Critical MASS: Critical Mathematics and Science Synergy

9911778卡明斯在这个为期五年的地方系统性变革项目中，哈德逊和菲奇堡公立学校与马萨诸塞州洛厄尔大学合作，为这两个地区的所有K-5小学教师和所有6-8名中学数学和科学教师实施系统性变革计划。 教育发展中心和TERC也将为该项目提供专业知识。 该项目将建立在四年的标准为基础的数学和科学课程的实施和教师在每个地区的提高。 这两个地区都采用并致力于在小学和中学阶段只使用基于改革的、由国家科学基金会资助的课程。 参与的教师将在项目的生命周期内参加160小时的专业发展。 其中大部分（130小时）将在教师学校、教室和合同日进行。 教学内容知识讲习班将在五年内每年举行六次半天的上课时间会议。 讲习班将扩大和深化教师的内容知识，同时使用探究，改革为基础的教学方法。 课堂上的支持将由地区的数学和科学专家以及54名专门准备的教师领导干部提供。 最后，夏季协同研究所将使参与者有机会深入研究和发展数学和科学之间的概念和教学协同作用。 该项目将影响两个地区，13所学校，314名教师和6 450名K-8学生。

9911778CAMINSIn this five-year Local Systemic Change project the Hudson and Fitchburg Public Schools are collaborating with the University of Massachusetts-Lowell to implement a systemic change program for all K-5 elementary teachers and all 6-8 middle school teachers of mathematics and science in the two districts. Also providing expertise to the project will be the Education Development Center and TERC. The project will build upon four years of standards-based mathematics and science curriculum implementation and teacher enhancement in each district. Both districts have adopted and are committed to using only reform-based, NSF-funded curricula at both the elementary and middle school levels. The participating teachers will take part in 160 hours of professional development over the life of the project. The majority (130) of these hours will occur at the teachers' schools, in their classrooms and during their contract day. The Pedagogical Content Knowledge Workshops will be held in six half-day, school-time sessions per year for the five years. The Workshops will broaden and deepen the teachers' content knowledge, while using an inquiry, reform-based instructional approach. In-class support will be provided by the districts' mathematics and science specialists as well as a cadre of 54 specially prepared Teacher Leaders. Lastly, the Summer Synergy Institute will give participants the opportunity to intensely examine and develop conceptual and instructional synergy between mathematics and science. The project will impact two districts, 13 schools, 314 teachers and 6,450 K-8 students.