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The 20 participants were selected from mathematics teachers in the Mississippi Delta area. They are: (front row, from left) Krystaline Young of Indianola, Jalisha Cross of Horn Lake, Cynthra Jones of Greenville, Rachel Allhands of Clarksdale, Diana Sanders of Mound Bayou, Ernestine Tucker of Mound Bayou, Elizabeth B. Fisher of Greenville, Louise Robinson of Mound Bayou, Jacqueline Brown Haynes of Greenville, Sara Johnson of Duck Hill, Sara Norman of Cleveland, (back row, from left) Rod Fullilove of Shelby, Norman Snerling of Clarksdale, Garth Stewart of Cleveland, Miter Franklin of Horn Lake, Diane S. Owens of Indianola, Anthony deBlois of Grenada, Patrick Evans of Cleveland, Christopher McCoy of Shelby, Delta State Assistant Professor of Mathematics Dr. Leslie Horton of Laurel. Not pictured: Rochelle Clifton of Mound Bayou, Virginia Curb of Cleveland and Laura Little of Cleveland.
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The Number Sense Algebra/Geometry Institute for mathematics teachers of grades 4-12 was funded under the No Child Left Behind Act and was held in the summer of 2010 on the Delta State University campus.
The major purpose of the institute was to assist “in need” teachers in acquiring knowledge and developing enthusiasm and excitement for teaching mathematics to their students. A teacher “in need” is defined as a new teacher, one who is teaching mathematics but not certified in mathematics, one who has a weak background in mathematics, or one who needs mathematics course work to be classified as “highly qualified.” The thirty-four districts in the Delta Area Association for Improvement of Schools (DAAIS) are high need districts. Teachers from these districts had priority in the selection process.
The focus of the Institute was on number sense and its impact on students’ success in algebra and geometry with appropriate connections, assessments, teaching techniques, and manipulatives used in all sessions.
The workshop was directed by Dr. Leslie Horton of the Delta State University Department of Mathematics. Dr. Horton was assisted by Laura Little from Cleveland and Krystaline Sample-Young from Indianola.
