MAED 4490 or MAED 7900
Information Meetings
Monday, November 12, 12:30-1:30 in KH 1105
Tuesday, November 13, 1:00 - 2:00 in CL 1009
May 12 - 26, 2008
The new Georgia K–12 performance standards in mathematics support a strong, cohesive, and coherent curriculum that provides a clear path to higher mathematics and intelligent citizenship. They draw on the strengths of the Japanese school mathematics curriculum: coherence, leanness, and rigor.
(Georgia Performance Standards for Mathematics, Executive Summary)
The results from the TIMSS video study showed that Japanese mathematics teaching was very different from typical mathematics instruction observed in the United States. Moreover, Japanese lessons appear to exemplify the type of teaching many US mathematicians and mathematics educators recommend, including mathematics teaching through problem solving.
If you are interested in observing mathematics lessons in Japanese schools first hand, please join us on a 2 week (May 12 - 26, 2008) study abroad trip to Japan. We will visit various elementary and middle schools in Yamanashi, Japan, to observe mathematics lessons, discuss mathematics teaching and learning with Japanese teachers and mathematics educators, and interact with Japanese preservice teachers.
The trip will be led by Dr. Tad Watanabe of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Kennesaw State University. Dr. Watanabe will provide the simultaneous translation of lessons. Dr. Watanabe is originally from Japan, and he was one of the leaders of the Lesson Study Immersion Program in Japan, which took a group of US and Canadian teachers and administrators to Japan in 2007.
The program cost is $ 3452.78 (subject to slight change), including round-trip airfare, accommodations (double-occupancy), local transportation, and some meals. You will need about $250 to cover the meals not included in the program cost. The program cost does not include tuition for the 3-credit course, Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Japanese Schools, which you must be registered for in order to participate in the study abroad trip. It is possible to take this course as a graduate level course.
For non-KSU students
This program is open to non-KSU students. A non-KSU students will register as a transient student. If this is the only course you will be taking at KSU, you will not be required to pay Student Activities or Parking Fees.
You must discuss your advisor at your institution whether or not this course is transferable.
Important Dates
Deadline for application: February 1, 2008
A $100.00 nonrefundable deposit is due at the time of application.
The first program installment of $1,676.00 is due by February 1, 2008.
March 1, 2008: The second program installment of $1,676.00 is due.
March 29, 2008 (Saturday): Pre-Departure Orientation 1
April 26, 2008 (Saturday): Pre-Departure Orientation 2
To apply online, click here to go to the program page at KSU's Institute for Global Initiatives.
If you have any question, please contact Dr. Tad Watanabe:
e-mail: twatanab@kennesaw.edu
phone: (770) 423-6376
Click here to download KSU STudents Abroad with Regents Support (STARS) Awards application packet.
