Professors Jessica A. de la Cruz, Ph.D., associate professor of education, and Joseph Alfano, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, have secured a $118,315 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to address a shortage of mathematics teachers in Massachusetts.
Profs. de la Cruz and Alfano will work with up to 20 first- and second-year undergraduate students, who are either interested in STEM or undeclared, to pilot an “intensive mathematics teaching leadership curriculum and summer program, as a means to promote the mathematics and education dual major pathway.”
As part of the yearlong project, Assumption students will also mentor area high school students through the Assumption Mathematics Academy. The undergraduate students will work together to develop content through coursework leading up to a summer camp and then deliver instruction during the weeklong summer program with their high school pupils.
