Ensuring Quality Mathematics Instruction for GED Students: A Professional Development Model

这是一个为期四年的项目，在教师职业继续征集的B类(专业发展资源)下提交。它将利用最近为成人基础教育系统制定的标准和课程，开发、试点和实地测试一种以标准为基础的在职数学专业发展方法。该模型将在七个州的数学教师中进行试点和实地测试，这些教师的学生正在接受成人教育，功能大约在4到8年级水平。该模式利用教师探究和反思性学习，让教师参与设计和实施有效的数学教学方法，用于代数和数据分析。该项目的目标是：(1)提高教师的教学知识和教学技能；(2)记录教师的学习情况；(3)建立可在全国推广的专业发展模式。该项目将建立在开发小组先前在成人学习和教师专业发展领域所做工作的基础上。一名外部评估者(田纳西大学评估与评价研究所)将进行形成性和总结性评估，审查将要编写的材料、教师学习和对学生学习的影响。将通过网站和国家数据库以及国家会议上的报告进行传播。

This is a four-year project submitted under category B (Resources for Professional Development) of the Teacher Professional Continuum solicitation. It will develop, pilot and field test an approach to standards-based mathematics in-service professional development, using recently developed standards and curriculum for the Adult Basic Education system. The model will be piloted and field tested with mathematics teachers in seven states, whose students are in adult education and functioning approximately on a 4th to 8th grade level. The model uses teacher inquiry and reflective learning to engage teachers in designing and implementing effective mathematics instructional approaches for algebra and data analysis. The project goals are to (1) enhance teacher content knowledge and instructional skills; 2) document teacher learning; and 3) produce a professional development model that can be replicated nationally. The project will build on the development team's prior work in the areas of adult learning and teacher professional development. An external evaluator (University of Tennessee's Institute for Assessment and Evaluation) will conduct formative and summative evaluations, examining materials to be produced, teacher learning and effects on student learning. Dissemination will proceed through websites and national data bases, as well as reports at national conferences.