January 2016
Professional Development Program for High School Mathematics Teachers
IMPA, Rio de Janeiro, January 25-29, 2016.
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- Preliminary
This program aims to offer free training for high school mathematics teachers throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro. It has been conducted in various formats since 1990, covering topics relevant to all three years of high school. Lately, this program has received support from CAPES – the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel .
This program resulted in a series of books specifically aimed at high school teachers, published in the Brazilian Mathematical Society 's Collection for Mathematics Teachers . It is safe to say that this collection represents the best resource available in Brazil for training high school mathematics teachers.
Most of the first books in the collection resulted from the first phase of the program, carried out between 1990 and 1993, sponsored by VITAE, which trained approximately 800 teachers from all over Brazil. Each of the books from this project is dedicated to a topic in secondary education. The following titles are available:
In another phase, which benefited from the CAPES-FAPERJ program, the books entitled *The Mathematics of High School – vol. 1* , *vol. 2* , and *vol. 3* were produced. As the name indicates, they are organized to cover, each one, the material of one of the high school grades. In addition to the care taken with the concept and critical perspective of each topic, present in all the books in the Collection, the books in this new series are more relevant to the classroom, discussing the teacher's role in teaching each subject and offering suggestions for their practice. There is a constant concern to provide teachers with tools to demonstrate the relevance of what they teach, relating the topics to each other and to their applications.
- Program details
- Course Organization
The program is conducted in independent modules, covering selected topics from all three years of high school and some topics from elementary school. In each module, activities take place during school breaks in January and July.
- Training development
The group to be trained will consist of 150 teachers in the State of Rio de Janeiro and 50 to 100 teachers in multiplier centers at universities in all Brazilian states. Each module consists of full-time training (from 9 am to 5 pm) for one week. Daily activities consist of lectures in the morning and group work in the afternoon.
- Course Organization
- Location
Each module of the program will be held simultaneously at IMPA and partner institutions throughout the country. Lectures will be broadcast live via the internet from IMPA to participating institutions in other states, using RNP's infrastructure. Participating professors will be able to submit questions during the lectures using a chat program. Afternoon activities will be conducted locally.
Currently, the participating institutions are as follows:
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- Federal University of Acre
- Federal University of Alagoas
- Federal University of Alagoas – Sertão
- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Alagoas – Maragogi Campus
- Federal University of Amapá
- State University of Santa Cruz – Ilhéus, BA
- University of Brasília
- Federal University of Campina Grande
- State University of Campinas
- Unifesp – São José dos Campos
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Acaraú
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Crateús
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Juazeiro do Norte
- State University of Ceará – Faculty of Education of Itapipoca
- Distance Education Center of Ceará
- Federal University of Espírito Santo
- Federal University of Goiás
- Federal Institute of Goiás – Urutaí Campus
- Federal University of Grande Dourados
- Federal University of Maranhão – Pinheiro
- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão – IFMA Buriticupu Campus
- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão – IFMA Campus São João dos Patos
- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão – IFMA Santa Inês Campus
- Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region
- Federal University of Mato Grosso
- Federal Institute of Mato Grosso – Juína Campus
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará
- Federal University of Paraíba
- Federal Technological University of Paraná – Pato Branco Campus
- Federal University of Pernambuco
- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco – Academic Unit of Garanhuns
- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco – Pesqueira
- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco – Caruaru
- Faculty of Teacher Training of Afogados da Ingazeira
- Federal University of Piauí
- Federal University of Piauí – Picos Campus
- Federal University of Piauí – Parnaíba
- Federal Institute of Piauí – Angical do Piauí Campus
- Federal Institute of Piauí – Corrente Campus
- Federal Institute of Piauí – Floriano Campus
- Federal Institute of Piauí – Piripiri Campus
- Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte – Caicó
- Federal University of Roraima
- Federal University of Santa Catarina – Florianópolis
- Federal University of São Paulo – Diadema Campus
- Federal Institute of São Paulo – Sertãozinho Campus
- Federal Institute of São Paulo – Boituva Campus
- UNIMEP – Methodist University of Piracicaba
- Integrated Regional University of Alto Uruguai and Missões
- Federal University of Sergipe
- Federal University of Tocantins
- Federal Institute of Tocantins – Palmas
- Federal University of Uberlândia
- Federal University of the São Francisco Valley
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- Team
The team responsible for preparing and implementing the modules that make up this project consists of:
- Eduardo Wagner (coordinator)
- Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho
- Maria Celano Maia (Administrative Coordinator)
- Priscilla Fernandes Pomateli (secretary)
- Dion Villar Visgueiro (multimedia technician)
- Anderson Fonseca da Silva Bispo (multimedia technician)
- Leonardo Ferreira da Silva (multimedia technician)
- Diego dos Santos Souza (multimedia technician)
Professors Eduardo Wagner, Paulo Cezar Carvalho, and Professor Elon Lima, the creator of this program, have been working together for several years on activities related to mathematics education, such as the publication of the Mathematics Teacher's Magazine, the Mathematics Olympiads (regional, national, and international), the authorship of several books on secondary school mathematics, and, most importantly, the conception and implementation of this program.
- Schedule
For this module, in addition to topics from the book Themes and Problems, other topics will be covered.
The selected themes were: - Registration:
Registration for Rio de Janeiro (closed on January 13, 2016).This page is for teachers residing and working in the state of Rio de Janeiro only.
- Previous Programs
- Preliminary
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