Mathematician's Workshop Videoconference Series

If you are a Middle School math teacher, please join us for an exciting opportunity to learn from experts in the field of mathematics. In partnership with the University of Oregon, SMU is offering a Mathematics Videoconference Series during the spring semester of 2009.  The five 2-day sessions are intended to expand and enhance teachers' content knowledge for teaching pre-algebra and beyond. Each 2-day session is held over a consecutive Friday and Saturday.  The Friday classes meet from 6:00-8:00 p.m. (CST); the Saturday classes meet from 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. All of the interactive videoconference sessions are held at SMU but transmitted from the University of Oregon. Teachers may elect to participate in the workshops series for graduate credit (2 college credits) or for noncredit (CEUs).

This opportunity is sponsored by project DATA (Designing Algebra Teaching for Achievement), with support from the University of Oregon's College of Education, Center on Teaching and Learning, Behavioral Research & Teaching, and Department of Educational Leadership.

Series Schedule (additional information about each session is forthcoming)

Participation Options (graduate college credit or noncredit)

Teachers may elect to participate in the videoconference series for graduate college credit (2 credits) or for noncredit (CEUs).  Those who register for graduate credit MUST attend all 5 workshops in order to earn the 2 graduate credits that can be applied to SMU's Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree or Master Math Teacher (MMT) certification.  Noncredit participants may register for any number of workshops they choose. 

Tuition and Fees

All credit and noncredit participants who elect to register for all 5 sessions of the Series have the additional opportunity to participate in an SMU research study.  Involvement in this study offers a financial advantage to those who register for noncredit; SMU will waive the full $250 enrollment fee for all noncredit participants who participate in the research study.  For information about the research study, please contact the math research coordinator, Ms. Sherril English, at 214-768-8402 or shenglish@smu.edu.  

Graduate Credit Enrollment Tuition
    $822 tuition for all participants registering as credit students pursuing 2
graduate credits, regardless of involvement in the research study. 

Noncredit Enrollment Fees
    Free if agree to attend all 5 workshops and participate in the research study
    $60 per workshop
    $250 to enroll in all 5 workshops but decline to participate in the research study

Payment Options

In all cases, tuition payment may be made by school P.O., personal check, or credit card.

▪  School P.O. payments: provide the PO number on the online-submittable registration form.
▪  Check payment:  mail the check--payable to "SMU Math Videoconference"--to "SMU Math Videoconference, PO Box 750382, Dallas, TX        75275-0382." 
▪  Credit Card payment:  call 214-768-7245 to provide your credit card information

Registration Instructions

For Teachers Seeking Graduate Credit:
Please complete the attached graduate-credit reservation form (interactive PDF) and click "submit;" submitting this form will reserve your space in the workshop.  Then please print and complete the attached course registration application (PDF), and fax it to 214-768-2104.  Indicate whether you plan to pay tuition by school PO, check, or credit card.  Should you not have access to a fax machine, please call 214-768-1014, and we will be happy to assist you by phone. 

For Teachers Enrolling for Noncredit (NOT Receiving College Credit):
Please complete the attached noncredit enrollment form (interactive PDF), and indicate whether or not you qualify for free registration (via involvement in the research study) OR plan to pay by school P.O., check, credit card.  Then click "submit."

Additional Information

Please contact Ms. Sherril English for additional information: shenglish@smu.edu

“If you dare to teach, you must never cease to learn.”  −Harry Wong