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    Date: 7/2/97
      Contact:                           Carol Dotson   91

THIRTY FIVE AREA TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT "M CUBED" AT SLU
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     HAMMOND -- Thirty five math teachers from sixteen area schools participated in
Southeastern's Meaningful Math for Middle Schools (M3) summer program.
     Teachers from Washington, St. Helena, Livingston, Tangipahoa, St. Tammany Parishes
as well as the Bogalusa City School System worked with Southeastern faculty in the Math and
Teacher Education departments on math content including statistics, number systems and
number sense, algebra and geometry as well as the use of technology and problem solving
strategies. 
     Project M3 is supported by a Louisiana Systemic Initiative(LaSIP) grant.  During the four
week summer program teachers come to campus to investigate ways to make both the math
content and activities more meaningful in their classrooms.  "We take some very good teachers
and make them more aware of innovative techniques," said Susan Jenkins one of the project
coordinators. "Attitudes about math and science are being changed by these reforms and students
have more hands on learning and more effective learning." 
     The participants also investigated the National Council of Mathematics Standards and the
Louisiana Mathematics Framework for ideas, and worked in the math technical center exploring
computer applications and ways of integrating technology into the classroom.  Follow up
activities are planned for the 1997-98 school year. 
     Pat Taucer of Lacombe is the site coordinator for the project.  SLU faculty members Joe
Walsh, teacher education and Susan Jenkins, math are co-directors.  Project staff included SLU
math professors Tena Golding, Charlotte Steward and Pat Mitchell and Teaching Scholar, Sherry
Beale.
     
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Participating teachers and their schools are:  
TANGIPAHOA
     Independence Middle School- Donna Arnone, Cathy Bottolfs, Linda Morgan
ST HELENA
     St. Helena Central Middle School- Shelia Brooks, Stacy Donald, Floyd Womack
LIVINGSTON 
     Live Oak Middle School- Donna Baker, Frank Clark, Lisa Hanegan

 ST TAMMANY 
     Northlake Christian School- Lisa Clement, Brenda Elder, Gary Mondor, Alissa Whitney,
Susan Willie
     Folsom Junior High- Rebecca Galloway, Dexter Talley 
     PineView Middle School:  Kim Arnold, Angel Badon, Maryanne Lawley, Vertie Taylor

WASHINGTON 
     Pine High School- Billy Gerald
     Pine Elementary - Peggy Kemp 
     Mt. Hermon- Beverly Caves, Sharon Klerk
     Wesley Ray Elementary- Darlene Hammer
     Bogalusa Junior High- Sheryl Jones
     Franklinton Junior High- Adam Kemp
     Franklinton Elementary - Gary Slade, Tonya Payne
     Columbia Street Magnet School - Susan Taylor, Barbara Leggitt 
     Angie Junior High - Pauline Cowart, Betty Seal
     Enon Elementary - Sheree Voth 
     Varnado Elementary- Ginger Champagne

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