Project MERGE+ (Mathematics Enrichment and Reinforcement in General Education)

在以前由NSF和国家资助的项目的基础上， 田纳西州，这个为期一年半的项目解决了 改善中学数学教学， 尤其是中学。 在学年中，50 5至8年级的教师（包括10名候补教师）将 加深他们的数学背景，特别采取 设计了代数和三角学课程。 期间 今年夏天，40名教师将加入20所高中， 教师在一个为期五周的讲习班，其中包括教学， 离散数学和基础计算机科学，以及 讨论适当的教学策略。 团队 由两名中学教师和一名高中教师组成， 教师将合作制定教案。 参与者将主要来自市中心的学校， 田纳西州的孟菲斯。 该项目还包括一个为期五天的概率研讨会 由孟菲斯城市数学赞助的 协作和为期两天的课程审查研讨会。 勒莫因-欧文学院与孟菲斯城市数学 协作是作为分担费用作出贡献的一个数额相等 占NSF奖金的8%。

Building on previous projects funded by NSF and the State of Tennessee, this 1.5-year project addresses the problem of improving mathematics instruction in secondary schools, especially middle schools. During the academic year, fifty teachers (including ten alternates) of grades 5 through 8 will deepen their mathematics backgrounds by taking specially designed courses in algebra and trigonometry. During the summer, forty of these teachers will join twenty high school teachers in a five-week workshop that includes instruction in discrete mathematics and basic computer science, as well as discussion of appropriate teaching strategies. Teams consisting of two middle school teachers and one high school teacher will collaborate on the development of lesson plans. Participants will be drawn primarily from inner-city schools in Memphis, Tennessee. The project also includes a five-day workshop in probability and statistics sponsored by the Memphis Urban Mathematics Collaborative and a two-day curriculum review workshop. LeMoyne-Owen College and the Memphis Urban Mathematics Collaborative are contributing as cost-sharing an amount equal to 8% of the NSF award.