Facilitating Lenses on Learning: Developing Leadership to Support Excellent Teaching in Elementary Mathematics

教育发展中心利用国家科学基金会先前提供的赠款，编制了两个为期一年的课程，称为“学习的透镜：数学和学校领导的新重点”和“学习的透镜：课堂观察和教师监督”，使学校和地区行政人员有机会探索关于数学、学习和教学的新想法;批判性地思考数学教学的本质;并思考这些想法对如何支持教师和基于标准的教学的影响。 在以往工作的基础上，该项目确保在全国范围内提供高素质的Lenses on Learning辅导员。 数学和学校管理专业协会、州教育部、全州校长学院、地区数学和科学联盟以及大型学区是全国传播工作的关键项目合作伙伴。辅导员学院将为未来的辅导员提供他们教授学习课程所需的方向和技能。 在2001-2002年、2002-2003年和2003-2004年，教育发展中心将提供为期一年的促进者研究所，每个研究所包括一个为期两周的暑期住宿方案，下一学年的在线支助，以及学年内两次为期三天的务虚会。 EDC还将为促进者提供一个高级研究所。 参与组织和地区必须在参加研究所后的几年内在其所在地教授学习课程。

Under prior grants from the National Science Foundation, Education Development Center (EDC) has developed two year-long courses, called "Lenses on Learning: A New Focus on Mathematics and School Leadership," and "Lenses on Learning: Classroom Observation and Teacher Supervision," that provide school and district administrators with the opportunity to explore new ideas about mathematics, learning and teaching; to think critically about the nature of mathematics instruction; and to think through the implications of these ideas for how they support teachers and standards-based instruction. Building on previous work, this project ensures the availability of highly qualified Lenses on Learning facilitators on a national scale. Professional associations in mathematics and school administration, state departments of education, state-wide principal's academies, regional consortia for mathematics and science, and large school districts are project partners key to national dissemination efforts. Facilitator Institutes will provide prospective facilitators with the orientation and skills they need to teach either Lenses on Learning course. In the years 2001-2002, 2002-2003, and 2003-2004 EDC will offer year-long Facilitators Institutes, each consisting of a two-week residential summer program, on-line support during the following academic year, and two three-day retreats during the academic year. EDC also will offer facilitators an Advanced Institute. Participating organizations and districts are required to teach Lenses on Learning courses in their home sites in the year(s) following their participation in the Institute.