Imperial
Valley Mathematics Project
The Imperial Valley Mathematics Project (IVMP) is a grant funded by
the California Mathematics
Project using both federal and state money. IVMP, based at San Diego State University,
Imperial Valley, aims to support a variety of professional
development programs in mathematics for Imperial County teachers.
Personnel
- Imre Tuba,
director
Dr. Tuba is assistant professor of mathematics at SDSU-IV. His research
interests are algebra, bioinformatics, and mathematics education
research.
- Marco Arellano, co-director
Mr. Arellano is a singe-subject mathematics teacher at Kennedy
Middle School in El Centro. He enjoys using technology in
his teaching. He also coaches KMS's mathematics teams for
Imperial Valley Mathematics Competition.
- Jeff Burt,
research associate
Jeff Burt is a graduate student in mathematics at SDSU. An SDSU-IV alumnus, Jeff
is currently working on his master's thesis on braid groups.
He plans to teach in community college when he graduates.
Programs
Common Core Workshop Series
The Common Core Workshops are intended to prepare in-service
Imperial Valley teachers to teach mathematics according to the new Common
Core State Standards. The workshops are centered around the
eight Standards
of Mathematical Practice and provide training in both
mathematics content and associated pedagogy and teaching strategies.
The mathematics content is intended to be accessible to elementary
teachers, but we welcome secondary math teachers too. The workshop
series will run throughout the 2012/13 academic year for a total of
40 hours. The meetings will be held on weeknights and/or Saturdays.
We will try to accommodate participants' schedules as much as
possible. Space is limited to 25 teachers.
Math Team Leader Meetings
These are intended to support secondary mathematics teachers in the
Imperial Valley who coach math clubs or math teams at their schools.
The meetings cover math content and pedagogy--in the spirit of the
Common Core State Standards--that arise in such a context.
Participants are invited to share ideas, exercises, and activities
with each other. The meetings will take place throughout the 2012/13
academic year for a total of 20 hours. The meetings will be held on
weeknights and/or Saturdays. We will try to accommodate
participants' schedules as much as possible. Space is limited to 10
teachers.
Mini-grants for teacher based projects
IVMP invites applications from Imperial Valley teachers--either
individually or in teams--for funding projects that advance K-12
math education in the Imperial Valley. The projects are expected to
serve local students and/or teachers and demonstrate/enhance the
leadership skills. Grants are limited to $1500 for individual
proposals and $2500 for team projects. Funding is limited. We expect
to sponsor 2-3 project in 2012/13. Here is the Request for
Proposals with detailed instructions, deadlines, and
evaluation criteria.
Here are a few examples of past sponsored projects:
- development of bilingual web site to prepare students for the
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) in mathematics,
- coaching teams for the Imperial Valley Mathematics
Competition,
- running a Professional learning community of elementary
teachers engaged in backward mapping of the elementary
mathematics curriculum,
- development of a financial mathematics course for high school
seniors to satisfy mathematics graduation requirements.