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Project Members:
Glenn Stevens ( PI )
Kathleen Bodie ( Co-PI, K-12 Administrator )
Wayne Harvey ( Co-PI, Project Director )
Carol Baldassari ( Evaluator )
Judah B Leblang ( Evaluator )
Sabra Lee ( Evaluator )
Al Cuoco ( Math Higher Ed )
James Graham Eagle ( Math Higher Ed )
Carole Greenes ( Math Higher Ed )
Art Heinricher ( Math Higher Ed )
Ken Levasseur ( Math Higher Ed )
Ryota Matsuura ( Math Higher Ed, Project Support Staff )
Steve Rosenberg ( Math Higher Ed, Advisory Board Member )
Marvin Stick ( Math Higher Ed )
Sarah Sword ( Math Higher Ed, Project Support Staff )
Donna Chevaire ( K-12 Administrator )
Ralph Farnsworth ( K-12 Administrator )
Kathy Foulser ( K-12 Administrator )
Eileen Herlihy ( K-12 Administrator )
Andrea Pulver ( K-12 Administrator )
Gail Rosengard ( K-12 Administrator )
Dan Wulf ( K-12 Administrator, Lead Teacher/Teacher Professional Developer, Teacher, Advisory Board Member )
Alexander Wyeth ( K-12 Administrator )
Ann Halteman ( Lead Teacher/Teacher Professional Developer, Advisory Board Member, Project Support Staff, Invited Participant )
Nancy McLaughlin ( Lead Teacher/Teacher Professional Developer, Advisory Board Member )
Sarah Pikcilingis ( Lead Teacher/Teacher Professional Developer, Teacher, Project Support Staff )
Rhonda Block ( Teacher )
Roseanne Cataldo ( Teacher )
Chuck Garabedian ( Teacher )
Ben Sinwell ( Advisory Board Member, Project Support Staff, Invited Participant )
Karina Dymina ( Project Support Staff )
Deborah Rosenfeld ( Project Support Staff )
Suzanne Chapin ( Invited Participant )
Alison Cohen ( Invited Participant )
Anne Cook ( Invited Participant )
Dick Hall ( Invited Participant )
Frank Nigh ( Invited Participant )
Mary Bourque
Jim Cavanaugh
Dennis Geller
Stephen Gould
Eileen V Herlihy
Kara Karch
Tom Kingston
Mary Beth LeFaivre
Nate Levenson
Katie O'Malley
Elizabeth Osche
JPeace
Tom Sharkey
Ralph Smith
| Award Group: |
Targeted Partnership |
| Principal Investigator: |
Glenn Stevens |
| Contacts: |
Mary Beth LeFaivre, Katie O'Malley, Deborah Rosenfeld, Glenn Stevens |
| Grade Levels: |
Middle school, High school |
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Overview:
Boston University, five school districts in the Greater Boston area (Arlington, Chelsea, Lawrence, Waltham, and Watertown Public Schools) and the Education Development Center, propose to establish Focus on Mathematics, a targeted Math and Science Partnership focusing on mathematics teaching and learning in grades 5-12. The Partnership's approach to increasing student achievement and teacher quality is through three inter-related programs that provide teachers with solid content-based professional development, place students into rigorous courses and curricula, and establish a mathematical community in which mathematicians and precollege educators work together to put mathematics at the core of 5-12 mathematics education. The project features: a research based design that builds on prior work; core involvement of mathematicians; a coherent program of professional development for teachers based in mathematics; a thorough curriculum review; yearly student achievement targets; and the establishment of a lasting mathematical community. The Partnership offers a new professional masters degree for teachers, the Masters in Advanced Study and Teaching: Mathematics degree, and provides a model that supports mathematically active careers in education and exemplars of content-based, teacher-driven professional development programs. Supporting partners include the Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
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