Main Page Syllabus Resources Students Project Handin	Instructor: Kenneth J. Travers Technical Assistants: Michael McKelvey Kristen Carvell Nicole Steigerwald John Wofford Class E-mail: Phone: ci431sp02@mail.mste.uiuc.edu (217) 244-7486

Syllabus

There are these main parts of the course

1. Review of key issues in mathematics curriculum development
2. Review of research in mathematics curriculum development
3. Analysis of selected current text materials in mathematics
4. Comparative analysis of contemporary curriculum materials
5. Preparation of two 'white papers'
   1. Report of results of items 3 and 4 listed above
   2. Review of research related to items 3 and 4
6. Final project, to be either
   1. Preparation of a proposal for funding to develop curriculum that is based on White Papers I and II
   2. Development of a prototypical curriculum piece that could be expected to result from external funding, such as might be expected from 6A.

Schedule

	Week One     Saturday, January 26
	9am - 11:30am: Room 37 Ed. Bldg. Overview of issues Please bring a copy of a mathematics textbook from which you are teaching, or are likely to teach (I will bring some texts for those who may not be able to do this) There is an assigned text for the course (Atkinson, Funk, Travers: Probability and Statistics) which I will bring to class. The cost: $10, by check payable to the University of Illinois. 12:30pm - 3pm: Room 10 Ed. Bldg. (Instructional Computer Lab) Web explorations, including Maryland Virtual High School Problem solving using Resampling Statistics (software provided)  Notes for Week One  White Paper One: Due Feb 23
	Week Two     February 23
	9am - 11:30am: Room 37 Ed. Bldg. Brief report on White Paper One Probabilistic and dynamic modeling based on Chapters One and Two of textbook 12:30pm - 3pm: Room 10 Ed Bldg. (Instructional Computer Lab) Modeling, using STELLA software  Notes for Week Two  White Paper One: Due Feb 23  White Paper Two: Due March 23
	Week Three     March 9
	9am - 11:30am: Room 37 Ed. Bldg. Brief report on White Paper Two Statistical inference (Chapter Three of textbook) 12:30pm - 3pm Room 10 Educ (Instructional Computer Lab) Lab activities related to statistical inference  Notes for Week Three  White Paper Two: Due March 23!  Term Project: Due April 20
	Week Four     April 20
	Concluding activities: What does it add up to? Report on projects  Notes for Week Four  Term Project: Due May 1!