Closing the Mathematics Achievement Gap of African American Students: A Conference on the Issues

缩小非裔美国学生的数学成就差距：全国黑人学校教育工作者联盟(NABSE)和本杰明·班纳克协会(BBA)与麦肯齐集团(TMG)合作举办的一次关于数学问题的会议，提出了一项为期四个月的倡议，旨在制定一项广泛的行动议程，以改善所有学生，特别是非裔美国学生的数学教与学。作为在全国范围内提高科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)成就的更广泛计划的第一阶段，数学倡议寻求资金，以召开一次由全国公认的研究人员、政策制定者和从业人员参加的会议，以开发以研究为基础的综合设计，以缩小成就差距，以及实施适当的方案和政策战略的框架。智力价值：该项目将增进对提高K-12非裔美国人数学成就的有效战略和挑战的知识和理解，并促进致力于开展行动研究以缩小非裔美国人数学成就差距的一系列组织之间的合作。NABSE和BBA这两个致力于K-12 STEM改革的领先倡导和专业发展组织，加上TMG.在STEM技术援助方面的先前经验，为这项研究和开发(R&D；D)工作提供了坚实的基础。更广泛的影响：拟订正式的会后讨论和概念文件将扩大影响范围，使其超出与会者所代表的机构和组织的范围。此外，来自美国、加拿大和加勒比地区学区的7500多名非裔美国人教育工作者的联合成员将提供一个强大的专业网络，以分享会议出版物和调查结果，并直接影响课堂教学。NABSE设在BBA六个区域内的98个区域分支机构也将提供在区域和地方各级继续对话与合作的场所。这两个组织将利用其包括网站和电子邮件列表服务器的电子通信网络以及其独立的国家会议来进一步支持这些努力。最后，提高非裔美国人数学成绩的首要目标将有助于提高K-12学生数学成绩的国家教育目标

Closing the Mathematics Achievement Gap of African American Students: A Conference on the Issues The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) and the Benjamin Banneker Association (BBA), in collaboration with The McKenzie Group (TMG), propose a four-month initiative to develop a broad-scale action agenda to improve mathematics teaching and learning for all students, but particularly students of African American descent. As the first stage of a broader plan to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) achievement nationwide, the mathematics initiative seeks funding to convene a conference of nationally recognized researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to develop an integrated, research-based design for closing the achievement gap, as well as a framework for implementing appropriate programmatic and policy strategies. Intellectual Merit: The project will advance knowledge and understanding of effective strategies and challenges for increasing K-12 African American mathematics achievement, as well as promote collaborate among the array of organizations committed to conducting action-research to close the African American mathematics achievement gap. NABSE and BBA, two leading advocacy and professional development organizations committed to K-12 STEM reform, along with TMG.s prior experience with STEM technical assistance, provide a solid grounding for this research and development (R&D) effort. Broader Impacts: The development of formal post-conference discussion and concept papers will broaden the impact beyond the institutions and organizations represented by conference participants. Furthermore, the combined memberships of over 7,500 African American educators from school districts throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean will provide a powerful professional network for sharing the conference publications and findings and directly impacting classroom instruction. NABSE.s 98 regional affiliates that are located within BBA.s six regions will also provide venues for continuing dialogue and collaboration at the regional and local levels. Both organizations will use their electronic communications networks that include websites and email listservs and their independent national conferences to further support these efforts. Finally, the overarching goal of increasing African American mathematics achievement will contribute to national education goals of improved K-12 student achievement in mathematics