UT Austin Structure Masters Degrees and Master Teacher Certification

Structure Spring and Fall Online Coursework and Mentoring Combined: Mathematics and Science Teacher Home Campus Replication of Best Practices Camp Science CampMathematics Camp Active Observations of Best Practices in Summer Camps Science CampMathematics Camp Summer Content Course Week at UT Austin ScienceMathematics Summer Content Course Week at UT Austin ScienceMathematics

e Core Content Week One & Two

Two-week mathematics content course: What Must Secondary Mathematics Teachers Be Able To Do in Order to Conduct Inquiry Based Lessons? Usiskin (2001) has suggested a framework for secondary mathematics based on areas of analysis in which teachers engage during lessons. He argued that teachers must be able to:

1. Analyze concepts: recognize ways of explaining and representing ideas, select alternative definitions and their consequences, understand how mathematical ideas arose and evolved over time, and apply mathematics to a range of fields; 2. Analyze problems: understand alternative approaches to problem solving and have the ability to extend or generalize proofs and problems; 3. Analyze connections: explain links between school mathematics, the broader field of mathematical study and the world. ANALAGOUS FOR SCIENCE – “DOING” RATHER THAN RECEIVING. CONTENT. CONNECTIONS

e Best Practices in Action Week Three

UT Summer Camp

e Implementation Week Four

e On-line Course & Mentoring 2 semesters

Academy Participants participate in an online community discussion forum for an academic year based on the text “Mentoring Matters” by L. Lipton et al Academy Participants are strongly encouraged to participate in a mentoring experience on their own campuses Academy Participants are paired with graduate students in our UTeach Summer Masters Program in Mathematics and Science Education in a mentor- protégée relationship On-line Course & Mentoring

Thom McNeil Teacher Academy Participant