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IN GOD WE TRUST,

IN GOD WE TRUST,. all others bring data… (Old Internet Proverb*). *See Slide 3. Belief without citation. Phrases to watch out for:. Didn’t they find that… ? I read somewhere that … It stands to reason that … They say… I heard … Seems like … Well in MY experience

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IN GOD WE TRUST,

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  1. IN GOD WE TRUST, all others bring data… (Old Internet Proverb*) *See Slide 3

  2. Belief without citation.Phrases to watch out for: • Didn’t they find that… ? • I read somewhere that … • It stands to reason that … • They say… I heard … Seems like … • Well in MY experience • (or, my cousin’s daughter … ) • If you ask me …Etc.

  3. Belief with citation: “The words of noted consultant W. Edwards Deming (‘In God we trust, all others bring data’) ring true for the nation’s governors.” Anna Lovejoy, in The Evaluation Exchange, Volume X. No. 2, Summer 2004. Harvard Graduate School of Education.

  4. Belief statements galore: Math students used to have better basic skills … manipulatives build number sense… calculators ruined arithmetic … girls learn better when their math teachers are women… Kids don’t respect teachers any more … Half of math instruction in schools is remedial …Students must learn technological skills to be competitive in the marketplace… the US is behind other countries in mathematics …

  5. Your mission: Replace naïve* belief with citation and carefully structured observation. And then ACT on the analysis of your Results. *Not a put-down -- it just means, “without cited evidence”…

  6. TEAC 888: Dr. Fowler’s GoalYour colleagues will say:“You used to be fun to talk to. Now all you say is ‘Where’s your data? Do you have a source for that? What does the literature say?’ “

  7. Your instructors today: • Ruth Heaton, Principal Investigator for Math in the Middle, UNL faculty • Wendy Smith, Doctoral Student, UNL • Amy Nebesniak, Walnut Middle School G.I. (MiM Graduate) • David Fowler, UNL faculty & TEAC 888 professor.

  8. Today’s Schedule •Reading and discussion of research articles •Presentation of group discussions •Research and teacher research (* Lunch *) •Stats Wrap •Ed Reform and Process Standards •Videos and Discussion •Discussion of individual teaching, brainstorm problems of practice, journal assignment.

  9. Saturday schedule

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