Institute for Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science Education

中学数学和计算机科学教育研究所是肯特州立大学为中学数学和计算机科学教师设立的国家项目，最初是在1988年通过教师增强计划获得资助的。原来的项目经过了精简和调整，重点放在了实施和学校改革上。在1991年和1992年的夏天，60名骨干教师将学习计算机科学、数据分析、离散数学、数论、几何和抽象代数等主题。当前的思想从研究数学教育学弥漫在程序。暑期学院为期六周。作为一个中心特征，教师准备通过教学单元的发展和准备在服务中实施项目理念和想法在他们的课堂和学校。在学年期间，项目工作人员和以前的参与者将通过当地会议和学校访问来支持教师的实施和推广工作。研究所的参与者每年在一次正式会议上聚在一起两次，并在其他时间以小组形式会面。期望来自一个区域的参与者或参与者小组在当地举办一系列为期四天的在职会议。项目人员包括全国知名的数学家、计算机科学家和教育工作者。这个项目正试图过渡到一个永久的，自给自足的研究所，并且朝着这个过渡的努力是当前项目的核心。肯特州立大学和俄亥俄州校董会将费用分摊为NSF奖金的19%。

The Institute for Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science Education is a national program at Kent State University for secondary school teachers of mathematics and computer science, and was funded originally through Teacher Enhancement in 1988. The original program has been streamlined and reshaped to include a substantial emphasis on implementation and school change. In the summers of 1991 and 1992 a cadre of 60 teachers will study topics in computer science, data analysis, discrete mathematics, number theory, geometry, and abstract algebra. Current thinking from research in mathematics pedagogy pervades the program. The summer institute is six weeks long. As a central feature, teachers prepare to implement project philosophy and ideas in their classrooms and schools through the development of instructional units and preparation to conduct inservice. During the academic year, project staff and previous participants will support teachers in their implementation and outreach efforts through local meetings and school visits. Institute participants are brought together twice annually in a formal conference, and meet in small groups at other times. It is an expectation that participants or participant teams from a region conduct a series of four day-long inservices sessions locally. Project staff includes nationally known mathematicians, computer scientists, and educators. This program is attempting to make a transition to a permanent, self-supporting institute, and efforts toward this transition are central to the current project. Cost sharing is provided by Kent State University and the Ohio Board of Regents as 19 % of the NSF award.