Developing the Next Generation of Outstanding Mathematics Teachers

这个国家需要更多优秀的数学教师，这对它在日益全球化的经济中保持竞争力至关重要，如果要让所有学生都有机会在定量学科上取得成功，这一点也很重要。该项目正在开发波士顿学院的基础设施，以使该机构能够增加其在这一领域的能力和贡献。作为波士顿学院数学系（艺术与科学学院）和教师教育系（林奇教育学院）教师的共同努力，该项目正在重新设计波士顿学院的教学科学硕士学位，以便有数学能力的学生可以在12个月内完成该学位，课程将内容、教学内容知识和教学法无缝地交织在一起。现有的波士顿学院新毕业生入门计划正在扩大，并与波士顿美国数学（MfA波士顿）的专业发展工作联系起来，这是一个非营利组织，旨在为新教师提供沉浸式的数学体验和持续的教学内容知识发展。除了与波士顿MfA建立牢固的关系外，该项目还为波士顿学院的认证硕士教师课程奠定了基础，以培养下一代数学教师领袖。该项目建立在波士顿学院和高需求学区之间的联系上，目标是最终提供稳定的顶级数学教师流，他们致力于城市教学，并为在这些环境中取得成功做好准备。

The nation needs more outstanding mathematics teachers, a need that is critical to its competitiveness in an increasingly global economy and important if it is to give all students the opportunity to succeed in quantitative disciplines. This project is developing the infrastructure at Boston College to allow this institution to increase its capacity and contributions in this area. As a joint effort of faculty in Boston College's Department of Mathematics (College of Arts and Sciences) and Department of Teacher Education (the Lynch School of Education), the project is redesigning Boston College's Master's of Science in Teaching degree so that mathematically able students can complete it in 12 months, with a curriculum that seamlessly interweaves content, pedagogical content knowledge, and pedagogy. The existing Boston College induction program for new graduates is being expanded and linked to the professional development efforts of Math for America Boston (MfA Boston), a non-profit organization, which seeks to provide new teachers with immersion experiences in mathematics and on-going Pedagogical Content Knowledge development. In addition to developing a strong relationship with MfA Boston, the project is laying the groundwork for a credentialed Master Teachers' track at Boston College in order to develop the next generation of teacher-leaders in mathematics. This project builds on the connections between Boston College and high-need school districts with the goal of ultimately providing a steady stream of top mathematics teachers who are committed to urban teaching and well prepared to succeed in these settings.