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A new teacher education program has been inaugurated at the University of Massachusetts' School of Education under the title "Computer Augmented Teacher Training". The CATT program places the computer in a central role--particularly the activity of programming--in order to augment the cognitive, affective, and social competencies of prospective mathematics teachers. In the cognitive domain, teachers learn <u>what</u> mathematics <u>to teach</u> as well as <u>how to teach</u> it effectively. In the affective domain, teachers enhance their <u>self-concepts</u> and build <u>self-confidence</u> by encountering both successes and failures in working with manipulative materials, self-instructional texts, and computer-related activities. Finally, in the social area, teachers raise their consciousness about the advantages and limitations of technology as they develop <u>computer literacy</u>.

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