July 2013
Professional Development Program for High School Mathematics Teachers
IMPA, Rio de Janeiro, July 15-19, 2013.
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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. Currently, this program receives 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, which cover selected topics from all three years of high school and some topics from elementary school. In each module, activities take place during school breaks.
- Training development
The group to be trained will consist of 150 teachers in the State of Rio de Janeiro and 40 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 Institute of Alagoas – Palmeira dos Índios
- Federal University of Alagoas – Sertão Campus
- Federal University of Amapá
- Federal University of Amazonas
- Federal University of Bahia
- State University of Santa Cruz – Ilhéus, BA
- University of Brasília
- Federal University of Ceará
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Acaraú
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Crateús
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Iguatu
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Jaguaribe
- Federal Institute of Ceará – Juazeiro do Norte
- Federal University of Espírito Santo
- Federal University of Goiás
- Federal University of Goiás – Catalão Campus
- Federal University of Maranhão
- Federal University of Mato Grosso
- Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
- Federal University of Grande Dourados
- Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul – Três Lagoas Campus
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Federal University of Uberlândia
- Federal University of Pará
- Federal University of Pará – Marabá
- Federal University of Paraíba
- Federal University of Campina Grande
- Federal University of Paraná
- Federal Institute of Paraná – Paranaguá Campus
- Federal Technological University of Paraná – Pato Branco Campus
- Federal University of Pernambuco
- Faculty of Teacher Training of Afogados da Ingazeira
- Federal University of the São Francisco Valley
- Federal University of Piauí
- Federal University of Piauí – Parnaíba Campus
- Federal Institute of Piauí – Floriano Campus
- Federal Institute of Piauí – Corrente Campus
- Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte – Caicó
- Federal Institute Farroupilha – Alegrete Campus
- Federal University of Santa Maria
- Integrated Regional University of Alto Uruguai and Missões
- Federal University of Roraima
- Federal University of Rondônia
- Federal University of Santa Catarina – Florianópolis
- Federal University of the Southern Border – Chapecó
- Federal University of Santa Catarina – Joinville
- State University of Campinas
- Federal Institute of São Paulo – Sertãozinho
- Federal University of Sergipe
- Federal University of Tocantins
- Federal Institute of Tocantins – Palmas
- Municipal Secretariat of Gurupi-TO
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- Team
The team responsible for preparing and implementing the modules that make up this project consists of:
- Eduardo Wagner
- Elon Lages Lima (coordinator)
- Luciano Guimarães Monteiro de Castro
- Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho
- Maria Celano Maia (executive secretary)
- Priscilla Fernandes Pomateli (secretary)
This group has 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, mainly, the conception and implementation of this program.
- Schedule
This module will cover topics from the book Elementary Themes and Problems .
The selected themes were: -
Registrations
(Only for teachers residing and working in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Teachers from other states should consult the coordinators in their respective states to find out how to register.)
- Previous Programs
- Preliminary