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Mathematics INstruction Using Decision Science and Engineering Tools; Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education and Human Resources; Industrial Engineering, Mathematics Education, and Operations Research Working Together
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Publications

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The MINDSET Project provides access to project publications on-line for greater transparency. The publications are provided below in a summary "blog" format, in time order of the publication posting.
 
Workshops PDF Print E-mail
Chelst, K. R. & Edwards, T. G. (2009). Project MINDSET : High School Teachers Workshop presented in conjunction with the INFORMS Fall Conference, San Diego, CA, 13 October 2009.

Project Group (August, 2009).  Probabilistic Modeling using Engineering Decision-making Tools.   Two week workshop for 19 high school teachers from Michigan and North Carolina.  The workshop is eight six hour days with evening homework.  It is a graduate-level three credit hour course for those who desire it.  For those who don't need the graduate credit CEUs will be given.

Project Group (June, 2009).  Deterministic Modeling using Engineering Decision-making Tools.   Two week workshop for 20 high school teachers from North Carolina.  The North Carolina workshop was offered in Charlotte, NC at UNCC.

Project Group (August, 2008).  Deterministic Modeling using Engineering Decision-making Tools.   Two week workshop for 38 high school teachers from Michigan and North Carolina.  The workshop is eight six hour days with evening homework.  It is a graduate-level three credit hour course for those who desire it.  For those who don't need the graduate credit CEUs will be given.

Edwards, T. G. (2008). Using data analysis and probabilistic models to solve real world problems from business and industry.  Workshop presentation at the 86th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2008.
 
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Keene, K. A., Dietz, R., Holstein, K., Scott, W. (2009). School Science and Mathematics Association National Conference, General presentation on MINDSET, Reno, NV. October, 2009.

Edwards, T. G.  (2009). Give your students a new MINDSET: OR is mathematics for the 21st Century service economy.  Session proposal accepted for the Regional Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Minneapolis, MN, November 2009.

Edwards, T.G. (2009). Give your students a new MINDSET.  Workshop presented at the Fall Conference of the Detroit Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Madison Hts., MI, November 2009.

Dietz, R. & Holstein, K.  (2009).  Implementation fidelity in the mathematics classroom.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Psychology of Mathematics Education – North American, Atlanta, GA, September 2009.

Chelst, K., and Edwards, T. G. (2009). 2009 MCTM/T3 Annual Conference & Institute: Mathematics and Technology... Linking Together for Student Success--Macomb, MI. August 4-7.


Craig, A. and Young , R. E., (2009). "Are You Looking for a New MINDSET?" IERC09 Conference, Miami, FL, May 2009.

Chelst, K., and Edwards, T. G. (2009). MATH Summit: Making Math Success A Reality In Michigan--Lansing, MI. 30 March 2009.

Young, R. E., and Keene, K. A. (2009). Brown Bag Presentation, Friday Institute. February, 2009.

Keene, K. A. (2009). Teaching Contemporary Mathematics Conference, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics National Conference, Location Problems. January, 2009.

Dietz, R., Holstein, K., and Scott, W. (2008). "Give students a new MINDSET: Operations research mathematics for high school." Durham, NC, November 2008.

Edwards, T. G. (2008). "Give your students a new MINDSET." Fall Conference of the Detroit Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Madison Hts., MI. 8 November 2008.

Young, R. E., (2008).  "Operations Research Tools to Teach Mathematics," ICPR08 Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 2008.

Young, R. E., (2008).  "The MINDSET Project: Using Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Tools to Teach High School Mathematics – Teacher Training & Support, Project Assessment," IERC08 Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 2008.
 
Future Presentations PDF Print E-mail
None at this time.
 
Journal Publications PDF Print E-mail
"Can You Imagine … 500,000 Prep Proponents of O.R.?" By Kenneth Chelst, Thomas Edwards, Robert Young, Karen Keene and David Royster, OR/MS Today August 2008,  35(4).
 
Books or other one-time Publications PDF Print E-mail
"Project MINDSET: High School Mathematics and Operations Research" by Kenneth Chelst, Thomas Edwards, Robert Young, Karen Keane, and David Royster.  Chapter to be published in TutORials in  Operations Research, October 2008. INFORMS, publisher.