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Information for Graduate Student Instructors
- Important Dates
- Quick Facts for Interested Graduate Students
- Application-Now Closed
- Qualities of a Great Explore Math Instructor
- Job Descriptions
- For More Information Please Contact us!
Important Dates
- Second Week of March: Information Session.
- April 21, 2008: Applications Due
- April 28, 2008: Program Instructor Decisions Announced
Quick Facts for Interested Graduate Students
The Explore Math Program will be offering 3 programs next year: Math Modeling Experience in Fall, Math Circle and ARML Toolbox in Winter with the ARML Competition Preparation Program in Spring. Each program will offer an opportunity to work with both undergraduate and high school students.- Job Description for Instructors: You will be directly responsible for curriculum development, creating and teaching lessons about your favorite research area. You will teach and interact with high school students while also training undergraduates to help as program mentors.
- Funding: We are receiving $40,000 in funding for the 2008-2009 Explore Math Program, a majority of which will be used to fund TAships for the graduate students who are part of the program. Program Instructors will recieve a 25% TAship for the quarter that they are working.
- Average Program Time Commitment:
- High School Meeting: 1-3 hours once a week
- Undergraduate Meeting: 1-2 hours once a week
- Additional Responsibilities Including: Weekly lesson planning, assignment grading, program recruitment and program development: 1-5 hours per week
Application
Applications are available as .pdf and .tex . Please return a .pdf of your application by email (tlewis(at)math.ucdavis.edu), drop it by Tim Lewis's office (MSB 2146), or leave it in Tim's mailbox.Answers to Application Questions:
- Q: When are applications due?
A: The application deadline is April 21, at midnight.
- Q: On the application it asks for two
references...do these references need to write
letters of recommendation/support?
A: No they do not. We just want their names so that if we have questions about your teaching experience we can contact them.
Qualities of a Great Explore Math Instructor
- A desire to own the program and make it your own. There's no set curriculum for any of the programs so this is really a great opportunity to try out some teaching techniques and curriculum material.
- Ability to mentor and work with high school and undergraduate students.
- Some teaching experience (not necessarily at UCD).
- Not just for those who want to do high school math education, Explore Math instructors will be given an opportunity to teach research level mathematics.
- Fun!
Job Descriptions
- Math Modeling Experience:
- Math Circle:
- ARML Preparation:
For More Information Please Contact us!
- Explore Math Program Faculty Advisor: Professor Lewis, tlewis@ucdavis.edu
- Math Modeling Experience: Eva Strawbridge, mme@math.ucdavis.edu
- Math Circle: Hillel Raz, mathcircle@math.ucdavis.edu
- ARML Preparation: Rohit Thomas, arml@math.ucdavis.edu