Math 597T – Professional Development Workshop in Teaching Mathematics

Tentative Syllabus Fall ‘07

8/27—Intro; discussion of week 1

9/10—Writing and grading tests; what do grades mean?; discuss (assign) observations

9/24— Organization

10/8— Comparison of observations of experienced instructors

10/22—Policies (grades, DRC, Code of Conduct, Code of Integrity, withdrawing, etc)

11/5—Writing, the “Rule of 4” and final exam philosophy

11/19— Q & A time

12/3—Re-cap of semester; think about Spring semester

Our first meeting for Spring ’07 will be Monday, January 28. Spring syllabus is TBA.