The PCMI 2005 Program

Mathematics Supervisor Program and Professional Development Outreach Group Leaders Program

Forging a Partnership: Models that Work

As part of the Secondary School Teachers Program, a new group, the PDO Directors/Curriculum Specialist Working Group will meet this summer at PCMI.  The goal for this group is to build capacity within the secondary school mathematics structure that connects secondary teachers, curriculum specialists and higher education.

Partnerships amoung higher education (PDO Directors), curriculum coordinators/supervisors and classroom teachers who are attached to a PDO site have the potential to make a positive impact on student achievement.  The working group will address the fundamental question: What structure will support the professional development of teachers participating in PDO sites so that they have the capacity and motivation to deliver purposeful, professional development to their peers locally, regionally and state wide?  Additional questions that might be considered:  What are effective methods for engaging classroom teachers in professional development that impacts their classroom teaching and learning?  What content would be most helpful in impacting teachers understanding of mathematics they are asked to teach?  The participants will discuss current models for professional development, and how these might work in a PDO partnership.  Discussions will include involving mathematicians, lessons learned from TIMSS and reflecting on Lesson Study.

Current or potential PDO site directors and all curriculum coordinators/specialists are invited to participate in this new working group.  If meets during the first week of the PCMI Summer Session, June 27-July 1.  Participants will attend the morning sessions of the Secondary School Teachers Program.  The first morning session engages participants in doing mathematics collaboratively, and the second morning session is focused on reflecting on practice.  Working groups meet in the afternoon.

All Mathematics Supervisors and Specialists can apply to the program, but we especially invite application forms from supervisors and specialists working near an existing PDO.  Leaders of existing PDOs are strongly urged to attend.  Also, leaders of groups that anticipate applying to be a PDO are encouraged to apply.

PCMI is always interested in forming new Professional Development and Outreach groups and invites teachers or university faculty to consider forming such a group for future involvement in PCMI.  For information on how to apply, such groups should contact Catherine Giesbrecht, PCMI Administrator, at 801-581-7467, or by email:  giesbrec@ias.edu

Professional Development and Outreach groups currently active:
(PDO facilitator(s) in italics):

Boston University, Boston, MA (PROMYS for TEACHERS); Glenn Stevens, ghs@math.bu.edu

Brigham Young University, UT; David Wright, wright@math.byu.edu.

California State University at San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA; Robert Stein, bstein@csusb.edu

Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA; Darryl Yong, dyong@hmc.edu

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; Susana Salamanca-Riba, ssalaman@nmsu.edu

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Ross Summer Mathematics Program for Teachers); Daniel Shapiro, shapiro@math.ohio-state.edu

Rice University, Houston, TX; John Polking, polking@rice.edu

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; Joanne Becker, becker@math.sjsu.edu

St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ (Northern NJ Professional Development and Outreach Group); Brian Hopkins, bhopkins@spc.edu

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX (McAllen ISD); Max Warshauer, max@txstate.edu

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; David Minda, david.minda@math.uc.edu; Charles Groetsch, groetsch@uc.edu

University of Michigan at Dearborn, Dearborn, MI; Roger Verhey, rverhey@umd.umich.edu

University of Texas Pan American, Edinburgh, TX (McAllen ISD); Miguel Paredes, mparedes@panam.edu

University of Washington, Seattle, WA (Northwest Mathematics Interaction); James King, king@math.washington.edu

Mathematics Science Partnership

Three sites oare part of the SSTP at PCMI through a Math/Science Partnership grant funded by the National Science Foundation.  Teachers at these sites participate in teh SSTP and are involved in activities developed by the school and university partners throughout the school year.

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX (McAllen ISD); Max Warshauer, max@txstate.edu

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; David Minda, david.minda@math.uc.edu; Charles Groetsch, groetsch@uc.edu

University of Texas Pan American, Edinburgh, TX (McAllen ISD); Miguel Paredes, mpareded@panam.edu

Alumni groups:

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA; (facilitator position open, contact giesbrec@ias.edu)

Duke University, Durham, NC; Jack Bookman, bookman@math.duke.edu

Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID; Robert Fisher, fishrobe@isu.edu

Purdue University; (facilitator position open, contact giesbrec@ias.edu)

Rider University, Lawrenceville/Trenton, NJ; Charles Schwartz, schwartz@rider.edu; Ciprian Borcea, borcea@rider.edu

Rhode Island College, Providence, RI; (facilitator position open, contact giesbrec@ias.edu)

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Naomi Fisher, ndfisher@uic.edu

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; Steven Seif, swseif01@louisville.edu; Prasanna Sahoo, pksaho01@louisville.edu; Robert Ronau, bob@louisville.edu

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; James Carlson, carlson@math.utah.edu

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; Gary Hamrick, hamrick@math.utexas.edu

Affiliated Programs

Three PDO groups host their own summer institutes for teachers, concurrently with the PCMI Summer Institute in Park City. Teacher participants from these regions are encouraged to complete the local summer program before applying to the Park City summer program. These groups are:

PROMYS for TEACHERS (at Boston University). This program is in session concurrently with the PCMI Summer Session.
Ross Summer Mathematics Program for Teachers (at the Ohio State University). This program is in session concurrently with the PCMI Summer Session.
Northwest Mathematics Interaction (at the University of Washington). This program is in session in August and throughout the school year.