Undergraduate Sustainability Experiences in Mathematics (USE Math) at the Beach

Dates: May 12 - May 17, 2014
Location : Chincoteague Bay Field Station at the Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA
In association with the Mathematical Association of American

Undergraduate Sustainability Experiences in Mathematics (USE Math) projects are sustainability-focused, technology-enabled, single class-period projects, each offering students authentic experiences within the context of sustainability in applying various mathematical topics encountered in introductory mathematics courses. The USE Math at the Beach workshop will introduce USE Math projects to educators in meaningful ways, through active use of existing projects, sharing of ideas, and development of new USE Math projects.

Before the workshop, participants will:

• Investigate sustainability as a teaching topic. 
   
• Study current USE Math projects. 
   
• Identify connections between their campus and the shoreline.

At the workshop participants will:

• Learn how to incorporate existing USE Math modules into their classroom. 
   
• Engage in field data collection activities. 
   
• Explore the relationship between sustainability and mathematics on our shorelines. 
   
• Develop new USE Math projects.

After the workshop, participants will:

• Use the materials and evaluate their effectiveness. 
   
• Share work.

More information and Registration is available at webspace.ship.edu/bjgalluzzo/prep2014/ (link down)

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