Transition Mathematics Project

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Terry Bergeson	David Lippman
Stuart Boersma & Michael Lundin	Laura Moore-Mueller
Ilana Horn	Dan Teague
Susan Hudson Hull	Ruth Tsu
Kurt Kreith	Additional Suggested Reading

 

Terry Bergeson:

Insitute PowerPoint Presentation:

• "Mathematics: the Big Picture"  (280KB)

 

Stuart Boersma and Mike Lundin:

Institute PowerPoint Presentation:

• "Reorganizing with Dignity: A Personal TMP Mapping Adventure!"  (123KB)
  • Companion Document  - "Big Idea Module Outline"

Suggested Pre-Institute Preparation:

Stuart and Mike ask that you come to their session with a specific course in mind to work on. It would also be helpful if you had with you the actual textbook you plan to use as well.

 

Lani Horn:

Institute PowerPoint Presentation:

• "Teacher Collaborations Around Mathematics"  (3.60MB)

Suggested Pre-Institute Reading:

• http://education.washington.edu/areas/ci/profiles/horn.html#pub , especially any of these links:
  • Little, J.W. & Horn, I.S. (2007). 'Normalizing' problems of practice: Converting routine conversation into a resource for learning in professional communities. In L. Stoll & K. Seashore (Eds.) Professional Learning Communities: Divergence, Depth and Dilemmas. London: Open University Press.
  • Horn, I.S. (2007). Fast kids, slow kids, lazy kids: Framing the mismatch problem in mathematics teachers' conversations. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 16(1), 37-79.
  • Horn, I.S. (2006). Lessons learned from detracked mathematics departments. Theory Into Practice, 45(1), 72-81.
  • Horn, I.S. (2005). Learning on the Job: A situated account of teacher learning in high school mathematics departments. Cognition and Instruction, 23(2). 207 - 236.

 

Susan Hudson Hull:

Institute PowerPoint Presentations:

• Washington K-12 Standards in Transition (238KB)
  • Companion Document    - Reference Chart: High School Mathematics Standards Organized by Courses
• Advanced Mathematical Decision-Making  (2.44MB)

Suggested Pre-Institute Reading:

“Academic Youth Development: Shaping the Culture of 9th-Grade Algebra Classrooms”: http://www.utdanacenter.org/downloads/octconf/2007/hull.pdf

 

Kurt Kreith:

Institute PowerPoint Presentation:

• "Rethinking Calculus in the Time of Computers"  (3.63MB)

 

David Lippman:

David's introduction to the online tool, WAMAP.org, was accompanied by these instructions on: How to Access the Math Placement Test Practice Tests and Getting Access to WAMAP for Use In Your Classes 

 

Laura Moore-Mueller:

Institute PowerPoint Presentation:

• "Project TIME's Portal to a Senior Math Course"  (325MB)

 

DanTeague:

Suggested Pre-Institute Reading:

Dan would like you to peruse these articles to give you a sense of the kinds of problems he will be discussing.

• The Computer Problem 
• The Gas Station Problem 

 

Ruth Tsu:

Institute PowerPoint Presentation:

• "The Railside Revolution: Giving All Students the Opportunity to Show They Are Smart"  (3.33MB)

Suggested Pre-Institute Reading:

• Group-Worthy Tasks (Educational Leadership) 
• Equitable Classrooms (Theory Into Practice) 

 

Additional Suggested  Reading Material:

                                                 Professional Development

Jo Boaler:

Jo has provided us with an op-ed piece she wrote to promote her new book, "What's Math Got To Do With It?". We were pleased to be able to provide you with a signed copy of her book at this year's TMP Institute.

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/profile205572.html especially any of the following links:

•         Boaler, J (in press). Promoting 'relational equity' and high mathematics achievement through an innovative mixed ability approach. British Educational Research Journal
•         Boaler, J & Staples, M. (in press). Creating Mathematical Futures through an Equitable Teaching Approach: The Case of Railside School. Teachers' College Record
•         Boaler, J. (2006). Opening Our Ideas: How a de-tracked math approach promoted respect, responsibility and high achievement. Theory into Practice. Winter 2006, Vol. 45, No. 1, 40-46.

Richard Elmore, “Improvement of Teaching at Scale”: http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/12743

Mike Schmoker, “Tipping Point: From Feckless Reform to Substantive Instructional Improvement”: http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0402sch.htm

Carpenter, Blanton, Cobb & Franke, “Scaling Up Innovative Practices in Mathematics and Science”: http://ncisla.wceruw.org/publications/reports/NCISLAReport1.pdf

                                                              Curriculum

Dan Kennedy, “Climbing Around on the Tree of Mathematics”: http://mail.baylorschool.org/~dkennedy/treeofmath

Alan Schoenfeld, “What Do We Know about Mathematics Curricula?”:
(see link for paper on http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/faculty/AHSchoenfeld/AHSchoenfeld.html#Publications )

Susan Forman and Lynn Steen, “Making Authentic Mathematics Work for All Students”: http://www.stolaf.edu/people/steen/Papers/authentic.html

                                                             Assessment

David Foster and Pendred Noyce (2007), “When Assessment Guides Instruction: Silicon Valley’s Mathematics Assessment Collaborative”: http://www.noycefdn.org/publications.html

Alan Schoenfeld, “Making Mathematics Work for All Children: Issues of Standards, Testing and Equity”:
http://www.noycefdn.org/documents/Making_Math_Work-Schoenfeld.pdf

Dylan Wiliam, “Relevance as MacGuffin in Mathematics Education”: http://www.partnership.mmu.ac.uk/cme/Chreods/Issue_12/Wiliam.html