The Allied Delmarva Enhancement Program For Teachers (Math ADEPT)

根据NSF 00-99《教师提升指南：提高教师资格的数学和科学课程》提交，主要目的是在这个为期39个月的项目中为中学数学教师开发六门课程。目标地理区域是特拉华州、马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州的德尔马瓦地区。该地区有45所中学，500多名中学教师。六位教授将分别为中学教师开发一门课程。该项目有三个目标：1)为中学教师开发六门学分相关的研究生数学课程，以培养对基础数学的深刻理解；2)在教师学校实施数学，反思经验，改进教学；3)减少教师因数学背景不足而产生的焦虑，从而提高教师的自信心。课程将以增量的方式进行。

Submitted under the NSF 00-99 guidelines for Teacher Enhancement: Mathematics and Science Courses for Improving Teacher Qualifications, the primary purpose is to develop six courses for middle-school mathematics teachers during this thirty-nine month project. The targeted geographic area is the Delmarva region in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. There are forty-five middle schools in the area and over 500 middle-school teachers. Six professors will each develop a course for middle school teachers. There are three objectives for the project: 1) to develop six credit-bearing, interconnected graduate courses in mathematics for middle-school teachers to foster a deep understanding of fundamental mathematics; 2) to implement the mathematics in the teachers' schools, reflect on their experiences and modify their teaching; 3) to reduce the anxieties which teachers experience due to their insufficient mathematical backgrounds, and thus improve their confidence. The courses will be delivered in an incremental manner.