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Sabbatical Leave Proposal, Brenda Marshall

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I'd like to learn "Mathematica." "Mathematica" is probably the most~ powerful mathematics software available. It was developed and continues to be upgraded at Wolfram Research in Champaign. The U. of I. as well as many colleges and universities across the nation teach some sections of their calculus courses with "Mathematica." Also, several of the high schools in our district have students enrolled in "Calculus with Mathematica" through a distance learning program at the U. of I.

Sabbatical Leave Proposal, Connie Russell Hosier

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The following weaknesses are in the part-time teaGhing area of the CCS Program:

• 2 to 5 new part-time teachers are hired each year
• Most part-time teachers have no college level teaching experience
• No part-time teachers with college comprehension teaching experience
• No part-time teachers with study skills teaching experience
• An annual teacher turnover with no trained replacements
• There is limited time available to train staff adequately.

I propose to research, design, and videotape 20 to 25 teacher training videos for all three developmental levels of CCS including, but not limited to, reading comprehension methods and study skills. Instructional videos are a …