Lehigh Valley Mathematics Education Planning Grant

这项规划赠款将建立一个区域联盟， 协调几个数学在职活动 庞大而复杂的系统 与当地财团合作 商业、基础教育和高等教育领导者 致力于实现教育改革，项目主任 高级职员会协调数学老师 加强这些群体的活动。 目标 包括确定1）数学在职需求，2） 设备和技术需求，3）在役类型 4）数学的适当作用 5）如何满足日益增长的需求 传统上代表性不足的人口 数学科学 其他目标包括总结 相关文献和研究的结果，以及 开始研究数学模型课程和模型 学校基础设施。 该项目将达到高潮， 提交教师增强计划提案。 到 为了实现这些目标，提案人将组建一个 由领导人组成的国家和区域咨询委员会 来自赠款活动所服务的选区。 在12个月的赠款期间，项目主任 四名高级工作人员将每周举行一次会议。 的 区域咨询委员会将每月举行会议， 全国咨询委员会将通过邮件开展业务 和电话。 资助活动将惠及所有学校 由中级单位提供服务 合作努力提高数学的模式 涉及基础教育和高等教育的教学 机构、工商业、政府、教师、 和家长

This planning grant will build a regional coalition to coordinate the mathematics in-service activities of several large and complicated systems. Working with local consortia of business, basic education, and higher education leaders working to achieve educational reform, the project director and senior staff will coordinate the mathematics teacher enhancement activities of these groups. The objectives include ascertaining 1) mathematics in-service needs, 2) equipment and technology needs, 3) the types of in-service materials needed, 4) the appropriate role of mathematics specialists, and 5) how to meet the needs of a growing population traditionally underrepresented in the mathematical sciences. Other objectives include summarizing the findings of relevant literature and research, and beginning work on a model mathematics curriculum and model school infrastructure. The project will culminate with the submission of a Teacher Enhancement Program proposal. To accomplish these objectives the proposers will form a national and a regional advisory board composed of leaders from the constituencies served by the grant activities. During the twelve months of the grant the project director and four senior staff members will meet weekly. The Regional Advisory Board will meet monthly, while the National Advisory Board will conduct business via the mail and telephone. Th grant activities will benefit all schools served by Intermediate Units model for cooperative efforts to improve mathematics instruction involving basic and higher education institutions, business and industry, government, teachers, and parents.