Topic Index - Teacher Professional Development

Resources are arranged in connection to the TMP Web portals above, then listed by month/year and related event, if pertinent:

 

TMP Partner Teacher Professional Development Solutions  

CMI

ISD

OP-TMP

PC3

SACC

SamRAMP

WMP

YVP

 

Event-Related Topics 

 

Other Teacher Professional Development Resources

A. Professional Associations and Math Standards

  1. Crossroads in Mathematics: Standards for Introductory College Mathematics Before Calculus AMATYC's (American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges)
  2. Mathematical Association of America's Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM)
  3. NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Principles and Standards
  4. WA State Math Council to TMP

B. Teaching and Learning

  1. Teachers' Learning Communities: Catalyst for Change or a New Infrastructure for the Status Quo?, by Diane Wood, Teacher's College Record (2007)
  2. Making Math Personal. (A compendium of Web links to current math resources)
  3. The Math Learning Center
  4. Laughbaum, E. (2004) Function Approach to Remedial Algebra & Implementation, College Short Course Program, The Ohio State University
  5. Bridging the Vector Calculus Gap (NSF Funded initiative)
  6. Houston Urban Network for Science, Technology, Engineering & Technology
  7. Kennedy, M.M, (1997). Defining Optimal Knowledge for Teaching Science and Mathematics. National Institute for Science Education, No.10.
  8. Kennedy, M. M, (1999, November). Form and Substance in Mathematics and Science Professional Development. National Institute for Science Education, Vol. 3, No.2.
  9. Knowing Mathematics for Teaching Algebra
  10. Prescriptions for Effective Retention
  11. Schoenfeld, A. H. (1992). Learning to think mathematically: Problem solving, metacognition, and sense-making in mathematics. In D. Grouws (Ed.), Handbook of Research on mathematics teaching and learning (pp. 334-370). New York: MacMillan.
  12. Schoenfeld, A. H. (2005). Mathematics Teaching and Learning
  13. Schoenfeld, A. H. (1999). Looking Toward the Twenty-first Century: Challenges of Educational Theory and Practice

  14. Teacher to Teacher Initiative (Dept of Ed).The Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative was designed by teachers for teachers in order to provide technical support, professional development opportunities, and recognition for teachers of all content areas and grade levels.

C. Curriculum Design and Reform

  1. Deepening Everyone's Mathematics Content Knowledge
  2. Ball, D. (1994, November). Developing Mathematics Reform: What Don't We Know About Teacher Learning-But Would Make Good Working Hypotheses? Paper prepared for a conference on Teacher Education in Mathematics K-6, Arlington, VA.
  3. Packer, Arnold. College Algebra--A Presentation at the Meetings of the Mathematical Association of America in West Point. (2002).
  4. Packer, Arnold. "What mathematical competencies do employers want and how to get them." Background paper for SCANS/2000 Project (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) Section 5, Page 15.
  5. Schmidt, W.H., Houang, R., & Cogan, L. (2002). A Coherent Curriculum: The Case of Mathematics. American Educator, Summer, 1-18.
  6. Schoenfeld, A. H. (2003). Math Wars. To appear in the 2004 Politics of Education Yearbook, edited by Bonnie C. Johnson & William L. Boyd.
  7. *Schoenfeld, A. H. What do we know about mathematics curricula? Journal of Mathematical Behavior (1994), 13(1), pp. 55-80.
  8. Tucker, M.S. (n.d.) High school and beyond: The system is the problem - and the solution. National Center on Education and the Economy. Retrieved July 6, 2004.

D. Learning Materials, Resources, Programs and Modules Supporting Standards and Achievement in Math

  1. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Resources - a comprehensive list of national STEM Online Resources/Clearinghouses and funding opportunities.
  2. Teacher-to-Teacher Summer Workshops, US Department of Education, Mathematics and Science
  3. Laying the Foundation: Construction Math (Construction Center of Excellence, Renton Technical College)
  4. Teacher Quality Modules
  5. Mathematics TEKS Toolkits in English and in Spanish
  6. Houston Urban Network for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  7. National Center for Academic Transformation
  8. Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP)
  9. The Math Success Website. Information on successfully meeting the Entry Level Math requirement in California.
  10. Charles A. Dana Center, Teacher Quality Modules
  11. Project Interactive consists of Java-based courseware including lesson plans, activities, tools, and a dictionary for exploration of science and mathematics. Lessons give teachers a script to follow when using the activities and related discussions.
  12. Undergraduate Programs and Courses in the Mathematical Sciences
  13. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Principles and Standards Resources
  14. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP develops curriculum materials and teacher development programs that are multidisciplinary, academically rigorous, and fun for teachers to teach and students to learn.
  15. PRISSM: Partnership for Reform in Secondary Science and Mathematics
  16. Got Math? Multiply Your Options for the Future (2-page, bifold, tripanel color brochure
  17. Got Math? Multiple Your Options for the Future (6-page color handout includes same content as the color brochure but uses larger font sizes -
  18. A Consortium of Mathematics and its Applications
  19. Charles A. Dana Center
    Based at the University of Texas at Austin, the Dana Center supports student achievement in mathematics through field-tested resources for mathematics teachers and professional development institutes for education leaders.
  20. College & Work Ready Agenda
    The College & Work Ready Agenda advocates for high-quality learning opportunities for all Washington’s children—from birth through high school and from college into career..
  21. Connected Mathematics Project
    Mathematics curriculum that helps students develop an understanding of important concepts, skills, procedures, and ways of thinking and reasoning in number, geometry, measurement, algebra, probability and statistics.
  22. Cooper, A. (June 16, 1999). Mathematics learning materials on the Web: A topic-by-topic guide to professionally reviewed web-based resources suitable for use at senior secondary and junior post-secondary levels. Retrieved July 6, 2004.
  23. CUPM Quantitative Learning Community
    The Mathematical Association of America's Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) is charged with examining and making recommendations concerning all aspects of undergraduate mathematics or quantitative literacy requirements, including courses, tests, and other requirements that may be established for all students who receive a bachelor's degree.
  24. Helping Your Child Make Sense of Math Bookmark
  25. Internet Resources for the Mathematics Student, Langara College, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  26. Maricopa Project
    Present mathematics modules for college students in courses before College Algebra and in Quantitative Reasoning courses. This mathematics course material is based on the AMATYC Crossroads Standards for Foundation Mathematics.
  27. Math Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  28. Math Central: An Internet service for mathematics teachers and students from kindergarten to grade twelve
  29. Math Forum @ Drexel
    A resource to help students learn mathematics through the use of the Internet and innovative technologies.
  30. Mathematical Association of America's Project CLUME Resources for mathematics instructors at all post-secondary levels who are interested in using cooperative learning in their mathematics classes.
  31. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)
    An organization designed to further mathematical research through broadly based programs in the mathematical sciences and closely related activities.
  32. MathematicallySane.com
    A national grassroots effort designed to provide a broad array of evidence that reform initiatives have been successful and have raised student achievement in school districts across the country.
  33. Mathematics Across the Curriculum (MAC)
    A set of resources and activities providing support and training for faculty from various disciplines, especially faculty from disciplines not traditionally associated with mathematics, to incorporate mathematics or quantitative reasoning into their courses. Located at Washington state's Edmonds Community College.
  34. Mathematics Assessment Resource Service (MARS)
    An organization that works with districts and states on performance assessment design and implementation, and on professional development for designers and teachers. The aim is to help the local leadership develop local capability to meet local needs.
  35. Mathematics Throughout the Curriculum Project
    Resources and activities supporting their aim of correcting the perception on the part of many students that mathematics is something isolated from - if not irrelevant to - other disciplines, the real world, and the students' own ambitions and goals. Located at Indiana University.
  36. Oregon's Proficiency-based Admission Standards System (PASS): Documents and Publications
    An organized array of Oregon-specific resources for their state-wide standards effort. Provides excellent examples for beginning similar work in other states.
  37. Pathways to College Network and Clearinghouse
    An alliance of 34 national organizations and funders focusing research-based knowledge and resources on improving college preparation, access, and success for underserved groups, including low-income students, underrepresented minorities, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.
  38. Quantitative Environmental Learning Project
    Resources to integrate math and environmental science in college classrooms.
  39. Sample WASL Questions
  40. SciMathMN
    Resources and activities that support improved student learning in K-12 science and mathematics via standards-based, systemic reforms for policy and practice.
  41. Student Success Programs
    Washington's community and technical colleges are committed to "Creating Opportunities for Washington's Future" by raising the knowledge and skills of the state's residents. To support that commitment, the system's colleges are involved in local and national programs designed to promote and achieve educational attainment for all residents across the state.
  42. Teachscape empowers instructional leaders to become even more proficient at understanding, promoting, leading, supporting, and sustaining effective teaching practices among their teachers.

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