2007 UF GatorTRAX Mini-Institute
Sponsored by the
O-Force PRISM Project

O-Force is a business and education partnership, whose mission is to meet the needs of Central Florida employers and employees by fostering and facilitating development of a highly knowledgeable, skilled, productive, responsible and diverse workforce.

The PRISM Project (Promoting Regional Improvement in Science and Math), is a joint effort to improve student performance in math and science. The math and science education campaign was unveiled at the Central Florida Education Summit in April 2007.p>

Teachers who complete this "Train-the-Trainer"program will be qualified to train other teachers in hands-on strategies for the mathematics classroom.

Jones High School
801 S Rio Grande Ave.
Orlando, FL 32805

October 26, 2007
8:30am - 4:00am

• Explore the role of learning and teaching styles in mathematics education
• Learn how to add kinesthetic teaching to your instructional toolbox without having to develop new curricula (including strategies for higher math)
• Collaborate with other educators in developing strategies for teaching culturally diverse students
• Experience engineering applications of hands-on mathematics