Workshops That Improve Undergraduate Teaching of Mathematics

数学科学（21）美国军事学院（USMA）和美国空军学院（USAFA）的数学科学系正在建立年度教师发展研讨会的历史，该研讨会侧重于教学问题，同时强调在实践中学习。该项目通过提高全国本科数学课程的教学水平，改善学生对数学课程的学习。这是通过以下方式完成的：1)增加研究和实践可靠的教学方法的数学教师的数量，并能在教师发展会议上分享这些想法；2)促进和帮助领导一个全国性的数学教育者和管理者网络，致力于促进更好的教学和改进教师教育；3)连续两年组织为期一周的研讨会，每年为20名数学教育工作者提供机会，使他们有机会实质性地提高教学效率，并提高他们在各自机构领导教师发展计划的能力。这些教育工作者必须表示有兴趣在他们的学校发起类似的项目。为期一周的研讨会的内容可以被纳入任何学校计划，无论是作为一个完整的连续一周或在全年的不同时间。课程和样本材料提供给参与者在他们自己的教师发展计划中使用。为研讨会创建的材料，特别是研讨会时间表、课程计划、适用文献的阅读材料和所有可用的讲义，将提供给研讨会的参与者，并将通过出版物、专业会议的演讲和小组讨论以及互联网广泛传播并提供给对教师发展感兴趣的数学教育者。

Mathematical Science (21) The Departments of Mathematical Sciences at the United States Military Academy (USMA) and at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) are building on a history of annual teacher faculty development workshops that are focused on pedagogical issues and at the same time emphasizing learning by doing. This project is improving student learning in mathematics courses by raising the standard of teaching excellence in undergraduate mathematics programs nationwide. This is being done through the following: 1) Increasing the number of mathematics faculty who have studied and practiced sound,proven teaching methods and can share these ideas in faculty development sessions, 2) Contributing to promoting and helping lead a nationwide network of mathematics educators and administrators who are committed to promoting better teaching and improved teacher education, and 3) Organizing a one-week workshop for two consecutive years that provides 20 mathematics educators each year with an opportunity to make substantive improvements in the effectiveness of their teaching and in their ability to lead faculty development programs at their institutions. These educators must express an interest in initiating similar programs at their schools. The content of the one week workshops can be incorporated into any school program, either as a full continuous week or at various times throughout the year. Classes and sample materials are provided to participants to utilize in their own faculty development programs. The materials that are created for the workshop, specifically the workshop schedule, lesson plans, readings from applicable literature, and all available handouts, are available to the participants of the workshop and will be broadly disseminated and made available to educators in mathematics, who are interested in faculty development, through publications, presentations and panel discussions at professional meetings, and the internet.