Ensuring Quality Mathematics Instruction for GED Students: A Professional Development Model

这是一个为期四年的项目，是在“教师专业进修计划”招标中B组别（专业发展资源）提交的。它将利用最近为成人基础教育系统制定的标准和课程，开发、试点和实地测试一种基于标准的在职数学专业发展方法。该模型将在7个州的数学教师中进行试点和实地测试，这些教师的学生正在接受成人教育，大约在4年级到8年级之间。该模型使用教师探究和反思性学习，让教师参与设计和实施有效的代数和数据分析数学教学方法。项目目标是：(1)提高教师的内容知识和教学技能；2)文献教师学习；3)形成一个可以在全国范围内复制的职业发展模式。该项目将以开发团队之前在成人学习和教师专业发展领域的工作为基础。外部评估人员（田纳西大学评估与评价研究所）将进行形成性和总结性评估，检查将要制作的材料、教师学习和对学生学习的影响。将通过网站和国家数据库进行传播，并在国家会议上提出报告。

This is a four-year project submitted under category B (Resources for Professional Development) of the Teacher Professional Continuum solicitation. It will develop, pilot and field test an approach to standards-based mathematics in-service professional development, using recently developed standards and curriculum for the Adult Basic Education system. The model will be piloted and field tested with mathematics teachers in seven states, whose students are in adult education and functioning approximately on a 4th to 8th grade level. The model uses teacher inquiry and reflective learning to engage teachers in designing and implementing effective mathematics instructional approaches for algebra and data analysis. The project goals are to (1) enhance teacher content knowledge and instructional skills; 2) document teacher learning; and 3) produce a professional development model that can be replicated nationally. The project will build on the development team's prior work in the areas of adult learning and teacher professional development. An external evaluator (University of Tennessee's Institute for Assessment and Evaluation) will conduct formative and summative evaluations, examining materials to be produced, teacher learning and effects on student learning. Dissemination will proceed through websites and national data bases, as well as reports at national conferences.