Shaping the Preparation of Future Science and Mathematics Faculty:

A Preparing Future Faculty Program


 
 

Program for Fall 2000

  1. Professional Seminars (1 hour each):
    1. Title: ``Accreditation in Higher Education'' (Allan Eller, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Binghamton University)

      2. September 19, 2000 at 4:30 pm in LN 2205.
    2. Title:  ``Advising Undergraduates'' (Tom Kimber, Hartford University and John Meier, Lafayette College)

      3. October 10, 2000 at 4:30 pm in LN 2205.
    3. Title: ``Writing Assignments for the Developmental Math Class'' (Fred Kluempen, SUNY Binghamton) and

      4. Title:  ``Helping Undergraduates Learn about Research'' (Ron Sperber, SUNY Binghamton)
      Tuesday, October 31, 2000 at 4:30, SUNY Binghamton, LN 2205.
    4. Title:  ``Career Counseling and Writing Letters of Reference'' (Luise-Charlotte Kappe, SUNY Binghamton and Denise Reboli, King's College)

      5. Tuesday, November 21, 2000 at 4:30, SUNY Binghamton, LN 2205.
    5. Title:  ``Interviewing at the Employment Center in New Orleans'' (John Meier, Lafayette College and Matthias Beck, SUNY Binghamton)
  2. Issues Seminar for T.A.s: (Meetings are held in LN 2205 from 10:50 to 11:50)
    1. September 6, 2000 - organizational meeting
    2. September 13, 2000 - ``Leading a Discussion Section''

      3.     This discussion, led by Dan Ghezzi (PFF Fellow), will present some of the ``nuts and bolts'' of leading a discussion section.  We will focus on issues of what to present, how to present  it,  and how long the presentation should last.
    3. September 20, 2000 - ``Making the Grade''

      4.     This presentation will focus on grading exams in a group setting.  This situation occurs regularly in large lecture classes and for grading final exams on multiple sections courses.  Mort Goldberg, Professor Emeritus at Broome Community College and instructor at SUNY Binghamton will lead the discussion.
    4. October 4, 2000 - "Leading a Discussion Section"

      5.     This is a second presentation of the "how to's" of a good discussion section.  We are repeating this workshop for all those who were unable to attend the first presentation on September 13.  The workshop will be headed up by Dan Clouse (PFF Fellow).
    5. October 11, 2000 - ``Discipline in the Classroom''

      6.     The content of this seminar meeting will focus on various issues of discipline that arise in the context of teaching a class or leading a discussion sections.  Some of the discipline issues that will be discussed include students cheating in the class, what to do when you suspect cheating, whom do you tell etc.  We will also talk about classroom management, how to handle disruptive behavior etc.  The discussion will be led by Bill Hooper (PFF Fellow).
    6. October 25, 2000 - ``Academic Honesty, a.k.a. Cheating''

      7.     Profs. L.C. Kappe and A. Schick will lead this seminar focusing on academic honesty.  They will discuss how to discourage cheating in the classroom and what to do when you suspect that it is going on.  What do you do when you catch a student in the act?  What power do you have?  Whom should you turn to?  What are the consequences for student's dishonest action?  What will happen to them?  There will also be some discussion about plagiarism and other issues concerning academic honesty.
  3. Workshop Series:
    1. Saturday, October 7, 2000

      2.     PFF Day at Ithaca College
    2. Saturday, November 11, 2000

      3.     Workshop on Graphing Calculators, Luis Moreno and Timmy Bremer, Broome Community College.
  4. Fall meeting of the MAA Seaway Section, November 3-4, SUNY Fredonia:
    1. Participation of several PFF fellows in the Seaway NExT/PFF program on Friday afternoon.
    2. Two contributed 25 minute talks by PFF fellows.

      3. Title:  ``Writing Assignments for the Developmental Math Class'' (Fred Kluempen, PFF fellow, SUNY Binghamton)
      Title: ``Helping Undergraduates Learn about Research'' (Ron Sperber, PFF fellow, SUNY Binghamton)
  5. Partner Institutions:

    6. Visits by PFF fellows at the partner institutions
    (King's College, Ithaca College, SUNY Oneonta, Broome Community College).
    Visit consists of talk by one of the PFF Fellows for undergraduates, discussion with undergraduates, followed by dinner meeting with faculty of partner institution.
    1. Title: ``Designing Experiments - `Flip a Coin to Make the Tough Choices?' ''  (Dan Ghezzi, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton) at King's College, October 5.
    2. Title: ``Dividing a Cake among Hungry Siblings: Can it be Done Without a Food Fight?'' (Fred Kluempen, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton)  at SUNY Oneonta, October 13, 2000.
    3. Title:``Fermat, Prime Numbers and Encryption'' (Ron Sperber, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton) at Ithaca College, November 9, 2000.
    4. Title: ``Census and Sampling: What Statistics tells us about it'' (Bill Hooper, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton) at Broome Community College,  December 1, 2000.
Mentoring and peer mentoring activities will continue. We also have now a shelf in the Math Department Reading Room with resource material for PFF fellows.