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University of Nebraska at Omaha – Progress Report

• Principal Investigator: Janice Rech
• Topic of Minigrant: Developing a New Elementary Education Mathematics Course
• Duration of Minigrant: December 15, 2003-December 15, 2005
• Date for Visit by PMET Monitor, given by PI: 1st or 2nd week in October 2004, or 1st week in November 2004, or late March 2005.

Activities and Projects

1. Spent summer '04 developing materials for new course.
2. Met with Omaha Public Schools administrator regarding working with an elementary school during the semester.
3. Developed a team of faculty and staff from the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Education to oversee, and provide input, for the sequence of courses for the pre-service elementary teachers.
4. Met with College of Education faculty and administrators to changedegree requirements for elementary teachers, to incorporate a two-semestersequence of math for elementary teachers.