Math Matters: Improving Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education in Nebraska

数学科学(21)数学问题正在重新设计UNL小学数学师范教育课程，以增加在数学方面有优势的初级(K-6)教师的数量和多样性，使他们能够根据NCTM标准定义的最佳做法教授数学。在这个改编项目中，文理学院的数学教师与师范学院的教育教师合作，开发了一套具有挑战性的15小时、一年的课程，结合了数学内容、教育学和实地经验。此外，还计划开设三门新的数学课程，并重新设计第二门方法课程，以挑战学生对小学数学以及如何教授数学的更深层次的理解。正在特别注意将技术纳入该项目开发的所有课程。来自各种来源的材料正在被改编，包括堪萨斯州立大学国家科学基金会赞助的项目(#9050015)和俄勒冈州卓越教师培训合作项目(#9653970)的结果，以及来自国家科学基金会和教育科学研究所的几个项目的教学材料：《数学开拓者》、《日常数学》和《数字、数据和空间的调查》。每年都会招募一批22名学生(占每年基础教育项目录取学生的六分之一)参加15小时的数学问题单元，并进行数学集中。招生计划特别注重增加招生的多样性。与合作的K-6教师合作，正在实施一项指导和入职计划，以支持该计划的毕业生开始他们的教师生涯。预计在国家科学基金会的支持结束后，数学问题模块将全面落实到联合国大学的小学教师教育中。计划在赠款的第三年举行一次会议，以帮助将赠款的结果传播给其他大学。应讨论的主要主题是教师培训，注意将技术融入教育，并增加具有数学特长的小学教师的多样性。

Mathematical Sciences (21) Math Matters is redesigning the UNL elementary teacher education curriculum in mathematics to increase the number and diversity of elementary (K-6) teachers with strengths in mathematics that enables them to teach mathematics grounded in best practices as defined by NCTM Standards. In this adaptation project mathematics faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are collaborating with education faculty in Teachers College to develop a challenging 15-hour, yearlong block of courses combining mathematics content, pedagogy, and field experiences. In addition, three new mathematics courses are slated to be created and a second methods course redesigned to challenge students to develop a deeper understanding of the mathematics taught in elementary schools and how to teach it. Special attention is being paid to integrating technology into all courses developed by the project. Material from a variety of sources is being adapted, including results from NSF-DUE sponsored projects at Kansas State (#9050015) and the Oregon Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (#9653970), and instructional materials from several NSF-ESIE projects: "Math Trailblazers", "Everyday Mathematics", and "Investigations in Number, Data, and Space". Each year a cohort of 22 students (one-sixth of the students admitted annually to the elementary education program) is being recruited to take the 15-hour Math Matters block and to pursue a mathematics concentration. The recruitment plan pays special attention to increasing the diversity of students who enroll. Working with cooperating K-6 teachers, a mentoring and induction program is being implemented to support the program's graduates as they begin their teaching careers. The Math Matters block is expected to be fully implemented into elementary teacher education at UNL after the end of NSF support. A conference in the third year of the grant is planned to help disseminate results of the grant to other colleges. The primary DUE themes addressed are teacher preparation with attention paid to the integration of technology in education and increasing the diversity of elementary teachers with strengths in mathematics.