This PREP workshop is made possible by the NSF grant DUE: 0341481

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June 23 -June 27, 2008 Online Workshop from Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri By Anneke Bart and Bryan Clair

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PARTICIPANTS: Please fill out your post-workshop questionnaire (Image:Post-questionnaire.pdf). Return it directly to Barbara Edwards of the MAA at edwards@math.oregonstate.edu . Thanks!

Workshop Details	Workshop Overview	Leader Biographies
Monday AM	Developing the Math and Escher course	Math and Art	Writing worksheets	Discussion of a worksheet
Monday PM	Teaching Symmetry	Symmetry Explorations	Developing Symmetry Sources
Tuesday AM	Teaching Tessellations	Tessellation Art Project	Math and Art Projects
Tuesday PM	Spherical Geometry	Introducing Spherical Geometry
Wednesday AM	Introducing Hyperbolic Geometry	Hyperbolic Geometry Explorations Used	escherwiki:Instructor Resources
Wednesday PM	Banchoff on Dali	Similarities and Fractals	Extending Similarities	Art and Infinity
Thursday AM	Depth and Perspective	Depth and Perspective Questions	Art and Illusion
Thursday PM	4th Dimension	The 4th Dimension in the Classroom	4-D Questions	Assignment: analyzing worksheets
Friday AM	Virtual Field Trip	Using Field Trips	Finishing Worksheets
Friday PM	Using Projects	Math and Art Wiki Project

• Professional Enhancement Programs The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) sponsors a series of Professional Enhancement Programs (PREP workshops) to support professional growth for mathematicians at all stages of their careers.
• Saint Louis University PREP workshops SLU's math department has run a series of online workshops helping faculty across the country incorporate technology into their teaching.
• Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint Louis University Homepage of SLU's Math and CS Department