North Louisiana Mathematics Improvement Project

这项教师强化计划将涉及路易斯安那州西北部15个学区的30名教师和导师，该计划旨在提升他们的数学知识和数学教学中的教学方法。计划参与者将利用计划期间开发的材料和策略，为他们学校的同事提供8次在职培训。项目工作人员将提供后续活动，以帮助参与者在自己的教室和在职课程中。未来的计划包括利用该计划中建立的网络将该计划传播到其他学校和学区。该计划包括一次春季会议，为与会者介绍计划的背景、目标和结构。为期三周的暑期工作坊将强调整数和有理数运算、问题解决和计算机应用方面的数学内容。学员将利用这些知识开发课堂教学材料和服务模块，供学校使用。数学家、数学教育家和优秀教师将与教师一起开发和评估这些材料。将在下一学年举办五个正式的为期一天的讲习班，为执行该项目的目标提供进一步协助。此外，项目总监将在年内最少三次视察每个学校工地。项目主任非常有资格执行这项计划，因为她积极参与改善数学教育已有一段时间了。有一个代表若干机构的咨询委员会协助规划和实施该项目，并为夏季讲习班和为期一天的学年会议保留了一名模范工作人员。制定了一套完善的项目评估方案。

This Teacher Enhancement project will involve thirty teachers and supervisors in 15 northwestern Louisiana school districts in a program to upgrade both their mathematics knowledge and their instructional methodologies in the teaching of mathematics. The program participants will provide 8 inservice sessions for their colleagues in their schools utilizing materials and strategies developed during the program. Program staff will provide follow-up activities to assist the participants in their own classrooms as well as in the inservice sessions. Future plans include the dissemination of this program to other schools and school districts using the network established in this program. The program includes a spring meeting for orientation of participants to the background, goals and structure of the program. A three week summer workshop will stress mathematics content in whole and rational number operations, problem solving and computer applications. Participants will use this knowledge to develop classroom instructional materials and inservice modules for use in the schools. Mathematicians, mathematics educators and outstanding teachers will work with the teachers in the development and evaluation of these materials. Five formal one day workshops will be held during the following academic year to provide further assistance in implementation of the goals of the project. In addition, the Project Director will visit each school site a minimum of three times during the year. The Project Director is well qualified to conduct this program since she has been actively involved in the improvement of mathematics education for some time. An Advisory Council, representing several consti- tuencies, exists to assist in the planning and implementation of the project and an exemplary staff has been retained for both the summer workshop and the one day academic year sessions. An excellent project evaluation plan has been formulated.