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The MCTP grant supports an Outreach Program between UNM undergraduate students and middle- and highschool students in the Albuquerque area. We have many highly enthusiastic students in our math club and undergraduate program, and we hope to share some of this enthusiasm with Albuquerque students.

Under this program, participating UNM undergraduates will work with a Math & Stats faculty member specializing in Mathematics Education, and in concurrent consultation with the teacher, to prepare a presentation on a grade-level appropriate topic, with focus on clarity and active student engagement. The undergraduates will also meet with the teacher to familiarize themselves with class dynamics and with the previous knowledge of the students. After the in-class presentation and discussion, pre-college students may also ask any questions they may have about life as a college student.

Examples are given by Recent visits of UNM students to Albuquerque schools.
Good grade-level appropriate topics can be found at Illustrative Mathematics.
A further set of sample topics is given in the link Sample Presentation Topics.

Who can get involved?
Any interested UNM undergraduate is most welcome to participate in the Outreach program. All REU students supported by the MCTP REU program are expected to participate in the Outreach program as well. Note however, that the presentation topic for the outreach program is completely independent of the research topic, and should be different, as the presentation needs to be concise and self-contained, and grade-level appropriate. Students are encouraged to work in pairs.

How do you get started?
Interested undergraduates should contact any of the MCTP CO-PIs, Professors Monika Nitsche (nitsche@math.unm.edu), Michael Nakamaye (nakamaye@math.unm.edu), Jens Lorenz (lorenz@math.unm.edu), or Cristina Pereyra (crisp@math.unm.edu).

The participating students will work closely with Professor Michael Nakamaye in preparing adequate material for their visits.

There is a modest amount of funding available to support participating students.