Mathematical Sciences Sequential Summer Institute for High School Mathematics Teachers

Christian Hirsch西密歇根大学卡拉马祖高中数学教师连续暑期学院这个为期3年的硕士学位课程为30名准备充分的高中教师（在全州范围内选择）建立在当前的国家支持项目的基础上：普及数学（MMAA）。该计划包括3个连续的夏季数学课程，在这些领域：离散数学，统计与概率，动力系统，变换几何，矩阵代数等。该计划的所有课程都强调：应用和数学建模，计算机和图形计算器的使用，需要合作小组努力的长期项目，以及关于数学的写作。为了补充连续的夏季课程，在3个学年的每一年，参与者都要参加额外的课程，包括2门专注于课程问题的数学教育课程；教育学;评估;而老师则是一位深思熟虑的实践者、研究者和导师。这些为期一年的课程包括6次为期两天的校园会议，以及员工对每个参与者所在学校的实地考察，但micnet将促进参与者和员工之间更频繁的互动。项目后评估研究将记录参与者的专业活动和他们承担的领导角色类型。分摊费用占国家科学基金会捐款的23%。

ABSTRACT ESI 93-53513 Christian Hirsch Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Mathematical Sciences Sequential Summer Institute for High School Mathematics Teachers This 3-year master's degree program for 30 well-prepared high school teachers (selected state-wide) builds on a current, state- supported project: Making Mathematics Accessible to All (MMAA). The program includes 3 sequential summers of mathematics courses in such areas as: discrete mathematics, statistics and probability, dynamical systems, transformational geometry, matrix algebra, etc. All courses in the program stress: applications and mathematical modeling, the uses of computers and graphing calculators, long-term projects requiring cooperative group efforts, and writing about mathematics. To complement the sequential summer program, in each of the 3 academic years, participants take an additional course, including 2 mathematics education courses that focus on issues of curriculum; pedagogy; assessment; and the teacher as a thoughtful practioner, researcher, and mentor. These year-long courses include 6 2-day meetings on campus and a staff site-visit to each partcipant's school, but more frequent interaction between participants and staff will be faciliatted by MichNet. A post- program evaluation study will document the participants' professional activites and the kinds of leadership roles they assume. Cost-sharing is 23% of the NSF contribution.