Four mathematics institutes to be held in July

Four intensive mathematics institutes for high school teachers will be held July 19-26 at two locations: USDSU in Sioux Falls and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. Mathematics teachers may choose one of four strands:

1) Statistics and Probability

2) Geometry

3) South Dakota Mathematics Content Standards

4) Math for Middle School Teaching

The institutes will be taught by a team of university faculty members and high school teachers. Participants will receive a stipend of $50 per day, and room and board will be provided.

The Statistics and Probability Institute will allow participants to learn and develop curriculum units that emphasize statistics and probability.

The Geometry Institute will allow participants to learn and develop curriculum units that emphasize geometry. 

The South Dakota Mathematics Content Standards Institute will provide the participant with an in-depth study of the new standards in mathematics. Two days will be devoted to each of the five strands. A daylong in-service on each strand will be held as a follow-up activity. This institute will be available for graduate credit only.

The Math for Middle School Teaching institute is intended for teachers who have not taught mathematics at the middle school level but would like to. This institute will provide participants with an in-depth study of each of the five threads of the South Dakota Mathematics Standards as they pertain to grades 6-8. Six days will be spent on algebra with the remaining four days presenting topics from geometry, measurement, number sense, and statistics and probability.

More information on the institutes, including syllabi and online registration forms, is available at: http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/summertraining/mathinfo.htm.