Creating Momentum through Communicating Mathematics

通过数学交流创造动力GK-12项目将丰富来自旧金山州立大学的研究生研究员以及四所旧金山公立学校的教师和学生的数学经验。一个关键的目标是通过让学生们沉浸在数学教室和旧金山数学圈（一个课后项目）中来加强他们的沟通、教学、拓展和团队合作技能。第二个关键目标是让6-12年级的教师和学生更加相关和明确地了解数学，特别是代数及其职业联系。该项目将加强博士项目研究员的准备工作，特别是在代表性不足的少数民族中。该项目有助于满足社会对数学家的需求，这些数学家不仅可以相互解释，而且可以向公众解释他们的工作及其意义。通过开展以交流研究为重点的数学研讨会，该模式为振兴研究生数学教育提供了创新策略。此外，它还满足了初中和高中的需要，使代数更容易理解和相关。我们的项目将把研究生研究与初高中的数学教学结合起来。它将加强在我们的硕士项目中招募未被充分代表的少数民族，以及他们准备和进入博士项目。我们的项目将导致两门新课程的制度化。通过与加州州立大学和数学科学研究所的合作，将确保项目伙伴关系模式的广泛传播，涉及研究生、教师、数学家和6-12年级的学生。

The Creating Momentum through Communicating Mathematics GK-12 project will enrich the mathematical experiences of graduate student Fellows from San Francisco State University, as well as teachers and students from four San Francisco public schools. A key goal is to strengthen Fellows' communication, teaching, outreach, and teamwork skills by immersing them in mathematics classrooms and the San Francisco Math Circle (an after-school program). A second key goal is to make mathematics, especially algebra, and its career connections more relevant and explicit for 6-12 grade teachers and students. The project will enhance the preparation of Fellows for Ph.D. programs, particularly among underrepresented minorities. The project contributes to meeting societal demand for mathematicians who can explain their work and its significance, not only to each other, but to the general public. By developing mathematics seminars focused on communicating research, the model provides innovative strategies for invigorating mathematics education in graduate school. Moreover, it serves middle and high schools needs for making algebra more accessible and relevant.Our project will integrate graduate research with math teaching at middle and high schools. It will strengthen the recruitment of underrepresented minorities into our M.A. program, as well as their preparation for and entry into Ph.D. programs. Our project will result in institutionalization of two new courses. By working with the California State Universities and with the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, broad dissemination of the project's partnership model involving graduate students, teachers, mathematicians, and 6-12 grade students will be ensured.