Professional Development Teams for Improving the Teaching ofMathematics in the Middle Grades

这个为期两年的项目将使来自全国各地的20个专业发展团队能够改善他们所在学区的中学数学教学。在第一个暑假期间，这些团队将参加一个为期三周的工作坊，在工作坊中，他们将熟悉优秀的教学材料，学习数学史，并制定各自学校的课程改革计划。将审查的可能纳入课程的材料包括中学数学项目(密歇根州立大学)、数学资源项目(俄勒冈大学)、数量扫盲项目(美国统计协会和NCTM)、哈佛中学数学项目、现代社会中的估计(密苏里大学)、《数学与心灵之眼》(数学学习中心)和《为代数做准备》(俄亥俄州立大学)。学年活动包括项目工作人员对参与者学校的访问和开发小组的书面报告。在第二个夏天，小组将返回参加为期两周的后续讲习班，讨论它们在执行方面的经验并交流想法。将出版一本记录该项目成果的书。学区将贡献相当于NSF奖励的42%的金额作为费用分摊。

This two-year project will enable twenty professional development teams from around the country to improve the teaching of middle school mathematics in their home school districts. During the first summer, the teams will participate in a three-week workshop in which they will familiarize themselves with outstanding instructional materials, study the history of mathematics, and develop plans for curriculum reform in their own schools. Materials to be examined for possible inclusion in the curriculum include the Middle Grades Mathematics Project (Michigan State University), the Mathematics Resource Project (University of Oregon), the Quantitative Literacy Project (American Statistical Association and NCTM), the Harvard Middle School Mathematics Project, Estimation in a Modern Society (University of Missouri), Math and the Mind's Eye (Math Learning Center), and Getting Ready for Algebra (Ohio State University). Academic-year activities include visits to the participants' schools by the project staff and written reports from the development teams. During the second summer, the teams will return for a two-week follow-up workshop to discuss their experiences in implementation and to share ideas. A book documenting the results of the project will be produced. The school districts will contribute an amount equal to 42% of the NSF award as cost-sharing.