Context for the Journeys

The MCTP Program

Guiding Principles: New Thinking in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Jim Fey, MCTP Project Director

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

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

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