Enhancing Prospective Teachers' Mathematical Understanding Through Computer-Based Modeling

这个项目通过使用基于计算机的建模和探索来提高中小学学生对他们将要教授的数学的理解。该机构正在为一个数学计算机实验室购买30台麦金塔电脑。该设施用于支持课堂讨论、小组探索和个人努力建立现实世界现象的数学模型。以建模为基础的活动可以支持未来教师的数学概念，如果不使用高性能技术，这些概念是无法实现的。该项目支持学生发展对数学的深刻概念理解。它还培养了对技术作为教学和学习的强大工具的欣赏。由于几个原因，该大学处于实现这一目标的理想位置。首先，它有全国公认的数学教育教师，他们经常合作。其次，它为未来的小学教师提供了四门核心数学课程，这使得教师能够系统地规划几门基于计算机的探索。＊

This project enhances Elementary and Secondary Education students' understanding of the mathematics they will teach through the use of computer-based modeling and explorations. The institution is purchasing 30 Macintosh computers for a mathematics computer laboratory. The facility is used to support class discussions, small-group explorations, and individual efforts to make mathematical models of real-world phenomena. Modeling-based activities can support prospective teachers' conceptions of mathematics in ways that cannot be accomplished without the use of high-powered technology. The project supports the students' development of a deep conceptual understanding of mathematics. It also fosters an appreciation for technology as a powerful tool for teaching and learning. The university is in an ideal position to achieve this goal for several reasons. First, it has a nationally-recognized mathematics education faculty who often work collaboratively. Second, it offers four core mathematics courses for prospective elementary teachers, which allows faculty to plan for the integration of several computer-based explorations in a systematic way. *