Math Workshop for Elementary School Teachers

Posted by Pennsylvania Mathematics Initiative on April 4, 2016

Math Workshop for Elementary School Teachers

The Pennsylvania Mathematics Initiative (PMI) is seeking participants for a professional
development opportunity at Penn State University. This is a two-week summer workshop hosted on the Penn State Brandywine campus in Media, Pennsylvania.

Since 2013, PMI has worked with 48 teachers from 13 different school districts across Pennsylvania.

“I learned a lot about math and a lot about teaching. I have a new appreciation for how my students feel when learning new concepts and feel that I have a better understanding to help them work through their misunderstandings.”
– 2013 Workshop Participant

Summer 2016 Workshop
July 11–15 and July 18–22
Each week has a $150 registration fee, with scholarships available.

Scholarships include:
• Registration fee waiver
• $1000/week stipend
• Lodging in Media, if needed
• Up to $300 travel compensation

For more information, or to apply for the workshop, visit:
http://sites.psu.edu/PennMathInit/

For more information, visit our site or email Andrew Baxter at baxter@math.psu.edu

PMI is committed to:
• Improving mathematical education for all children in Pennsylvania schools at the
elementary school levels.
• Strengthening the understanding and implementation of mathematics, enabling
teachers to make better-informed pedagogy decisions.

PMI will:
• Close the gap between mathematical training for teachers and the demands of the contemporary mathematics classroom.
• Promote teachers’ expertise in mathematics and mathematical thinking.
• Develop teacher-leaders to aid other math teachers within their districts.