wave participants will be effected through enactment of roles as computer-intensive facilitators, bringing the total numbers of teachers enhanced to 1200. In working in a computer-intensive environment, participants will learn new teaching roles -- roles that will deemphasize training in routine skills and emphasize computer-based exploration of mathematical concepts. They will develop new strategies for assessing student learning and for assigning grades. Pennsylvania State and participating schools' cost- sharing accounts for 8% of the NSF budget.