Math Matters: Improving Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education in Nebraska

数学科学（21）数学事项正在重新设计UNL小学教师教育课程的数学，以增加小学（K-6）教师的数量和多样性，使他们能够在NCTM标准定义的最佳实践中教授数学。在这个适应项目中，艺术与科学学院的数学系与师范学院的教育系合作，开发了一个具有挑战性的15小时，为期一年的课程，结合数学内容，教学法和实地经验。此外，计划开设三门新的数学课程，重新设计第二门方法课程，以促使学生更深入地了解小学数学教学和如何教授数学，并特别注意将技术纳入该项目开发的所有课程。来自各种来源的材料正在改编，包括来自NSF-DUE赞助的堪萨斯州（#9050015）和俄勒冈州合作卓越教师准备项目（#9653970）的结果，以及来自几个NSF-ESIE项目的教学材料：“数学开拓者”，“日常数学”和“数字，数据和空间的调查”。每年招收22名学生（占小学教育方案每年录取学生的六分之一）参加15小时的数学课程，并集中精力学习数学。招生计划特别注意增加入学学生的多样性。与合作的K-6教师合作，正在实施一项指导和入门计划，以支持该计划的毕业生，因为他们开始他们的教学生涯。数学事项块预计将在NSF支持结束后在UNL的小学教师教育中全面实施。计划在赠款的第三年举行一次会议，以帮助向其他学院传播赠款的结果。DUE的主要主题是教师准备，注意将技术融入教育，增加具有数学优势的小学教师的多样性。

Mathematical Sciences (21) Math Matters is redesigning the UNL elementary teacher education curriculum in mathematics to increase the number and diversity of elementary (K-6) teachers with strengths in mathematics that enables them to teach mathematics grounded in best practices as defined by NCTM Standards. In this adaptation project mathematics faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are collaborating with education faculty in Teachers College to develop a challenging 15-hour, yearlong block of courses combining mathematics content, pedagogy, and field experiences. In addition, three new mathematics courses are slated to be created and a second methods course redesigned to challenge students to develop a deeper understanding of the mathematics taught in elementary schools and how to teach it. Special attention is being paid to integrating technology into all courses developed by the project. Material from a variety of sources is being adapted, including results from NSF-DUE sponsored projects at Kansas State (#9050015) and the Oregon Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (#9653970), and instructional materials from several NSF-ESIE projects: "Math Trailblazers", "Everyday Mathematics", and "Investigations in Number, Data, and Space". Each year a cohort of 22 students (one-sixth of the students admitted annually to the elementary education program) is being recruited to take the 15-hour Math Matters block and to pursue a mathematics concentration. The recruitment plan pays special attention to increasing the diversity of students who enroll. Working with cooperating K-6 teachers, a mentoring and induction program is being implemented to support the program's graduates as they begin their teaching careers. The Math Matters block is expected to be fully implemented into elementary teacher education at UNL after the end of NSF support. A conference in the third year of the grant is planned to help disseminate results of the grant to other colleges. The primary DUE themes addressed are teacher preparation with attention paid to the integration of technology in education and increasing the diversity of elementary teachers with strengths in mathematics.