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Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is the Summer Institute?
- The 2007 summer institute will be held June 18-22 at Education Development Center in Newton, Massachusetts.
What are our goals for 2007 – 2008 CSSM Fellows?
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To give participants strategies to support lifelong learning of mathematics, particularly of mathematics related to their professional work.
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To offer participants models for how to teach courses to doctoral students so that doctoral students in mathematics education can also develop such strategies.
What are the commitments for 2007 – 2008 CSSM Fellows?
- To attend the immersion week institute: June 18-22, 2007.
- To participate in a teleconference in spring 2008.
- To be part of the community of Fellows with online and offline conversations about mathematics and mathematics courses.
- To lead a mathematics seminar or course at the home university, possibly in collaboration with other Fellows in one or both of the 2007-08 or
2008-09 school years.
What other opportunities does a CSSM Fellow have?
- Preparing a monograph on mathematics for mathematics educators.
- Presenting Center work at conferences.
What will people do during the immersion week?
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Is there support for travel, room, and board for participants?
- Through the supporting grant from the National Science Foundation, we are able to support travel expenses for some of the participants.
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