The Center for Science and Math Education, in association with Boeing Corporation and the Office of Math and Science of
Chicago Public Schools is proud to announce a new program designed for CPS teachers seeking their 6th-8th grade middle
school math endorsements.
These six courses will satisfy the mathematics component of the State of Illinois requirements to earn the middle school
math endorsement. The content in these courses will address the State of Illinois Learning Goals (6-10),
content area standards for educators, core technology goals and assessment and evaluation in classrooms. All courses
will receive graduate credit from Loyola University and will be taught by math educational professionals
who have significant experience working with CPS teachers.
Because of generous funding from Boeing, Loyola and CPS, tuition for all courses is free of charge for
teachers selected into the program. Additionally, all instructional materials will be provided, and each teacher in the
program will receive a graphing calculator from Loyola.
The courses individually, and the sequence as a whole will provide depth of knowledge in content, pedagogy and
technology to allow teachers to become superb and innovative math educators. The program begins with our first course
on May 2, 2007, and the complete endorsement program can be completed within 14 months.
We will admit teachers to the program on a rolling basis. Because the first course begins on May
2, applications must be submitted no later than April 15, 2007, although all seats in the program may have been filled
by that time, so please apply early.
For more information about this program, please contact Laurie Jordan at 773 508 8666 or email her at lbraga@luc.edu. A schedule of classes appears below, and a short description of our courses is
available here.
Tentative Schedule of Courses
| Course |
Semester |
Dates |
Day(s)/Times |
| Geometry |
Spring/Summer 2007 |
5/2/07-7/11/07 |
W at 4:30-7:30 |
| Number Theory |
Fall 2007 |
9/12/07-11/14/07 |
W at 4:30-7:30 |
| Integrated Math and Science |
Spring Session I 2008 |
1/16/08-3/19/08 |
W at 4:30-7:30 |
| Math Methods |
Spring Session II 2008 |
4/2/08-6/4/08 |
W at 4:30-7:30 |
| Probability and Statistics |
Summer 2008 |
7/7/08-7/18/08 |
M-F 9:00-12:00 |
| History of Math1 |
Summer 2008 |
7/7/08-7/18/08 |
M-F 1:00-4:00 |
1The participants in the program will be able to choose whether they wish to take History of Math or Calculus Concepts
for Middle School Teachers.
The first class will begin on May 2, 2007. The rest of the schedule is subject to minor changes; when the official CPS calendar for
2007-2008 is released, we will update this schedule as necessary to ensure that we do not have classes scheduled on CPS holidays such
as spring break nor on report card days.
All classes will meet on the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University. You can find a campus map and directions to campus here.
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