Reflecting on Our Work NSF Teacher Enhancement in K-6 Mathematics

by Friel, Susan N.; Bright, George W.

• ISBN13: 9780761806332
• ISBN10: 0761806334
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-23
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Contents: Overview of the Conference; Common Components and Guiding Principles for Teacher Enhancement Programs; Draft RFPs to Provide Directions for Teacher Enhancement; Emerging Issues; Issues Identification Papers; Project Descriptions; Final Conference Agenda; Teacher Retraining: Report to the Senate Appropriations Committee from the National Science Foundation; Participant List.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I: Overview of the Conference	1	(6)
CHAPTER II: Common Components and Guiding Principles for Teacher Enhancement Programs	7	(18)
CHAPTER III: Draft RFPs to Provide Directions for Teacher Enhancement	25	(32)
Figure 2: RFP: Building Large-Scale Inservice from Existing Models	34	(6)
Figure 3: RFP: Building Capacity for Providing Opportunities and Support for Teacher Learning	40	(8)
Figure 4: RFP: Developing Resources to Support Professional Development	48	(9)
CHAPTER IV: Emerging Issues	57	(18)
Appendix A: Issues Identification Papers	75	(88)
Developing Mathematics Reform: What Don't We Know About Teacher Learning--But Would Make Good Working Hypotheses	77	(36)
Deborah Loewenberg Ball
Reform Efforts in Mathematics Education: Reckoning with the Realities	113	(20)
Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Teacher Change, Staff Development, and Systemic Change: Reflections from the Eye of a Paradigm Shift	133	(18)
Susan Loucks-Horsley
The Logic of Program Evaluation: What Should We Evaluate in Teacher Enhancement Projects?	151	(12)
George Hein
Appendix B: Project Descriptions	163
FIRST Project: School-Based Elementary School Mathematics Professional Development	165
George W. Bright
Anne-Courtney Miller
Catherine R. Nesbit
Josephine D. Wallace