Provider PBS TeacherLine

Graduate credit options available from participating universities for an additional fee.
Contact teacherline@mpt.org for more information.

This course focuses on how to promote equity in mathematics education for students with disabilities. Learners will develop new instructional strategies for making mathematics more accessible for students with disabilities and develop a plan to incorporate accessibility strategies into their daily teachings.

Course Refund Policy

Teachers from the following counties please contact us at teacherline@mpt.org PRIOR TO ENROLLING to receive special discount information (for PBS TeacherLine courses only) due to a grant from PBS TeacherLine:

• Allegany County Public Schools
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools
• Archdiocese of Baltimore Schools
• Baltimore City Public Schools
• St Mary's County Public Schools
• Washington County Public Schools
• Worcester County Public Schools 

Course Refund Policy

To complete a course successfully, it is important for participants to be comfortable working online. Access to the Internet at home is required. Each participant should have a working understanding of e-mail and the Internet. It is necessary to have an e-mail address for communication and word processing and printing capabilities. Some knowledge of virtual communities, either in the form of online bulletin board use, listserv subscriptions, or synchronous chatting, is helpful, but not required. Also, many participants have achieved success by registering and working through a course with others at their local school. Participants are requested to complete the Practice Learning Online Course.

It is recommended that participants have access to the following hardware to complete this course:

For Windows computers:
Minimum requirements:

200MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
32MB of RAM
28.8Kpbs modem
16-bit sound card and speakers
65,000-color video display card (video)
Windows 98 or Windows NT 4. 0 with Service Pack 5
IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
QuickTime
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
Optimal Specifications:

237MHz Intel Pentium processor or better
64MB or more of RAM
56.6Kbps or better modem
16-bit Sound card and speakers
65,000-color or better video display card
Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5
IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
RealPlayer G2 through RealPlayer 7.0
QuickTime
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
For Macintosh computers:
Minimum requirements:

Mac OS 8.1 or later
32 MB RAM
Virtual Memory turned on, set to 64MB
604 PowerPC (200 MHz or better)
28.8Kpbs modem Internet connection
Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
(Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
QuickTime
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
Optimal Specifications:

Mac OS 8.5 or later
64MB RAM or more
Virtual Memory turned on, set to 128MB
G3 233 (or faster) PowerPC
56.6Kbps or better Internet connection (both audio and video)
Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
(Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
QuickTime
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
Directions and links for all necessary plug-ins can be attained free of charge from PBS TeacherLine site by going to
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline and clicking the Check Your Computer link on the on the left-hand side of the page. If necessary, facilitators are available, remotely, to assist the participants in setting-up their computers.