What is the PDO Group?
2009-2010 Course Info
P-credit Information
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What is the PDO Group?
Sponsored by Math for America and the IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute, the New York City-based Professional Development and Outreach (PDO) Group supports secondary school mathematics teachers through mathematics workshops and other outreach activities. The NYC PDO Group was created in 2008, and there are other PDO Groups around the country.
There is no registration fee for participants, and all materials are provided by MƒA. Monthly meetings are located either at the Helen & Martin Kimmel Center for University Life at NYU (60 Washington Square South), or at 52 Broadway (6th floor conference room). Coffee and refreshments are served, and for full-day sessions, lunch is included.
Sample daily schedule:
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Refreshments
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Invited Guest Session
10:30 - 12:00 p.m. Session 1: Introductory exploration
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Session 2: Open-ended exploration
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2009-2010 Course Information
The theme of the 2009-2010 NYC PDO is “Mathematics and Urban Life: Modeling the World Around Us." Facilitated by Kelly Gaddis, Associate Professor of Math Education at Bard College and Joseph Malkevitch, Professor of Mathematics at York College (CUNY), participants will explore how new and traditional mathematics is everywhere in urban life, including garbage collection, the election of representatives bodies, public transportation, and government services. Each session will contain a presentation by an invited guest speaker, and participants will have the opportunity to engage in interesting problems, discussions, and related classroom-based explorations. For more information about the specific workshop sessions, take a look at the session abstracts.
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P-Credit Participants
"P" In-service courses are high quality, convenient, low-cost alternatives to traditionally offered college courses for public school teachers and secretaries that may be applied toward salary differential requirements and towards the New York State 175 hour professional development requirement. This year's P-credit course ("Mathematics and Urban Life: Modeling the World Around Us") ran from August 2009 through January 2010. Check back for updates on the 2010-2011 session.
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Register
All PDO events are open to the public. To register for upcoming events, please visit the Events Calendar. There is no cost to attend a PDO event, but registration is required as space is limited. The last session for the 2009-2010 course is on January 30, 2010. Registration for the 2010-2011 sessions will begin in August 2010.
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Directions
The Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life is located at 60 Washington Square South on NYU's Campus. Take the 6 train to the Astor Place Station, the N, R, or W train to the 8th Street Station, the A, C, E, B, D, F, the V train to West Fourth Street-Washington Square, or the 1 train to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square Station.
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The 52 Broadway location is downtown in the Financial District near many subway lines. Take the 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 train to the Wall Street station, the N or R train to the Rector St. station, or the J, M or Z train to Broad Street.
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