Enhancing Teacher Professionalism Through Collaborative Curriculum Development in Mathematics

这个为期四年的计划将丰富数学内容， 一组24名小学教师的教学知识， 密苏里州。该项目包括提高教师素质的内容， 课程开发，教师作为研究者， 教师发展在项目实施过程中，教师将 他们之间密切合作，并与专家在 数学教育，设计，测试，完善和传播 几何、解题、 估计、测量和统计。教学重点将是 关于使用小组和基于活动的方法。增强 活动将发生在密苏里州的大学，并在 工作人员与教师与会者举行现场会议。 由学校、大学和个人分担费用 捐款占NSF奖金的20%。

This four year program will enrich the mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge of a group of 24 elementary teachers in Missouri. The project includes elements of teacher enhancement, curriculum development, teachers as researchers, and research on teacher development. Over the course of the project teachers will collaborate closely amongst themselves, and with experts in mathematics education, to design, test, refine, and disseminate instructional materials in the areas of geometry, problem solving, estimation, measurement, and statistics. Pedagogical emphasis will be on the use of small groups and activity-based approaches. Enhancement activities will occur both at the University of Missouri, and in site-based meetings of the staff with the teacher participants. Cost sharing from schools, the university, and individual contributions amounts to 20% of the NSF award.