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Journeys of Transformation
Table of Contents
Foreword
Context for the Journeys
The Journeys
Introduction: Parallel Journeys of Risk and Reward
Maureen Gardner, MCTP Faculty Research Assistant
Elementary Geometry
Karen Benbury, Bowie State University
Interdisciplinary Science and Mathematics: Geometry and the Round Earth
Kenneth Berg and James Fey, University of Maryland, College Park
A Constructivist Approach to Plate Tectonics
Rachel Burks, Towson University
A Mathematical Modeling Course for Elementary Education Majors: Instructors' Thoughts
Don Cathcart and Tom Horseman, Salisbury State University
Adaptation of a Traditional Study of Enzyme Structure and Properties for the Constructivist Classroom
Katherine J. Denniston and Joseph J. Topping, Towson University
The Air We Breathe: Is Dilution the Solution to Pollution?
Tom C. O'Haver, University of Maryland, College Park
Constructing the Stream Community: The Ecology of Flowing Waters
Joanne Settel and Tom N. Hooe, Baltimore City Community College
The Challenge of Teaching Biology 100: Can I Really Promote Active Learning in a
Large Lecture?
Phillip G. Sokolove, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A Shift in Mathematics Teaching: Guiding Students to Become Independent Learners
Richard C. Weimer, Karen Parks, and John Jones, Frostburg State University
A Tale of Two Professors: Faculty Profiles (Word document contains both profiles listed)
Chemistry Professor Transforms Energy--His Own
Profile of Pallassana Krishnan, Coppin State College
Student Questions Hold the Answer
Profile of Rich Cerkovnik, Anne Arundel Community College
Appendices
I. References for Reading
Bibliography Compiled by Genevieve Knight, Coppin State College, and John Layman, University of Maryland, College Park
II. Highlights of National Recommendations
Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics
National Science Education Standards
American Psychological Association Learner-Centered Principles
III. MCTP Advisors and Participants
National Visiting Committee
Participants
The Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Administration Building, Rooms 214 & 215 (campus map)
Phone: 410 704 2532
Fax: 410 704 3959
email: CSME@towson.edu
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