Collective learning is a significant focus in research and development in
mathematics teacher professional development.
Prior to joining McGraw - Hill, Chris served as president and chief executive officer of Math Solutions, based in Northern California, the leading provider of
mathematics teacher professional development in the U.S..
Not exact matches
«As a first step, we need to support these
teachers, putting money and resources into
professional development to build their capacity to teach in an engaging way, opening up students» minds to the power and the possibilities of
mathematics.»
Across studies,
teacher professional development in
mathematics showed significant positive effects on student learning.
The linchpin of the state's work has been providing incentives for districts and schools statewide to adopt and implement a high - quality and coherent curriculum, particularly in English language arts (ELA) and
mathematics, and to use that curriculum as the hook on which everything else hangs: assessment,
professional development, and
teacher training.
Although the NCTM has always focused on ways to improve
professional development for
mathematics teachers, such as developing standards for
mathematics, Stiff said, more needs to be done.
CPD sources and associations • The National Centre for Excellence in Teaching
Mathematics (www.ncetm.org.uk) • T3 —
teachers teaching
teachers to provide
professional development for the appropriate use of educational technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics and science (www.tcubed.org.uk) • The Training and Development Agency CPD database (www.cpdsearch.t
development for the appropriate use of educational technology in the teaching and learning of
mathematics and science (www.tcubed.org.uk) • The Training and
Development Agency CPD database (www.cpdsearch.t
Development Agency CPD database (www.cpdsearch.tda.gov.uk).
In addition to research - based recommendations, it offers insights on establishing or improving programs based on the author's many years of experience as a
mathematics teacher,
mathematics teacher educator, and
professional development provider for
mathematics education.
Her recent research focuses on:
teacher professional development, instructional coaching,
teacher evaluation, changes over time in
teachers» mathematical knowledge and instructional quality in
mathematics, and the
teacher experiences and characteristics that lead to high - quality instruction and stronger student outcomes.
NUMBERS is an interactive, hands - on
mathematics professional development offering for elementary and middle school math
teachers.
She does this with her colleagues by providing
teacher professional development for K - 14 educators in science,
mathematics, reading and writing, and modeling and testing new designs within college outreach programs — including statewide Early Academic Outreach Programs (EAOP) and federal TRIO programs such as Upward Bound.
In this seminal work, the researchers surveyed 1,027
teachers involved in nationally funded science and
mathematics professional development programs for
teachers.
Our findings suggest that
teachers would benefit from
professional development in
mathematics curriculum and instruction and in learning to lead more - diverse classrooms.
Access a
professional development program designed for leaders of elementary
teachers of
mathematics.
REVIEW: This online
professional development resource for middle school
mathematics teachers offers more than two hundred recommended investigations for
teachers to solve and then adapt for use with their students.
As federal officials weigh proposals to improve the quality of
mathematics and science education, a new report highlights state - led efforts to recruit new
teachers into those subject areas and boost their skills through
professional development programs.
Insight in action As part of community - engagement work that accompanied district reform efforts,
teacher leaders worked on district
mathematics committees, facilitated grade - level meetings, presented at school board meetings, led
professional development sessions and took on many other leadership roles.
With detailed
teacher background material rich in science and mathematical content, descriptions of the pedagogical content knowledge needed to teach and assess effectively, and explicit links to the core ideas in the standards and research on learning science and
mathematics, these books can transform teaching and learning in your classroom or
professional development setting.
As partners in the
professional development (PD) sessions, the math
teachers learned new, authentic applications of
mathematics.
She is a Senior
Mathematics Associate at the Education
Development Center (EDC) where she is the implementation director for the Pathways to
Mathematics Achievement Study and is a
mathematics specialist for the NSF - funded Formative Assessment in the
Mathematics Classroom: Engaging
Teachers and Students (FACETS) and Differentiated
Professional Development: Building
Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching Struggling Students (DPD) projects.
Federal law in postsecondary education must also be a robust source of support for local innovation, research, and implementation of strategies designed to improve
teacher and principal effectiveness and include: Evidence - based preparation and
professional development; Evidence - based evaluation systems that include, in part, student performance; Alternative certification programs that meet workforce needs; State and school district flexibility regarding credentials for small and / or rural schools, special education programs, English learners and specialized programs such as science, technology, engineering, arts, and
mathematics; and Locally - determined compensation and
teacher and principal assignment policies.
Insight in action A program designed to prepare and support middle and high school science and
mathematics teacher leaders featured five major strands: content knowledge, leadership skills, theory and practice of
professional development, facilitating collaborative groups, and mentoring / coaching.
Insight in Action In efforts to reform a district's entire K - 12
mathematics program, it was the
teacher leaders» role to learn the lessons taught as part of the program's
professional development and then teach the lessons in their own classroom.
As a strategy employed by
teacher leaders,
professional development may be used for various purposes such as supporting implementation of curriculum, introducing new pedagogical strategies, and deepening
mathematics and science content knowledge.
We developed Prime Online based not only on the literature related to
mathematics teacher knowledge and
professional development that supports
teacher knowledge growth but also on the literature related to online learning and oTPD.
There is a need in
teacher preservice training and
professional development for greater acknowledgement of the verbal aspects of
mathematics and the subject's inextricable link to language.
Goal: To provide
teachers with
professional development focused on fostering students» abilities to make mathematical connections and use effective and appropriate representations in
mathematics.
Bliss (1999) found that
teacher leaders in
mathematics were more likely than
teacher leaders in science or English to be engaged in instructional leadership practices, including providing
professional development for
teachers.
To design or adapt quality
professional development in
mathematics and science,
teacher leaders need a solid understanding of the content so that they understand and can anticipate how
teachers will engage with and learn that content.
Yost et al. (2009) reported in a study of
teacher leadership in
mathematics and reading, content expertise was one factor that supported
teacher leaders who were responsible for leading
professional development in their middle schools.
The Prime Online oTPD program was developed as the result of a collaborative effort between three
teacher educators and researchers with expertise in special education,
mathematics education, and
teacher professional development with a focus on
teacher inquiry.
Insight in action Principals and some superintendents attended Lenses on Learning, a
professional development program in
mathematics for administrators, and brought this experience to discussions with their
teacher leaders about what needed to change in the school in order to facilitate improved student achievement (e.g., schedules to enable longer
mathematics and science classes).
Teacher leaders must understand the
mathematics and science content and materials around which the
professional development is focused, but knowledge alone is not sufficient.
Oehrtman et al. (2009) found that
teacher leaders in
mathematics and science with strong content area expertise were more effective in facilitating
professional development to improve
teachers» understanding of pedagogy than
teacher leaders without such expertise.
The
teachers in the counterfactual condition engage in practice - as - usual with respect to
professional development and
mathematics instruction.
Although the
teachers received
professional development on how to use the IWB, all but 2 hours of it was focused on functionality or use in other subjects, such as
mathematics and reading.
Students whose
teachers receive
professional development in higher - order thinking skills are 40 % of a grade level ahead of students whose
teachers lack such training in
mathematics.
20
teacher teams attend a one - week institute to deeply explore elementary
mathematics and to design site plans for
professional development to share strategies and content with colleagues in their schools.
As their Table 6 shows (p. 20), the regression coefficients related to these three areas of «statistically significant» influence on
teachers» students» test - based performance on the new PARCC and SBAC
mathematics tests (i.e., more
professional development days, more classroom observations with explicit feedback tied to the Common Core, and the inclusion of Common Core - aligned student outcomes in
teacher evaluations) yielded the following coefficients, respectively: 0.045 (p < 0.01), 0.044 (p < 0.05), and 0.054 (p < 0.01).
Through subject - specific
professional development and subsequent use of interactive lessons, the
teachers felt confident in their ability to use, but not create with, the IWB in
mathematics.
In recent years, the U.S. government has funded dozens of cluster - randomized trials that seek to evaluate the impact of science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) curriculum materials and
teacher professional development on student outcomes.
They assert first that «In
mathematics, [they] identified three markers of successful implementation: more
professional development days, more classroom observations with explicit feedback tied to the Common Core, and the inclusion of Common Core - aligned student outcomes in
teacher evaluations.
With the recent launch of four new lesson plans, in addition to a
professional development training video and an archived webinar focusing on project - based learning and 21st century skills, TGR EDU: Explore is rapidly expanding its library of transformative content for
teachers, students and families in the areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) and college - access.
Both
teachers had participated in multiple
professional development sessions emphasizing the use of an IWB in
mathematics instruction.
When a group of researchers invited a group of
teachers and former
teachers to watch, rate, and discuss videos of
mathematics teaching, participants» reaction to the experience made it clear that this sort of
professional development had potential.
Teachers» developing ideas and practices about
mathematics performance assessment: Successes, stumbling blocks, and implications for
professional development.
Here are some suggestions for how
teachers can help students address these three critical questions, with examples from teachers who have participated in the Formative Assessment in the Mathematics Classroom: Engaging Teachers and Students (FACETS) project, a professional development and research project for middle school mathematics t
teachers can help students address these three critical questions, with examples from
teachers who have participated in the Formative Assessment in the Mathematics Classroom: Engaging Teachers and Students (FACETS) project, a professional development and research project for middle school mathematics t
teachers who have participated in the Formative Assessment in the
Mathematics Classroom: Engaging
Teachers and Students (FACETS) project, a professional development and research project for middle school mathematics t
Teachers and Students (FACETS) project, a
professional development and research project for middle school
mathematics teachersteachers.
Our bespoke continuous
professional development (CPD) programmes are now running in English,
mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, history, and French, with over 100
teachers having participated so far.
Ultimately, the
professional development program focused on the current standards in science and
mathematics at respective grade levels in order to incorporate seamlessly the educational game into the
teachers» current pedagogical practices.
She is the project director for Formative Assessment in the
Mathematics Classroom: Engaging
Teachers and Students and
mathematics specialist for Differentiated
Professional Development: Building
Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching Struggling Students; both studies are funded by NSF.