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 previous years, the Center, has offered courses on campus, in Italy, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Louisiana.
Course Descriptions
2009 Chautauqua Short Course Offerings
Sponsored By
Center for Science and Mathematics Education
The University of Texas at Austin
NOTE: For complete descriptions and application form see http://www.edb.utexas.edu/csme/
Ancient Inca Mathematics And Culture:
Cuzco, Machu Picchu, And The Sacred Valley Peru
DR. EDWIN BARNHART, Maya Exploration Center
Date: May 30–June 6, 2009
Ancient Astronomy And Mathematics In Angkor
AND THE JULY 2009 SOLAR ECLIPSE IN CHINA
DR. EDWIN BARNHART, Maya Exploration Center
Date: July 12-24, 2009
*Angkor Only Option--July 12-20
Archaeoastronomy And Mathematics In The Maya Ruins Of Chiapas, Mexico: Palenque, Bonampak,
And Yaxchilan
DR. EDWIN BARNHART, Maya Exploration Center
Date: August 1-8, 2009
Abandoning Dead Ends: Presenting the Heart of Mathematics to ALL Students
DR. MICHAEL STARBIRD, The University of Texas at Austin
Date: June 2 - June 4 (1:00 PM) held in Austin, TX
Models and Modeling in the Science and Mathematics Classroom: Making Learning Visible Through
Multi-tier Interaction
DR. GUADALUPE CARMONA, The University of Texas at Austin
Date: June 8-9, 2009 (1:00 PM) held in Austin, TX
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology & Conservation
DR. MARK MANTEUFFEL, St. Louis Community College and Washington University
Date: June 6-June 12, 2009 in Costa Rica
Ecology and Biodiversity of the Big Thicket National Preserve
DR. JIM WESTGATE, Lamar University
Leslie Dubey, Park Ranger, Big Thicket National Preserve, National Park Service
Date: May 27-30, 2009 in Saratoga, TX
Birding in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
DR. R. RUSSELL WILKE, Angelo State University and
DR. WILLIAM J. STRAITS, California State University Long Beach
Date: May 21-May 24, 2009 held in South Texas
Increasing Student Interest in the Sciences by Introducing Forensic Science into the
College Class Room
DR. EDWARD B. WALDRIP, Southern Institute of Forensic Science, Hattiesburg, MS
ALAN A. PRICE, Program Director, Southern Institute of Forensic Science, Regional Field Service Office, Greeley, CO
*Co-sponsored by Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
Date: July 13–15, 2009 in Jackson, MS
The Volcanoes and Igneous Landforms of New Mexico
JIM WYSONG, Hillsborough Community College
Date: July 18-20, 2009 held in NM
Marine Ecosystems of Belize
DR. LAURENCE MEISSNER, Concordia University
Date: January 4-8, 2010 held in Belize
