Teacher Technology Fellowships - Math
Updated January 26, 2001

The Indiana Department of Education, in a competitive process, awarded Teacher Math Technology Fellowships of $1,500 each to 28 Indiana middle and high school math teachers. The purpose of the program is to enhance teaching and learning through innovative uses of educational technology. To support the fellowship activity, a grant of $3,000 was awarded to each recipient's school for the purchase of equipment and software.

The following recipients will begin their fellowship activities during the summer and will continue throughout the 2000-2001 school year. Upon completion, they will share their new uses of technology with other teachers around the state. For more information, please contact Carolyn White at 317-232-9182 or cwhite@doe.in.gov.

Benjamin Rush Middle School, Rushville

Terri M. Marcum

Students will create an informational web site to describe the careers available in Rush County and to illustrate the use of mathematics in the work force. The created web site will complement an existing community program and support state mathematics standards.

Bloomfield Jr. Sr. High School, Bloomfield

Timi Smith

Utilizing "WebQuest," students are to create and manage a business, requiring purchasing and reselling of merchandise at the local Apple Festival. A classroom vote will decide what to sell, how much to sell it for, and which charity to give the profits to. This project communicates mathematics through writing, discussion, and collaborative group work.

Brownstown Central Middle School, Brownstown

Rex Kovert

Student groups will be creating a fantasy NASCAR racing season to utilize technology to support state mathematics standards and best practices in the classroom. Each team will collect information from the Internet about racetracks, calculate all travel costs, and keep records of all expenditures.

Brownstown Central High School, Brownstown

Paula Workman

Along with the science teacher, the math teacher will develop a classroom unit on waste management. This interdisciplinary project will allow students to gather information at specific sites, compile and analyze data, and make recommendations to the county or business regarding future waste management needs. The results will be presented to their class in technology-supported presentations and archived in the school library for future use.

Cannelton Jr. Sr. High School, Cannelton

Janie Barnett

Using "Inspiration" software and paper/pencil activities, students are to share facts they already know about each geometric topic. Other activities will include journal reports on the computer and a field trip to see geometry use in the real world. This project incorporates various activities to address different learning styles and state mathematics standards.

Clinton Prairie Jr. Sr. High, Frankfort

Stephen Adamson

This project focuses on the implementation of algebra instruction in a hypermedia format using HypersStudio. The teacher will use multimedia technology to make instructional time more efficient, effective and innovative, and to integrate technology into classroom instruction.

Cowan Jr. Sr. High School, Muncie

Jane Miller

Using "Geometer's Sketchpad," this teacher plans to write curriculum packets for high school geometry students, high school low achievement students, and middle school students. By using this software, students will be able to explore and make discoveries about geometric concepts, and the teacher will be able to apply differentiated learning.

Edison Jr. Sr. High School, Lake Station

Sheryl Nugent

This project uses real world situations to apply mathematical probability concepts. Activities involving gaming, Bingo, sweepstakes, and state lotteries will be used. The teacher will introduce interactive computer programs and computer-generated spreadsheets in order to demonstrate simulations and the probability of winning.

Fishers Junior High School, Fishers

Steven Baney

Through consistent use of technology and existing geometry units, this project provides for both a hands-on and visual approach to math. Different technology tools, a digital camera, a scanner, and a monitor projector-will be used in the classroom to help students retain the information presented.

Griffith Middle School, Griffith

Keith Mitchell, Lisa Tufts

Students are to participate in a technology-generated mathematics program. "Accelerated Math" will be integrated into the curriculum to increase individual achievement. Personalized assignments, partner projects drawn from the Internet, and supplemental materials will be introduced as they correlate to specific mathematical objectives.

Harrison High School, Lafayette

Nancy Lasley

This project introduces concepts of computer programming using Lego Robotic kits. The kits will be used to help students select algorithms, immerse in problem-solving activities, and to enhance mathematical visualization in the programming process.

Hauser Jr. Sr. High, Hope

Kim Harsh

An interdisciplinary project called, "Science Applications-Math Expectations" will be used to bring science and technology applications into mathematics classrooms. This project creates scientific simulations, gathers and analyzes data, and allows students to explore real world situations.

Hauser Jr. Sr. High, Hope

Andrea Reed

Current mathematical instruction will be supplemented with "Star Math" and "Accelerated Math." This program enables each student's mathematical skills to be assessed at least three times a year so students can progress at their own level and pace.

Heritage Middle School

Robert Nisen

Students will be given the opportunity to share mathematical concepts, while demonstrating computer knowledge. By creating a mathematical web-based learning environment, this program provides interactive and educational resources to all students. Each student will complete assignments over the Internet, participate in threaded discussions, and use the Internet as an information resource.

Logos Lab School, Richmond

Richard Shroyer

This project will show how exploration, reasoning, and problem solving through technology are integral parts of both math and science curricula. Through the use of multimedia products, students will practice and master math concepts and illustrate how to apply them to the real world.

Owen Valley Middle School, Spencer

Carolyn Scholten

A web-based unit for probability and statistics will be used to enhance instruction in the math classroom. This unit takes students through lessons that provide simulations, spreadsheet work, cooperative learning, data collection, construction and analysis of graphs, and various hands on activities. Students working in pairs will use the Internet to complete the lessons.

Paoli Jr. Sr. High, Paoli

Donna Carr

This teacher plans to partner with a math teacher in another country via video conferencing to compare mathematic curricula and teaching strategies. Following teacher link-up, students of the two countries will work on joint mathematics projects. Students will be able to learn alternative uses of technology, communicate with others, complete a student-taught project, and learn about another culture.

Plainfield Community Middle School, Plainfield

Becky Van Wanzeele, Brenda Schober

JAM, "Jobs in Math," will provide a connection between mathematics and future occupations, and relate class performance to future success. Students will search careers using the Internet and interview local business people through NetMeeting and QuickCams. Also, students will conduct online interviews to find out how mathematics is used in the business world daily.

Southwestern Middle School, Lafayette

Jennifer McCutcheon

This project teaches students how to use technology to maximize the potential growth of money they earn in the classroom by exploring the stock market and its effects on the economy. Through this process, students will be able to use the Internet for research, developing spreadsheets to perform calculations, and apply "Quicken" software to demonstrate the growth of their accounts.

Sullivan Jr. High, Sullivan

Janice Smith

"Dimensional Dudes" is a program for junior high school students. Each student will partner with elementary students once a month to present a hands-on approach to geometry in a creative way. Students will build a website to display projects, list basic geometry terms, post the best projects of the month, and generate links to other websites with geometry information.

Switzerland County High School, Vevay

Pamela Jones

This project focuses on using technology as a problem-solving tool. "Geometer's Sketchpad" and "Maple" will be used to provide students with real world tools to explore mathematical concepts and engage in mathematical problem solving. This math teacher will design the project to comply with Indiana High School Competencies and Indiana Academic Standards.

Tell City High School, Tell City

David Goffinet

The purpose of this project will be to combine math concepts and technology to solve real world problems. Utilizing "Geometer's Sketchpad", students will map the areas around the high school and then plan a landscape design for those areas. Ultimately, students will explore and discover different mathematical concepts involving landscape design.

Terre Haute South Vigo High, Terre Haute

Susan Clements

A mathematical web page will be created for interactive mathematical activities. Utilizing the web page, middle school students will use various technologies to examine mathematical relationships, solve real world problems, present data collections, and share results.

Turkey Run Jr. Sr. High School

Jeff Thompson, Steve Stewart

In compliance with Indiana mathematics standards, "Collaborative WebQuest" will be used to integrate technology and mathematical applications. Engaged student activities will include: agriculture lab, study of roller coasters, geometry with art, and playing math-oriented games found on the Internet.

West Side Jr. High, East Chicago

Tareg Mansour

The "Diving into Math" project is designed to develop and implement new, innovative methods of using and applying technology for the purpose of interactively engaging students in mathematics. Activities involving aquatics and scuba diving will be used as the functional basis for applying math concepts.