SBIR Phase I: Metiri Assessment Portal for 21st Century Learning (AP21)

这个小企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目将研究当今的S社交/互动媒体、在线实践社区(COPS)和基于媒体的案例研究的创新组合，以吸引中学数学教师参与在线专业体验，发展他们使用标准来评估学生的能力。批判性思维和解决问题(CT和PS)技能。报告显示，在2006年的PISA数学测试中，美国15岁的学生在28个OECD国家中排名第24位，在2003年的问题解决评估中排名第29位，这清楚地表明，美国中学数学教师迫切需要以新的方式学习CT&PS数学。研究的目标是利用这个在线平台成为一个互动的、专业的实践和学习社区系统，在这个系统中，中学教师学习如何将共同核心数学标准6-7年级统计和概率部分的CT和PS翻译成规则，以指导他们日常的课程设计和学生作业评估。预期的技术成果是：提高中学数学教师在如何整合和评估批判性思维和使用基于与共同核心一致的规则的绩效评估解决问题方面的专业知识。此外，教师将获得有效参与COPS进行专业学习的经验和专业知识。该项目的广泛影响/商业潜力在于其扩大规模的能力？通过一个新的专业学习场所接触到数千名教师？以及它对一个对美国经济竞争力具有重要意义的话题的创新而又实用的方法？数学中的批判性思维和问题解决(CT&PS)。(将扩展到其他年级级别，并在后续阶段扩展到内容区域。)AP21为高影响力的专业学习提供了三个关键要素：1)以研究为基础的专业发展，包括数学和CT&PS；2)基于真实课堂中的案例研究的实用、合作、互动的学习；3)开放的在线环境，教师在其中协作构建自己的规则，设计/评论自己的课程，并协作评估自己的学生？工作。数以千计的学校对CT&P；PS感兴趣，但很少有人确定如何实施和评估这些技能。他们所知道的是，一天的研讨会是不够的。AP21的潜在客户包括：个别教师、教师群体、走向系统变革的整个学校/学区以及教育学院。该项目将有助于建立知识库，利用在线社交网络环境进行大规模专业学习，从而改变课堂做法。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will study the innovative combination of today?s social/interactive media, online communities of practice (CoPs), and media-based case studies to engage middle school mathematics teachers in online professional experiences that develop their capacity to use rubrics to assess their students? critical thinking and problem solving (CT&PS) skills. Reports indicate that 15-year-olds in the U.S. scored 24th out of the 28 OECD nations on the 2006 PISA mathematics tests, and 29th on the 2003 problem solving assessments, clearly indicates there is a strong need for U. S. middle school mathematics teachers to approach CT&PS in mathematics in new ways. The research objective is to leverage this online venue into an interactive, professional community of practice and learning system where middle school teachers learn to translate the CT&PS in the Grades 6-7 statistics and probability section of the Common Core Mathematics Standards into rubrics to guide their everyday lesson design and assessment of student work. The anticipated technical results are: increased expertise among middle school mathematics teachers as to how to integrate and assess critical thinking and problem solving using performance assessments based on rubrics aligned to the Common Core. In addition, teachers will acquire experience and expertise in effectively participating in CoPs for professional learning.The broad impact/commercial potential of this project lies in its capacity to scale up ? to reach thousands of teachers through a new venue for professional learning ? AND its innovative, yet practical approach to a topic of significance to U.S. economic competitiveness ? critical thinking and problem solving (CT&PS) in mathematics. (To be expanded to other grade levels, and content areas in subsequent phases.) AP21 provides three critical elements for high impact professional learning: 1) Research-based professional development on rubrics and CT&PS in mathematics, 2) Practical, collegial, interactive learning based on case studies in real classrooms, and 3) An open online environment where teachers collaboratively build their own rubrics, design/critique their own lessons, and collaboratively assess their own students? work. Thousands of schools are interested in CT&PS, but few are sure how to implement and assess these skills. What they do know is that a one-day workshop won?t be sufficient. Potential AP21 customers include: individual teachers, cohorts of teachers, whole schools/districts moving toward systemic change, and colleges of education. The project would contribute to the knowledge base in leveraging online, social networking environments for large scale professional learning that results in shifts in classroom practices.