PRIME Mathematics Project, K-5

9911754THORNTON“Prime”是伊利诺伊州立大学数学教育系和皮奥里亚150区共同努力的成果。以伊利诺伊州第二大城市学区为目标，这个本地系统变化项目将服务于所有337名K-5课堂数学教师及其校长。该项目是为了回应教师在实施“数字、数据和空间调查”方面的专业支持要求而开发的。“数字、数据和空间调查”是一门改革的小学数学课程，符合国家和国家标准。这项为期3.5年的教师提升计划要求每位教师进行近150小时的专业学习。这项计划包括三个密集的暑期课程，重点是提高教师对数学内容--几何、有理数、数据和统计--的理解，以及与调查计划实施相关的教学实践。在随后的学年中，将以年级级研讨会、课后讲习班和“优质”工作人员提供广泛的课堂支持的形式，有系统地、实质性地贯彻落实。由参加该项目的16所学校的32名带队教师组成的Mathlink委员会负责监督年级一级的协调和调查的实施，并为Prime工作人员的项目活动提供当地意见。Prime项目进一步受益于家长、社区和专注于学生学习的商业合作的大力支持。通过让所有利益相关者参与，Prime协作组寻求促进和支持在教学和分组K-5数学方面有质的不同方法。

9911754THORNTON"PRIME" is a collaborative effort involving Illinois State University's Mathematics Education faculty and Peoria District 150. Targeting the second largest urban school district in Illinois, this Local Systemic Change project will serve all 337 K-5 classroom mathematics teachers, and their principals. The project was developed in response to teachers' request for professional support in implementing "Investigations in Number, Data and Space," a reform elementary mathematics curriculum that is aligned with both state and national standards. This 3.5-year teacher enhancement program involves each teacher in nearly 150 hours of professional learning. This program features three intensive summer sessions focused on improving teachers' understanding of mathematics content -- geometry, rational numbers, data and statistics -- and teaching practices related to the implementation of the Investigations program. Systematic, substantive follow-through during subsequent school years in the form of grade level seminars, after school workshops, and extensive, classroom-based support from "PRIME" staff, will be provided. A Mathlinks Committee of 32 lead teachers from the 16 schools participating in the Project serves to monitor grade-level coordination and implementation of Investigations, and provides local input to PRIME staff for project activity. The PRIME project further benefits from significant support from a parent, community and business collaboration that focuses on student learning. By engaging all stakeholders, the PRIME collaborative seeks to promote and support qualitatively different approaches for teaching and teaming K-5 mathematics.