UMKC Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Tasks: Mathematics for Teachers Coordinator

  • Supervise the undergraduate mathematics courses for teachers, their syllabi, text books, instructors, etc.
  • Maintain the Mathematics for Teachers web pages
  • Maintain contacts with the School of Education, and its advisors
  • Adapt scheduling and which specific courses to offer each semester based on the population of students studying to be mathematics teachers.
  • Over the long term offer more courses in the late afternoon and evening to attract local working teachers
  • Work on developing "Master of Teaching Mathematics" MA degree, roughly halfway between a traditional Mathematics MA and a School of Education Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction MA Degree.
  • Maintain contact with the Institute for Urban Education and their cohorts of students
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