SD Math Partnership ProjectAn Overview
Marcia Torgrude and Karen Taylor
South Dakota Counts Grant
A Federal MSP Grant awarded to SD DOE
SD DOE distributed funds to 7 ESAs and the Sioux Falls School District.
PartnersSD Department of EducationCAMSE (Center for the Advancement of
Mathematics and Science Education) - BHSU
TIEGrant Awardees – ESA 1 – 7, Sioux FallsSub-Grantees – participating school
districtsExternal Evaluator – Inverness Research
Associates
Goals:Goals:
To build broad-based expertise and leadership for improving student achievement and conceptual understanding in elementary mathematics.To develop a statewide educational community to improve elementary mathematics instruction.
Project Objectives: Increase student academic achievement as
measured by the state mathematics standards.
Increase conceptual understanding of elementary mathematics.
Train and place one Mathematics Specialist in up to 8 different sites in SD.
Provide training for one Mathematics Teacher Leader for potentially each elementary building in South Dakota.
Support work in each participating district to train additional K-5 teachers.
Provide training for building principals to support the work of the Teacher Leaders.
Professional Development and Support:
Math SpecialistsTeacher LeadersParticipating Principals
Professional Development For Math Specialists
Summer Institute (1 week each summer)Year-One Content: CGI Number Sense
and OperationsYear-Two Content: CGI AlgebraYear-Three Content: CGI Geometry
Just in Time Training Three day workshops focused on CGI
(Cognitively Guided Instruction) Other topics
Best PracticesAssessment
Professional Development Professional Development for Teacher Leadersfor Teacher Leaders
Summer Institute (1 week each summer)Three workshops during the school yearOn-going coaching provided by the math specialists
Professional Development for Professional Development for PrincipalsPrincipalsLenses on LearningThree – Two Day Workshops over
the course of 18 months.
Professional Development for All Professional Development for All TeachersTeachers
In Year-Two, Teacher Leaders, with the help of their math specialists, train all the teachers in their building in Cognitively Guided Instruction.
Math Specialist role:Collaborate with SDDOE, CAMSE, and TIE
to coordinate and deliver professional development components
Collect data, data analysis, and reporting of data to SDDOE and Inverness
Attend professional development centered on mathematics content, mathematics pedagogy, student mathematical thinking, and educational leadership.
Support the work of the teacher leaders.
Math Teacher Leader role:Attend professional development centered
on mathematics content, mathematics pedagogy, student mathematical thinking, and educational leadership
Utilize professional development content in mathematics instruction to impact student achievement
Upon completion of one year of training, provide training for other K-5 teachers in building
Create a model classroom as one component of the training for other teachers in building
Elementary Principals role:Participate in professional development
designed to help administrator, as instructional leaders in their schools, to understand and support effective mathematics instruction.
Support participating staff in the implementation of grant activities.
Collaborate with math specialist and teacher leader to develop implementation plans for their school.
What’s going on in the What’s going on in the classroom?classroom?
WondermentConfidenceAbility to solve, communicate and
defend solutionsStudent answers being valuedUnderstanding concepts and
applying them in other areasExcitementCollaborationRepresentation of solution
strategies
ESA 7 SD CountsESA 7 SD CountsFocus – Cognitively Guided Instruction
23 Math Teacher Leaders20 Principals13 School Districts
ESA 7 SD CountsESA 7 SD CountsYear 2 Math Teacher Leaders:•Provide Professional Development for teachers in their buildings – train the trainer model•Small districts – Mini-Foundations during summer•Large districts – Inservice in district in August•Shadowed by other teachers•Model for other teachers
ESA 7 SD CountsESA 7 SD CountsPrincipals:Year Two:•Completed Lenses on Learning •Observe teacher leaders•Collaborate with teacher leader and math specialist•Support the professional development provided in the elementary buildings