With the NeSA-M now in place, Nebraska teachers of all grade levels are stepping up to strengthen mathematics achievement in their schools. Now more than ever teachers need new learning opportunities to help them offer high-quality math courses to their students. The Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) offer graduate mathematics and pedagogy courses using a teacher-friendly delivery model that helps teachers respond to this challenge.
To make the NMSSI professional development opportunities more affordable, UNL has agreed to offer tuition discounts to Nebraska teachers who take our summer courses. Nebraska teachers automatically qualify for a Tuition Fellowship (20% of in-state tuition) for these graduate courses. By applying through Teach Nebraska, the $50 grad school admission fee is also waived. Teachers may apply for additional fellowships from NMSSI to help cover tuition costs. http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi. All NMSSI courses also include a free lunch each day of class.
Six courses for elementary and middle-level mathematics teachers will be offered in Omaha this summer. Three courses are from June 17-28, allowing you to pair a pedagogy course with one of two mathematics courses. We are also excited to announce that MATH 800P: Number and Operation for K-3 Math Specialists, the first course of our highly successful Primarily Math program, will be offered this summer for the first time through the NMSSI! If you missed the chance to join Primarily Math in the past, here is your opportunity to take the first course during the week of July 15-19. See more in story below.
As follows are the course listings and registration steps (see full course descriptions in the accompanying stories in this email):
June 17-28
MATH 896/803P: Algebraic Thinking for the Elementary Classroom – Class # 2971, Sec # 951, 8 a.m. to noon
or
MATH 802T: Functions, Algebra and Geometry – Class # 10186, Sec # 954, 8 a.m. to noon
with
TEAC 801: Curriculum Inquiry – Class # 11421, Sec # 592, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
June 10-14
MATH 800T: Math as a Second Language - Class # 11407, Sec # 952, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 8-12
MATH 896/804P: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom – Class # 3260, Sec # 962, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 15-19
MATH 800P: Number and Operation for K-3 Math Specialists – Class # 3262, Sec # 951, 8 a.m to 5 p.m.
Visit our website http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi for our complete course catalog for this summer as well as steps on how to enroll and apply for tuition assistance (and read in story below). Contact Lindsay Augustyn at laugustyn2@unl.edu with questions.
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More details at: http://go.unl.edu/nmssi