Exemplary Mathematics Educators for High-need Schools

高需求学校的模范数学教育家

• 批准号: 1339601
• 负责人: Lillie Albert
• 金额: $ 160.29万
• 依托单位: Boston College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1339601&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Exemplary; Mathematics; Educators; need; Schools

This project is supporting two programs at Boston College to address the need for highly qualified mathematics teachers in high-need school districts. The Boston College Department of Teacher Education (The Lynch School of Education) and Department of Mathematics (College of Arts and Sciences), working together with the non-profit Math for America (MfA) Boston and with colleagues at Boston University and Education Development Center, are offering a Teaching Fellow (TF) program and a Master Teaching Fellow (MTF) program. Two highly select groups of preservice high school teachers (Teaching Fellows) are participating in a five-year integrated program of study that includes a one-year Master of Science in Teaching and systematic professional development over a four-year period during their formative years as new teachers in Boston and Framingham school districts. The project provides an integrated curriculum that seamlessly interweaves content, pedagogical content knowledge, and pedagogy. The Teaching Fellowship program is grounded in research and based on prior successful models of mathematics teacher preparation that have a high teacher retention rate in urban districts. Eight experienced teachers (Master Teaching Fellows) from the high-need school districts of Boston and Framingham are involved in mentoring the Teaching Fellows and are participating in the mathematics professional and curriculum development seminars and workshops. With the support of their school districts, the MTFs, in close liaison with mathematicians and mathematics educators, are assuming leadership roles in reforming mathematics teaching and learning. The goals of the project are to: 1) Increase the output of the current Masters level mathematics teacher preparation program at Boston College by preparing eight Teaching Fellows (TFs) to become excellent mathematics teachers for high-need schools; 2) Recruit and support eight outstanding practicing teachers (Master Teaching Fellow) in mathematics from high-need school districts to become highly qualified instructional leaders and mentors; and 3) Build a strong and lasting professional community of mathematicians, mathematics educators and teachers in the greater Boston area by combining the resources of Boston College, MfA Boston and the EDC and to develop the long-term infrastructure neccessary to support this community.

该项目正在支持波士顿学院的两个项目，以满足高需求学区对高素质数学教师的需求。波士顿学院教师教育系（林奇教育学院）和数学系（艺术与科学学院）与非营利性美国数学 (MfA) 波士顿组织以及波士顿大学和教育发展中心的同事合作，提供教学研究员 (TF) 计划和硕士教学研究员 (MTF) 计划。 两组精心挑选的职前高中教师（教员）正在参加一项为期五年的综合学习计划，其中包括为期一年的教学科学硕士学位以及在波士顿和弗雷明汉学区作为新教师的成长过程中为期四年的系统专业发展。 该项目提供了一个将内容、教学内容知识和教学法无缝交织在一起的综合课程。 教学奖学金计划以研究为基础，并基于先前成功的数学教师培训模式，这些模式在城市地区具有很高的教师保留率。来自波士顿和弗雷明汉高需求学区的八名经验丰富的教师（硕士教学研究员）参与指导教学研究员，并参加数学专业和课程开发研讨会和讲习班。在学区的支持下，MTF 与数学家和数学教育工作者密切联系，在数学教学改革中发挥着领导作用。该项目的目标是： 1）通过培养八名教学研究员（TF）成为高需求学校的优秀数学教师，增加波士顿学院当前硕士水平数学教师培训项目的产出； 2）从高需求学区招募和支持8名优秀数学实践教师（硕士教学研究员），成为高素质的教学领导者和导师； 3) 结合波士顿学院、波士顿艺术学院和 EDC 的资源，在大波士顿地区建立一个由数学家、数学教育工作者和教师组成的强大而持久的专业社区，并开发支持该社区所需的长期基础设施。