Educational Foundations and
Mathematics Education in Peru
May Interim 2009
Educational Foundations – Human Development
Math Ed − International Comparative Math Ed Seminar
A Few Reasons for Studying
Abroad
• Studying abroad is a life-changing experience: you’ll
meet new people, learn about new cultures, learn
another language, see someplace new;
• You’ll learn about yourself and become more
independent and confident, able to handle new and
different situations;
• It gives you a new perspective that is invaluable in
learning about education;
• Have something to talk about at job interviews—
STAND OUT to future employers.
Courses
•
Take up to 7 credits
– 3 credits of Educational
Foundations (435)
– 3 credits of Mathematics
Education (420* or 490)
– 1 credit of study abroad
•
Examine the similarities and differences of education practices in the US and
Peru, including
– How schools are organized
-Public and Private Schools
– Teacher preparation and training
-Curricula and standards
•
Study learning theories while you yourself are learning about a new culture!
•
Create a mathematics curriculum project and teach in a Peruvian middle school
classroom
•
Study and experience different cultural attitudes towards the nature of
mathematics and mathematics education
What Will We Be Doing?
• 1 week of course work on UWO campus
• 1 ½ weeks of classes in Lima and 1 ½ weeks traveling
• Field trips during class days to public and private schools,
governmental agencies, and international organizations
- School visits
- Peruvian Ministry of Education
- Nonprofit Education Groups
- Development Projects in Lima
- Markets
- Teach in a Peruvian school
• Week long tour around Peru including jungle lodge, boating and
hiking in the rainforest, hiking the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.
Where is Peru?
Where do we study?
The modern Universidad
del Pacifico in Lima will
be the location of our
classes & guest seminars.
What’s Lima Look Like?
Where do we stay?
Schools we visit
Teaching in a Peruvian School
Try delicious and exciting new
foods.
Can I shop?
We’ll Travel Down the Pacific Coast…
Puerto Maldonado and
the Amazon Rainforest
• Puerto Maldonado is
a dynamic, young
and bustling frontier
city, on the Madre de
Dios River, and the
capital of Madre de
Dios Department.
• Virgin forest covers
98% of Madre de
Dios, one of the most
bio-diverse places in
the world.
We will hike and boat through the rainforest, stay in a
jungle lodge, and visit an indigenous community.
We’ll visit Cusco, the center of the Incan
Sacred Valley
We’ll Tour the Incan Sacred Valley
Experience Incan Mathematics First Hand
We’ll Hike to Machu Picchu…
The trail goes over an Andean pass, and climbs down
to Machu Picchu through cloudforest.
Hike the Inca Trail…
When and How Much?
• May 18-June 13, 2009
• Estimated base trip cost (including tuition,
airfare, hotel, transportation, books/readings)
is $3500.
• Financial Aid is available to eligible
students.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE is Fri. Feb 6,
2009.
For More Information
• Contact Eric Kuennen (kuennene@uwosh.edu)
or Peter Meyerson (meyerson@uwosh.edu)
• Visit our website at
www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/kuennene/Peru
• Visit the Office of International Education in
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