UNL brings math graduate courses near you
The Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) program offers convenient and affordable graduate mathematics and pedagogy courses that are in a weeklong format to help you take advantage of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's professional development opportunities. Math 807T: Using Math to Understand our World (grades 7-12 teachers) will be offered in Hastings this summer at ESU 9 from June 5-9.
We are also offering a math course in Crete, through the TEAMS grant. Math 896: Special Topics: Functional Reasoning in STEM for Secondary Mathematics Teachers will focus on content knowledge for secondary mathematics teachers, connecting functions across the secondary mathematics curriculum to each other and to science content. Functions arise when modeling physical phenomena, providing connections across the curriculum and to the world outside school. Through the content of functions, teachers in this course will solve mathematical problems, model and represent mathematical problems, communicate mathematical ideas effectively, and make mathematical connections. If you would like to sign up for TEAMS and Math 896 from June 5-16, please contact us at nebraskamath@unl.edu . Teachers are paid a stipend of $15 per hour of class attended, for a total of (up to) $1,200.
To enroll in UNL graduate courses in the NMSSI such as Math 807T, follow the four steps outlined on the NMSSI website, http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi/. This year we are offering 30 math and science courses across the state and online to meet your professional development needs. Check out our course catalog, which supplies the needed class numbers for either Teach Nebraska registration or MyRED.
Math 807T: Using Math to Understand our World – Class # 14271, Sec # 951, June 5-9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., ESU 9:
This course will examine the mathematics underlying several socially-relevant questions from a variety of academic disciplines. Mathematical models of problems will be constructed and studied using a variety of topics and basic skills in algebra, functions, statistics and probability. Sources will include original documentation whenever possible (such as government data, reports and research papers) in order to provide a sense of the very real role that mathematics plays in society.
For all on-site NMSSI courses, current Nebraska teachers automatically qualify for a tuition reduction equal to 20 percent of in-state, graduate tuition. Additionally, Nebraska K-12 teachers can apply for supplemental NMSSI Fellowships to further defray tuition costs for NMSSI courses. Read more about the costs at: http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi/2017/costs/. The NMSSI Fellowship Application is also now open at http://go.unl.edu/scimathapply
The Benefits of the NMSSI:
• Nebraska teachers automatically qualify for a 20 percent discount on in-state tuition at UNL
• Teachers can also apply for an additional tuition fellowship from the NMSSI: http://go.unl.edu/scimathapply
• All NMSSI courses also include a free lunch on each day of class
• The $50 UNL Graduate Studies admission fee is waived for current Nebraska teachers
• Each course is worth 3 graduate credit hours at UNL
• Enroll in one simple application through Teach Nebraska: http:///www.unl.edu/gradstudies/teachneb
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http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi