Transition Math Project

TMP- II
Local / Regional Partnerships

Projected Phase II Activity, 2006 - 2009
With the successful completion and publication of the College Readiness Standards, the Transition Mathematics Project transitions itself into an implementation-focused Phase II. The project has created funding opportunities establishing partnerships to continue the critical process of encouraging and enabling teachers in efforts to increase student math achievement. From throughout the state, newly-funded and enhanced collaborative efforts will join the current TMP partnership.

Phase II is part and parcel about capacity-building for teachers and schools to address the significant challenge of helping all students achieve college readiness in math. More specifically, the work
of Phase II will foster local/regional, cross-sector partnerships built around the TMP’s core principles.

An eps and a jpg format of the TMP-II Logo is available to all of our partners for use in publications and promotions at:

The core principles include: (1) full cross-sector partnership; (2) implementation of the College Readiness Standards (and 11/12 GLEs); (3) strong faculty/teacher involvement; (4) built on local needs & energy; (5) connects to the larger TMP statewide effort (partnership development, math placement, examples development, communications); and (6) sustainable.

Essential to generating and sustaining significant and lasting teacher change is the development of professional learning communities and new partnerships. Through new and enhanced partnerships, teachers from across the sectors will have the unique opportunity to articulate and examine conceptions about mathematics, student thinking, and instructional practice. To achieve this (and much more), TMP has established twelve new partnerships representing many of the state’s diverse regions. They are presented below:

TMP-II 6-month Update

(Please pass this on as needed)

As we rapidly approach the start of another new year, and with six months of partnership work under our belts, TMP is taking stock and planning for '07. From the start, we've characterized this first half of year one as foundation and capacity-building. As we move into the second half of year one, we'd like to share some ideas on what TMP will make available to the partnership teams:

• Conversations with experts such as Uri Treisman (mark your calendars for 12/8 from 1-4pm to be held in the Seattle or Olympia - area (specific details coming on 12/4/06)

• Foundation-building and partnership support (SESRC [evaluation] and The Dana Center, among others, will continue to work with TMP partnerships)

• Create and support, for anyone interested, working cross-partnership sub-groups to focus extra attention on key issues that folks think would be relevant to their work

• Information-sharing and professional development opportunities both face-to-face and via Elluminate, including the August Institute (It's not too early to hear your ideas on Institute topics you'd like addressed and resource people to invite)

• In addition to sessions we host, TMP will support individuals and teams with modest stipends ($!) to attend regional and national events to help mine the very best work out there and to share the riches with all the partnerships.

• Opportunities to demo Agile Mind - the web-based math curriculum/resource through the Dana Center

• Opportunities to partner with TMP on parent/student focus groups

We are actively scheduling many TMP-hosted, in-service opportunities to be presented in '07. Listed below are examples of those we are developing now. As their dates, times and presenters become firm, they will be added to the In Service Calendar of Events and will become available for registration:

We look forward to any ideas that you may have on similar events that will help your project's efforts.

* Agile Mind Demo

* The Case Study Project (EWU MSP Grant)

* Video math teaching cases

* Examples and Tasks Development

* 11/12 GLEs and CRS

* Math Messaging and outreach

* Year 1 Close Out and Year 2 Funding Planning

* And much more!

TMP is managed by
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
PO Box 42495, Olympia, WA 98504-2495
206.870.5906

Transition Math Project