NSF—Faculty Development Program-Short Courses for College Teachers
Funded
The Center serves as a Chautauqua Field Center and offers a series of short courses. These short courses are an annual series of forums in which scholars at the frontiers of various sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and engineering meet intensively for several days with undergraduate college teachers. The series is held at colleges and universities the United States as well as selected sites. These forums provide an opportunity for invited scholars to communicate new knowledge, concepts, and techniques directly to college teachers in ways that are immediately beneficial for their teaching. The primary aim is to enable undergraduate teachers to keep their teaching current with respect to both content and pedagogy. During 2006, the Center, has offered courses on campus, in Italy, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Louisiana.
Course Descriptions
Ancient Inca Mathematics and Culture:
Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley Peru
Dr. Ed Barnhart, Maya Exploration Center
June 9-16, 2007
Plants and Animals of the Ancient Maya World:
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dr. Ed Barnhart, Maya Exploration Center
Date: July 7-13, 2007
Archaeoastronomy In the Maya Ruins Of Yucatan, Mexico:
Chichen Itza, Mayapan, Dzibilchaltun, And Uxmal
Dr. Ed Barnhart, Maya Exploration Center
July 15-22, 2007
