2006 AMATYC Summer Institute Information August 1 ? 4, 2006 Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat Leavenworth, WA

The 2006 Summer Institute

The 2006 Summer Institute will feature workshops given by experienced MAC³ faculty from Edmonds Community College, Seattle Central Community College, Miami Dade College, and other colleges. The institute also will provide the needed time and assistance for faculty to create projects and assessments for their classroom. Participants may choose to create and work on any part of the curriculum, from one-day modules to entirely new courses that combine mathematics / quantitative reasoning and other disciplines. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend in interdisciplinary teams and to have a proposed or existing project to work on at the institute.

The Institute, to be held August 1-4, 2006, will be the second annual MAC³ summer institute hosted by AMATYC. These institutes are based on five annual ?Math Across the Curriculum? summer institutes previously hosted by Edmonds Community College. The registration fee is only $100 and includes food and lodging (triple occupancy) for four days and three nights. Participants will receive a $60/day stipend to develop curriculum during the four-day institute

Resources for Participants

• Computer & Web Access
  One of the advantages of the Sleeping Lady Conference Center is that Web access is available in every room. Furthermore, we have the ability to network a lab of approximately 20 laptop computers to the internet. Although computers will be available, participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops. At the institute, one large room will be set aside for work at all times with computers, printers and Web access.
  
  

• Experienced Faculty & MAC³ Coordinators
  In attendance at the conference will be faculty from around the nation who have already created and implemented MAC³ projects in their classrooms.
  
  

• Concrete Examples of Successful MAC³ Projects
  During the institute participants will be able to view posters describing MAC³ projects that have already been implemented.
  
  

• Assistance in creating web-publishable materials
  During the institute, faculty will be able to receive individual help with language, presentation, and technical issues related to preparing curricula to be published on the web.

About the Site

The 2006 Summer Institute will be held at the fabulous Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat Center in Leavenworth, WA. Leavenworth is an attraction as a ?Bavarian? village. The nearby Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat is nestled in the Eastern foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains. It blends the serene beauty of nature with comfortable accommodations to create a unique conference experience. The healthful and sumptuous meals, cozy guest rooms, and light-filled meeting rooms nestled in a pine forest setting all help make it a productive, yet rejuvenating conference experience. For more information about Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, visit http://www.sleepinglady.com