Professional Development Teams for Improving the Teaching ofMathematics in the Middle Grades

这个为期两年的项目将使20名专业人员 来自全国各地的开发团队，以提高 初中数学教学 区。 在第一个夏天，球队将参加 在为期三周的研讨会上， 自己与优秀的教学材料，研究 数学史，制定课程改革方案 在他们自己的学校。 检查材料是否可能 列入课程的学生包括 数学项目（密歇根州立大学） 数学资源项目（俄勒冈州大学） 量化扫盲项目（美国统计协会 和NCTM），哈佛中学数学项目， 估计在现代社会（密苏里州大学），数学 和心灵之眼（数学学习中心），并准备好 代数（俄亥俄州州立大学）。 学术年活动包括参观学员的 项目工作人员和学校的书面报告 开发团队。 在第二个夏天，球队将 返回进行为期两周的后续研讨会， 在执行方面的经验，并分享想法。 一本书 将编制项目成果文件。 学区将提供相当于42%的资金， 国家科学基金会奖作为费用分摊。

This two-year project will enable twenty professional development teams from around the country to improve the teaching of middle school mathematics in their home school districts. During the first summer, the teams will participate in a three-week workshop in which they will familiarize themselves with outstanding instructional materials, study the history of mathematics, and develop plans for curriculum reform in their own schools. Materials to be examined for possible inclusion in the curriculum include the Middle Grades Mathematics Project (Michigan State University), the Mathematics Resource Project (University of Oregon), the Quantitative Literacy Project (American Statistical Association and NCTM), the Harvard Middle School Mathematics Project, Estimation in a Modern Society (University of Missouri), Math and the Mind's Eye (Math Learning Center), and Getting Ready for Algebra (Ohio State University). Academic-year activities include visits to the participants' schools by the project staff and written reports from the development teams. During the second summer, the teams will return for a two-week follow-up workshop to discuss their experiences in implementation and to share ideas. A book documenting the results of the project will be produced. The school districts will contribute an amount equal to 42% of the NSF award as cost-sharing.