The Leadership in Teaching Program is a year-long experiential learning program including cohort-based course work, training, planning, and teaching. The program culminates with the participants leading mathematics educational activities for high school students, providing early exposure to a teaching experience. Students work together to develop Camp AIM (Assumption Institute of Mathematics) content through coursework leading up to the summer camp and then deliver instruction during the week-long summer program.
Camp AIM is a weeklong summer day camp for local first and second-year high school students to have fun with mathematics and learn in a hands-on environment.
Camp AIM is directed by Assumption faculty and facilitated by participants in Assumption’s Leadership in Teaching Program.
The Leadership in Teaching Program is recruiting now for Summer 2025.
JOIN this program and you will:
- Take MAT 190: Facilitating a Math Academy I, Fall 2024, 1- credit
- Take EDU 190: Facilitating a Math Academy II, Spring 2025, 1- credit
- Lead the Camp AIM in Summer 2025
As an academy leader, you will receive:
- On-campus housing for 1-week
- Lunch
- A stipend, and 1-course credit
- Leadership and teaching experiences
- Memories you will never forget
For more information, contact the Program directors:
Professor Jessica de la Cruz – Department of Education
Professor Joseph Alfano – Department of Mathematics
Curriculum
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MAT 190 Facilitating a Math Academy I
Fall 2024, 1-credit
This course is part of a 2-course sequence intended to prepare students to be facilitators/leaders of the Camp AIM (Assumption Institute of Mathematics) in Summer 2025. Students will participate in the mathematics activities that could be used with high school students during Camp AIM. Students will collaboratively develop ideas about the content of the Camp AIM program. This course will meet for 1-hour a week.
Registration by invitation or with permission from Professor de la Cruz
EDU 190 Facilitating a Math Academy II
Spring 2025, 1-credit
This course is the second part of a 2-course sequence intended to prepare students to facilitate/lead the Camp AIM (Assumption Institute of Mathematics) in Summer 2025. Students will select and refine activities, form instructor teams, establish team facilitation responsibilities, and finalize daily Camp AIM teaching plans. They will develop a theme for the Camp AIM program, select high school-level activities, and learn about how to facilitate groups of students in a collaborative team environment. This course will meet for 1-hour per week.
Prerequisite: MAT 190 Facilitating a Math Academy I.
EDU 399 Facilitating a Math Academy III
Summer 2025, 1-credit
This course is the culminating part of a 3-course sequence intended to prepare students to facilitate/lead the Camp AIM (Assumption Institute of Mathematics) in Summer 2025. Using the experiences and preparations from the first two courses on Facilitating a Mathematics Academy, students will facilitate the mathematics activities in instructor teams. Under the supervision of the directors, the students in this course are responsible for preparing, leading, and reflecting on the daily activities of the camp. This course will meet during 1-week in summer session II.
Prerequisite: EDU 190 Facilitating a Math Academy II.
MAT 190 Facilitating a Math Academy I
Fall 2024, 1-credit
This course is part of a 2-course sequence intended to prepare students to be facilitators/leaders of the Camp AIM (Assumption Institute of Mathematics) in Summer 2025. Students will participate in the mathematics activities that could be used with high school students during Camp AIM. Students will collaboratively develop ideas about the content of the Camp AIM program. This course will meet for 1-hour a week.
Registration by invitation or with permission from Professor de la Cruz
EDU 190 Facilitating a Math Academy II
Spring 2025, 1-credit
This course is the second part of a 2-course sequence intended to prepare students to facilitate/lead the Camp AIM (Assumption Institute of Mathematics) in Summer 2025. Students will select and refine activities, form instructor teams, establish team facilitation responsibilities, and finalize daily Camp AIM teaching plans. They will develop a theme for the Camp AIM program, select high school-level activities, and learn about how to facilitate groups of students in a collaborative team environment. This course will meet for 1-hour per week.
Prerequisite: MAT 190 Facilitating a Math Academy I.
EDU 399 Facilitating a Math Academy III
Summer 2025, 1-credit
This course is the culminating part of a 3-course sequence intended to prepare students to facilitate/lead the Camp AIM (Assumption Institute of Mathematics) in Summer 2025. Using the experiences and preparations from the first two courses on Facilitating a Mathematics Academy, students will facilitate the mathematics activities in instructor teams. Under the supervision of the directors, the students in this course are responsible for preparing, leading, and reflecting on the daily activities of the camp. This course will meet during 1-week in summer session II.
Prerequisite: EDU 190 Facilitating a Math Academy II.