3. Postdoctoral Program - MSRI

Evaluation #5
1. What were the benefits of attending this type of institute?
· This is a wonderful way to begin to think about mathematics in a mathematical way
(formally, precisely, carefully, logically). What a privilege to learn under a math professor.
· Getting to know Dr. Wu our excellent mentors (Winnie, Stephanie and Sunil) and all
of the teachers.
· The institute, three week session forces (allows) the deep thinking required for root
change.
· The geometry topics were perfect for me personally. Having just taught high school
geometry last year, I was freshly familiar with the topics, but not ingrained yet w/bad
habits was unbelievably perfect!
· Proofs! Proofs! Proofs! What a great opportunity to begin to learn how to do proofs
and reason carefully. THANK YOU!
2. What improvements do you suggest? Please be specific.
It would be good if you emailed the questionnaire to us a head of time, even as early
as the beginning of the week.
That would give time for us “processors” to think through our responses and even
make some specific plans. (We could still take time the last day to write our responses).
3. What would you like to see happen during the Saturday sessions? How
would you like them organized? Please be specific. Consider format, topics,
etc.
More Wu topics
Format:
· Time to visit.
· Some formal instruction from Wu. (anything from Chapter 3/more in-depth on lengtharea-volume/anything
else he wants to discuss. Algebra would be great too, but might
not be what the rest of the group wants).
· Activities or interactions related to instruction
· Time to share ideas/request suggestions from our classroom efforts.
4. What are you going to implement/change in your classroom because of
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