PROMYS for Teachers
At-A-Glance

Summer Sessions:

First Summer:

• 6 weeks (June 29 to August 7, 2009) of an immersion experience in mathematics, run by Boston University's Mathematics Department.

• The first summer, the focus is on Number Theory, with most of the day spent working on Number Theory problem sets with other teachers, and with the help of PROMYS counselors.

• Eligible teachers receive eight graduate credits in mathematics for participation in the first summer.

Second Summer:

• The second summer, teachers have the option to take other graduate-level courses as well as the opportunity to re-take the Number Theory, filling in the missing pieces and serving as a mentor to the first-year teachers.

• Eligible teachers receive six graduate credits (four in mathematics education and two in mathematics) for participation in the second summer.

Academic Year Sessions:

• 5 full-day workshops jointly run by Education Development Center and BU's Mathematics Department.

• The focus is on pedagogy, and connecting an immersion experience in mathematics back to the classroom.

• Teachers explore mathematics inspired by the secondary curriculum, and collaboratively plan lessons.

Deadlines:

• We will accept applications until May 15, 2009. Please be sure to include Part I and Part II (to be completed by a school administrator).

• We will review applications as they are received and will start notifying "early" applicants on April 15, 2009. Once we have received completed applications, we will notify you within one week.