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West Texas Middle School Mathematics Partnership Region 18 Education Service Center, September 30, 2008 NSF Grant Award #0831420. History and Timeline. Spring 2006 First proposal for Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching
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West Texas Middle School Mathematics PartnershipRegion 18 Education Service Center, September 30, 2008NSF Grant Award #0831420
History and Timeline • Spring 2006 • First proposal for Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching • Dr. David Martin accepts position at SRSU, as university partners in Math Collaborative grant (also including Midland College) • Texas Tech and ESC 18 collaborate on first NSF MSP proposal (not funded)
History and Timeline • 2006--2007 • Math Collaborative funded by TRC for $200,000 • TTU and ESC 18 collaborate on South Plains Mathematics Scholars proposal to NSF (funded) • SRSU and ESC 18 collaborate on proposal for Year 2 of Regional Mathematics Collaborative • 2007—2008 • Math Collaborative funded by TRC for $169,000
History and Timeline • Spring 2008 • Dr. Gary Harris (TTU) suggests another try at NSF MSP grant • Feb. 26 meeting in Odessa, hosted by Harris • ESC 18: Warren Koepp, Mujahid Ikram • UTPB: Doug Hale, Juli Ratheal (joining UTPB 6/2008) • SRSU: David Martin • Angelo State: Paul Swets, Jana Barnard, Cathy Talley • Application submitted in March 2008
History and Timeline • 2008—2009 • Math Collaborative Year 3 funded for $140,000 • New focus on select group of “Math Teacher Mentors” • UTPB and Midland College added as partners • NSF MSP proposal funded for $6.1 million • 181 applicants, 28 funded, $43 million total budget • Years 1-2: $2,058,536 • With successful completion, subsequent funding • Year 3: $1,629,550 • Year 4: $1,202,714 • Year 5: $1,287,622
Future and Timeline • 2008—2009 • Planning and development through December • Recruiting beginning late December/early January • Cohort 1 (20 at UTPB, 15 at SRSU) begins Summer 2009 with first graduate course , focused on numbers. • Beyond • Subsequent courses developed based on teacher input and identified needs
Future and Timeline • Participating teachers will receive up to nine hours of graduate credit, stipends totaling at least $9000, and travel and subsistence allowance to allow them to participate in the WTMSMP program. • Each university will begin a second cohort of teachers in Year 3 • Universities will incorporate materials developed into preservice teacher education
Future and Timeline • ESCs will incorporate the teacher-experts from the WTMSMP into their services to school districts • In Region 18 the teacher participants will be Mathematics Teacher Mentors in our Regional Mathematics Collaborative
Research Questions • Effects of strengthening teacher content knowledge: • On student achievement • On teacher self-efficacy • Other topics as they emerge • For further details, monitor the project website: http://www.wtmsmp.math.ttu.edu/
West Texas Middle School Mathematics PartnershipRegion 18 Education Service Center, September 30, 2008NSF Grant Award #0831420 • http://www.wtmsmp.math.ttu.edu/