"Teachers must help students be confident, engaged mathematics learners....Teachers at those [middle grades and high school] levels should work to keep students involved in relevant classroom activities, assign projects that make connections between mathematics and students' daily lives, and allow students multiple avenues to display what they have learned...They[teachers] have the responsibility that a full range of mathematical content and processes, such as those described in this document, are taught and the mathematical emphasis fit together into a coherent whole." -From Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, NCTM, 2000

"[Maryland should] provide all teachers of mathematics with regularly scheduled, meaningful development opportunities in mathematics and mathematics education....Teachers should incorporate the use of such[calculators, computers and internet connections for class work and homework] technology into the delivery of mathematics instruction" -From Keys to Success, June 2001 report from the Maryland Mathematics Commission

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Math Course for Graduate-Credit
At Salisbury University

Course: Math 506 Selected Topics:
Middle-School Mathematics in a Teaching Context with Instructional Technology
Instructor: Dr. Geraldine Rossi
Offered: Spring 2003, Salisbury University
Dates: Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. starting on
January 29, 2003 and ending May 21 , 2003 with spring break on March 26, 2003

This course is designed for middle school teachers of mathematics, with emphasis on experimentation with instructional technology and the creation of middle school curriculum that incorporates mathematical understandings developed in other ADEPT graduate courses.

You will analyze current academic content, issues, trends, and reform efforts in middle school mathematics; evaluate new curricular projects in middle school mathematics nationally and internationally; and integrate technology such as graphing calculators, probes, electronic data collection devices and instructional software such as Geometer Sketchpad, Excel, PowerPoint and Inspiration in curriculum design. During the course, the instructor will use group work and discovery based activities. Between class sessions, the instructor will be available via the internet to support you as you prepare your presentations.

What you will be able to take to your classroom from this course

adapted curriculum so that your students will be more confident, engaged mathematics learners
projects that make connections between mathematics and your students' daily lives
performance assessment tasks that allow students to have multiple ways to display what they have learned
adapted curriculum that integrates appropriate technology as an instructional tool.

For questions to further questions about the course, please contact the instructor: Geraldine Rossi at gnrossi@salisbury.edu or 410-543-6285

For more about the ADEPT Program, see http://barzilai.org/adept/