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Registration Contact: Brenda Pacey (bpacey@uiuc.edu)
Instructor: George Reese (reese@uiuc.edu)
Tuition: $792 (four hours of credit or one graduate unit)
Register Online: www.outreach.uiuc.edu. Click "Course Enrollment" OR CONTACT Linda Gotschal (registration secretary) at 1-800-252-1360 ext. 33060 or email at lgotscha@uiuc.edu

This course is for pre-service and in-service teachers in the K-12 grades. The major theme is the uses of technology in teaching algebraic concepts. Strong emphasis will be placed on cross-disciplinary applications of mathematics in such subjects as science and reading. Familiarity with technology is NOT a prerequisite for the course.

This course will take place at the Technology Center of DuPage, where an innovative course in college preparatory mathematics (CPM) is now underway. One component of this course will be to observe and discuss the tools and methods of the CPM course. Teachers at the high school level are encouraged to have students from their schools enroll in this course (for more information on CPM, see mtl.math.uiuc.edu/cpm/).

Teachers at the middle and elementary levels will work on projects in algebra and technology at those levels. Technology tools for this course will include: computer programs (“worldware” such as spreadsheets, word processors, and presentation software), graphing calculators with probes and sensors, global positioning devices, calculator-based robots, and LOGO. Participants in this course will be expected to produce a technology-based algebra module that can be used in their classrooms.

The course will include several special emphases. Students will work almost exclusively in an online environment, using wireless internet-connected iBook laptops. Practically all coursework will be submitted online through the course website. In addition, students will:

• have the opportunity to develop and to present lessons both at a variety of grade levels and in a variety of subject matter topics.
• have hands-on experience with powerful tools for learning mathematics, including various manipulatives; software such as Geometer's Sketchpad, Excel, and Fathom; graphing calculators; computer-based laboratories and data collection devices; interactive Java applets and other internet resources.

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