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NSF M ath S cience P artnership Institute FAU and School Board of Broward County

NSF M ath S cience P artnership Institute FAU and School Board of Broward County. MSP Institute M ath S cience P artnership. $3.3M awarded August 1, 2004 and $273K awarded August 1, 2006 by N ational S cience F oundation research program response to No Child Left Behind

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NSF M ath S cience P artnership Institute FAU and School Board of Broward County

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  1. NSFMath Science Partnership Institute FAU and School Board of Broward County MSP NSF-FAU-SBBC

  2. MSP Institute Math Science Partnership • $3.3M awarded August 1, 2004 and • $273K awarded August 1, 2006 by • National Science Foundation research program • response to No Child Left Behind • Florida Atlantic University Department of Mathematical Sciences • School Board of Broward County • Based on 10 years of prior NSF funding for FAU/SBBC teacher enhancement projects Standards Mapped Graduate Education and Mentoring for Middle School Math Teachers 5 years: August 2004 – July 2009 MSP NSF-FAU-SBBC

  3. MSP Institute Goals • University impact: • increase relevance and timeliness of University education for Middle Grade Math teachers • new Master’s Degree in Middle School Math offered by the FAU Dept. of Mathematical Sciences as part of the existing MST (Master of Science in Teaching) degree • curriculum developed by the MSP Institute partners • District impact: • enhance the content knowledge and performance of Middle Grade teachers to deliver quality mathematics education • community and hierarchy of teacher leaders and trainers • Student impact: • demonstrate a positive impact on student classroom performance and standardized tests • ongoing evaluation, classroom visits, benchmark test analysis MSP NSF-FAU-SBBC

  4. MSP Institute Components • New Degree: • Master of Science in Teaching strand for Middle Grades Math through the FAU Department of Mathematical Sciences • Evening Classes: • Spring and Fall semester MST classes at FAU Davie or SBBC sites • Spring and Fall Saturday Pedagogy meetings • Summer Institute: • 3 weeks for teachers taking MST classes • 1 week of preparation for workshops • 2 weeks for participating teachers • introduction to MSP program/technology/content/style • prerequisite for MST classes • Stipend for participating teachers • through July 2009 MSP NSF-FAU-SBBC

  5. MSP people and contacts • FAU • Heinz-Otto Peitgen peitgen@fau.edu • Richard F. Voss rvoss@fau.edu • Heinrich Niederhausen niederha@fau.edu • for FAU Application process • SBBC • Rachel M. Dixon rachel.dixon@browardschools.com • Judy A. Jordan judy.jordan@browardschools.com • Frank J. Vodolo fvodolo@browardschools.com MSP NSF-FAU-SBBC

  6. more MSP information • Florida Atlantic University: • http://www.math.fau.edu/Teacher/MSP • additional details and MST degree and course information • National Science Foundation: • http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5756&org=HER • program objectives and summary • http://hub.mspnet.org/ • information on individual partnerships MSP NSF-FAU-SBBC

  7. integration of technology • important component of the MSP Institute • university instruction • middle grade classrooms • presentation, spreadsheet, dynamic geometry • basic instruction • examples of best practice • when it is appropriate and when it is not • expert teacher leaders and trainers • 2006 SupplementDr. Markus Hohenwarter Uni. Salzburg • Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, developer of GeoGebra • continuing refinement of Open Source (free) software • for mathematics education MSP NSF-FAU-SBBC

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