Mathematics Technology Institute

该项目的主要目的是帮助60名高中数学教师将技术（图形计算器和计算机软件）整合到8-12年级的课程中，同时加强他们的内容背景，丰富他们的教学曲目。在第一年，将从康涅狄格州各地挑选30名教师（两人一组），但少数民族学生集中的城市地区将成为特别的目标。该计划包括两个连续的为期四周的暑期学院，参与的教师将在课堂上学习和探索技术的应用。当他们这样做的时候，他们会发现技术不仅可以帮助他们摆脱数学的苦差事，而且还可以为高中生提供大量有趣和有用的数学。技术的应用将在现代数学内容和现代教学技术的背景下进行研究，例如，合作学习小组。为了使实施和传播过程顺利，参与者所在学校或地区的管理人员将至少简短地参与第一个暑期项目。在第二个夏天，高中生小组将可供参与者试用新课程和新单元。在第一学年，项目工作人员将为教师的访问提供支持，并安排两次为期两天的研讨会。在第二学年，教师将被要求在他们的建筑和/或地区从事重要的员工发展工作，包括为他们的同龄人提供30-40小时的扩展讲习班。上述项目将在第三和第四年级的第二组30名教师中重复进行。费用分摊占国家科学基金会经费的68%。

The primary aim of this project is to help 60 high school mathematics teachers integrate technology (graphing calculators and computer software) into the 8-12 curriculum- -while at the same time strengthening their content background and enriching their pedagogical repertory. In the first year, 30 teachers will be chosen (in pairs) from across the State of Connecticut, but urban areas with concentrations of minority students will be especially targeted. The program consists of two sequential four-week summer institutes in which the participating teachers will study and explore applications of technology in the classroom. As they do this, they will see that technology can not only help take the drudgery out of mathematics, but can also make a wealth of interesting and useful mathematics accessible to high school students. The applications of technology will be studied in the context of modern mathematical content and modern pedagogical techniques, e.g., cooperative learning groups. To help smooth the implementation and dissemination process, administrators from the participants' home schools or districts will be at least briefly involved in the first summer program. In the second summer, groups of high school students will be available for participants to pilot test new lessons and units as they are developed. During the first academic year, project staff will provide support for the teachers' visits, as well as two scheduled two-day workshops. During the second academic year teachers will be expected to engage in significant staff development work in their buildings and/or districts, including offering extended workshops of 30-40 hours for their peers. The program described above will be repeated for a second group of 30 teachers in years 3 and 4. Cost sharing amounts to 68% of NSF funding.