SBIR Phase I: Metiri Assessment Portal for 21st Century Learning (AP21)

本次小企业创新研究（SBIR）一期项目将研究今天的创新组合？社会/互动媒体、在线实践社区（cop）和基于媒体的案例研究如何让中学数学教师参与在线专业体验，培养他们使用规则评估学生的能力？批判性思维和解决问题（CT&amp；PS）技能。报告显示，在2006年的国际学生评估项目数学测试中，美国15岁的学生在28个经合组织国家中得分第24，在2003年的问题解决评估中得分第29，这清楚地表明，美国中学数学教师迫切需要用新的方法来教授数学ct&ps。研究的目的是利用这个在线平台成为一个互动的、专业的实践和学习系统社区，在这里，中学教师学习将《共同核心数学标准》中6-7年级统计和概率部分的ct&ps转化为指导他们日常课程设计和学生作业评估的规则。预期的技术成果是：中学数学教师在如何根据与共同核心一致的规则使用绩效评估来整合和评估批判性思维和问题解决能力方面的专业知识有所增加。此外，教师将获得有效参与cop专业学习的经验和专业知识。这个项目的广泛影响/商业潜力在于其扩大规模的能力。通过一个新的专业学习场所接触到成千上万的教师？以及它对一个对美国经济竞争力有重要意义的话题的创新而实用的方法？批判性思维和解决问题（CT&amp；PS）在数学。（将在后续阶段扩展至其他年级及内容范畴。）AP21为高影响力的专业学习提供了三个关键要素：1)以研究为基础的数学规则和ct&ps专业发展；2)基于真实课堂案例研究的实践性、合议性、互动性学习；3)一个开放的在线环境，教师可以合作建立自己的规则，设计/评论自己的课程，并合作评估自己的学生。工作。成千上万的学校对ctps感兴趣，但很少有人知道如何实施和评估这些技能。他们所知道的是，一天的工作坊赢了。这是充分的。AP21的潜在客户包括：个别教师、教师群体、整个学校/地区走向系统性变革，以及教育学院。该项目将为利用在线社交网络环境进行大规模专业学习的知识库做出贡献，从而导致课堂实践的转变。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will study the innovative combination of today?s social/interactive media, online communities of practice (CoPs), and media-based case studies to engage middle school mathematics teachers in online professional experiences that develop their capacity to use rubrics to assess their students? critical thinking and problem solving (CT&PS) skills. Reports indicate that 15-year-olds in the U.S. scored 24th out of the 28 OECD nations on the 2006 PISA mathematics tests, and 29th on the 2003 problem solving assessments, clearly indicates there is a strong need for U. S. middle school mathematics teachers to approach CT&PS in mathematics in new ways. The research objective is to leverage this online venue into an interactive, professional community of practice and learning system where middle school teachers learn to translate the CT&PS in the Grades 6-7 statistics and probability section of the Common Core Mathematics Standards into rubrics to guide their everyday lesson design and assessment of student work. The anticipated technical results are: increased expertise among middle school mathematics teachers as to how to integrate and assess critical thinking and problem solving using performance assessments based on rubrics aligned to the Common Core. In addition, teachers will acquire experience and expertise in effectively participating in CoPs for professional learning.The broad impact/commercial potential of this project lies in its capacity to scale up ? to reach thousands of teachers through a new venue for professional learning ? AND its innovative, yet practical approach to a topic of significance to U.S. economic competitiveness ? critical thinking and problem solving (CT&PS) in mathematics. (To be expanded to other grade levels, and content areas in subsequent phases.) AP21 provides three critical elements for high impact professional learning: 1) Research-based professional development on rubrics and CT&PS in mathematics, 2) Practical, collegial, interactive learning based on case studies in real classrooms, and 3) An open online environment where teachers collaboratively build their own rubrics, design/critique their own lessons, and collaboratively assess their own students? work. Thousands of schools are interested in CT&PS, but few are sure how to implement and assess these skills. What they do know is that a one-day workshop won?t be sufficient. Potential AP21 customers include: individual teachers, cohorts of teachers, whole schools/districts moving toward systemic change, and colleges of education. The project would contribute to the knowledge base in leveraging online, social networking environments for large scale professional learning that results in shifts in classroom practices.