North Carolina Middle Mathematics Project (NCM2)

北卡罗来纳州中学数学项目（NCM 2）的目标是改善整个北卡罗来纳州6-8年级的数学教育，支持教师的专业发展，并提供学术更新和财务认可，以支持他们的保留。 该项目将帮助中年级数学教师成为当地和全州的领导者，获得国家委员会认证，并采取关键的第一步硕士学位。 为了实施该项目，北卡罗来纳州大学数学和科学教育网络（MSEN）的九个中心将联合收割机结合他们的努力和教师，学校系统管理人员和有才华的中学数学教师的才能。该项目将形成一个NCM 2领导网络，将每个MSEN区域中心的团队结合起来，包括大学数学家，大学数学教育工作者，学区管理人员和高素质的中学数学教师（每个地区两名教师）。 领导网络将协助NCDPI修订北卡罗来纳州标准学习课程和修订该州的考试，包括期末考试和代数I期末考试。NCM 2领导网络还将为中学数学教师开发三门研究生课程，分别涉及统计和数据分析、几何和测量以及数字和代数。MSEN中心将为全州的教师提供这些课程。教师将使用本课程的工作，在获得国家委员会认证的青少年早期/数学，并作为获得硕士学位的基础，在中学数学教育。 在北卡罗来纳州，国家认证和硕士学位都有工资补贴。

The goal of the North Carolina Middle Mathematics Project (NCM2) is to improve mathematics education in grades 6-8 across the entire state of North Carolina, supporting teachers in their professional development and providing academic renewal and financial recognition to support their retention. The project will help middle grades mathematics teachers become local and statewide leaders, secure National Board certification and take the crucial first steps toward master's degrees. To carry out the project, nine centers of the University of North Carolina's Mathematics and Science Education Network (MSEN) will combine their efforts and the talents of faculty, school system administrators and talented middle school mathematics teachers. The project will form an NCM2 Leadership Network combining teams from each MSEN regional center including university mathematicians, university mathematics educators, school district administrators and highly qualified middle school mathematics teachers (two teachers from each region). The Leadership Network will assist NCDPI in revision of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and revision of the state's tests, including End of Grade Tests and the End of Course Test for Algebra I. The NCM2 Leadership Network will also develop three graduate-level courses for middle school mathematics teachers, one each in the content areas of statistics and data analysis, geometry and measurement, and number and algebra. The MSEN centers will provide these courses to teachers statewide. The teachers will use this course work in obtaining National Board Certification in Early Adolescence/Mathematics and as the foundation for obtaining master's degrees in middle school mathematics education. National certification and master's degrees are both rewarded in North Carolina with salary supplements.