[RUME] Graduate and postgraduate fellowships in math ed

[Cathy Kessel <kessel@SOE.BERKELEY.EDU>]

What's below came from the home page of
> http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/dime. The project includes graduate and
> postdoctoral fellowships
> to pursue studies and research
> on the mathematics education of diverse populations along the lines of
> race/ethnicity, class, gender, and
> language. Deadline for applications is January 15, 2002.
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> Diversity in Mathematics Education (DiME) is one of a network of Centers
>for Learning and Teaching
> (CLT) funded by the National Science Foundation.

> DiME/CLT is building an integrated program to develop and enhance the
> instructional workforce from kindergarten through graduate school. The
> program consists of three interrelated components: a
> doctoral/postdoctoral component; a teacher education component for
> teachers and instructional leaders; and a comprehensive research
> agenda. These components are integrated by a strong focus on the ideas
> of algebra and issues related to learners with diverse cultural,
> language, and cognitive backgrounds.
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> The Center is a consortium led by
> education and mathematics faculty of three research universities, two
> school-system partners, and a group of teacher professional-development
> providers for inservice teachers. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is
> the lead grantee institution. The other two universities are the
> University of
> California, Berkeley and University of
> California, Los Angeles. The school systems are the Madison (WI)
> Metropolitan School District, the
> Berkeley (CA) Unified
> School District. The professional development
> provider is California
> Subject Matter Project at
> UCLA's Center X.
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>         Two cohorts of 15 fellows are being recruited into
> or postdoctoral programs at the three universities (5 per institution).
> Four new courses are being developed to be offered among these
> programs. Master's programs and existing in-service work with the
> Madison and Berkeley schools and the California Subject Matter Project
> will prepare a diverse group of mathematics teachers to assume
> leadership roles in their schools, districts, and states.