Leadership Program
Exploring Discrete Mathematics in the Classroom
2009 Institutes

PROGRAMS FOR K-8 TEACHERS

Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ
The 5-days of July 8-14, 2009

University of Mary Washington

(funding pending)

The 8-days of July 28 - August 6, 2009

PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE SUMMER OF 2009

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
The 4-days of July 27 – 31, 2009

CONTINUATION PROGRAMS FOR K-8 TEACHERS IN THE SUMMER OF 2009

Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ

Cohort 1 - The 5-days of June 29, 30; July 1, 6, & 7

Cohort 2 - The 5-days of June 29, 30; July 1, 6, & 7 or the 5-days of July 13-17

The Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics features contemporary topics in mathematics that can be used in K-12 classrooms. Program participants will learn about discrete mathematics and review and prepare materials that they can use to introduce these topics in their classes.

In the summer of 2009, one new institute for K-8 teachers will be conducted in New Jersey, and one in Virginia. A program for high school teachers will also be conducted in New Jersey. Three continuation summer programs for previous participants in these programs will be conducted in New Jersey . Other 2009 summer programs will be announced as funding is received. The VA program will have school-year follow-up sessions and a summer 2010 continutation program. The Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics can be replicated at other sites, either as a summer institute or as a sequence of one- or two-day sessions during the school year. Program participants will learn about discrete mathematics and review and prepare materials that they can use to introduce these topics in their classes.

The program is structured to encourage active participation. Those who attend will be involved directly in the learning process through use of workshop groups, participant presentations and discussions, and problem-solving sessions. Previous program participants will report on their classroom experiences and share instructional materials they have prepared and used successfully. The program will prepare teachers to introduce discrete mathematics into the classroom and the curriculum. Participants will be expected to develop instructional materials for their own use and for use by other teachers, and to present workshops on institute topics in their schools and districts.

Who Sponsors The Institutes?

The Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics is sponsored by the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) and Rutgers ' Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education (CMSCE). Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation during 1995-2001 to develop and conduct the initial 25 institutes of the K-8 Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics. The individual institutes are partially funded by grants in New Jersey by the New Jersey Department of Education and in Virginia by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

Joseph G. Rosenstein, director

Janice C. Kowalczyk, associate director

In Your Region?

For information about replicating this program in your region for K-8 teachers, primary teachers, or middle school teachers, either as an institute or as a sequence of one- or two-day sessions during the school year, contact Janice Kowalczyk at: jckowalczyk@gmail.com or (401) 841-5583 or contact Rutgers at (732) 445-4065 or Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics, Rutgers University, SERC Building - Room 221, Busch Campus, 118 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8019.

This project was developed through funding
by the
National Science Foundation
Opinions expressed are those of the authors
and not necessarily those of the Foundation