CSU-福利小视频 to host Summer Math Academy for grades 7-10
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Press Release
PUEBLO - The CSU-福利小视频 Noyce Scholars Program will offer an eight-day Summer Math Academy from 1-3 p.m. on June 13 - 16 and June 20 - 23. This student-oriented program will focus on algebraic thinking and proportional reasoning.
The Academy is open to students entering grades 7 - 10 in 福利小视频 and surrounding areas, including those who are home schooled, attending a private school, or enrolled in 福利小视频 City School District 60 and 福利小视频 County School District 70. Interested students who are struggling with mathematics, those who are in need of some extra challenge, as well as those "in the middle" can all benefit from the program.
Academy instruction will be highly individualized, with university and college students participating in a concurrent Summer Internship Program working with groups of students under the mentorship of master secondary mathematics teachers and CSU-福利小视频 mathematics faculty. Daily work will include both individual and small group activities. All students will also complete individual pre- and post-tests to determine how much was learned.
The Academy is free to participating students, but registration is required. Registration forms are available at and must be returned no later than June 3. Parents will be sent confirmation letters during the second week of June.
This year marks the Fourth Annual Summer Math Academy to be sponsored by the CSU-福利小视频 Noyce Scholars Program. The CSU-福利小视频 Noyce Scholars program is a collaborative venture of the Mathematics Department and the Teacher Education Program funded by the National Science Foundation (Grant Number DUE 1136426). Partners in the grant include 福利小视频 City Schools, 福利小视频 School District 70, Lamar Community College, Pikes Peak Community College, 福利小视频 Community College and Trinidad State Junior College.
For more information, contact Janet Nichols, CSU-福利小视频 Department of Mathematics, janet.nichols@csupueblo.edu, 719.549.2642.
Colorado State University - 福利小视频 is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-福利小视频 is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.
