Opportunity to Learn and Develop Teaching Materials in Applied Mathematics

Grade Level(s): High School

Date(s): Two-weeks during the summer, from July 12-23 (10 days)

Location: Virtual. In-person (at NC State) if circumstances allow.

Cost: STIPEND PROVIDED ($2,150.00 or $215 per day)

Description: Description: Calling all high school Mathematics educators!  Have you ever had an X-ray taken and wondered how the images are created? Are you curious about how medical imaging works and learn the mathematics and science behind it?  Do you want to help develop teaching modules (like these modules from past participants https://asaibab.math.ncsu.edu/outreach/) that will open your students to state-of-the-art mathematical concepts? Join us in a two-week PAID summer curriculum development initiative at NC State’s Mathematics Department! 

In this program, you will work with Prof. Arvind K. Saibaba (http://asaibab.math.ncsu.edu/) and his team to spark the interests of K-12 students in STEM! More specifically, you will have the opportunity to design hands-on and reproducible teaching modules (e.g., experiments or activities) focused on interesting and useful mathematical and scientific concepts. Ideas for the teaching modules will draw from both the research interests of Prof. Saibaba, such as medical imaging, graphs, and social networks, and your interests as a Mathematics educator. You will also have the opportunity to learn about state-of-the-art mathematical research through daily discussions with Prof. Saibaba and his team. The teaching modules produced from this summer curriculum development initiative will also be made available for wider adoption (e.g., The Science House website) by other interested educators and students. There will be opportunities to return in subsequent years.

Contact(s): Jason Painter (jlpainte@ncsu.edu)

Application Deadline: The deadline to apply is June 1st, but applications will be considered on a rolling basis.