The project is proposed by a partnership, which includes three institutes
of higher education, the Vermont State Department of Education, the Vermont
Mathematics Initiative (VMI), the Vermont Institute for Science, Mathematics,
and Technology (VISMT) and 4 school districts.
The project is building
upon the VMI Exemplary Teacher Model, a leadership model in K-6 mathematics
by expanding the effort to include middle and high school mathematics,
whole school systems and preservice education. To enhance student achievement
the partnership five major goals are.
1. To prepare teachers and preservice
students who deeply understand mathematics and can translate their knowledge
into student learning.
2. To develop school support systems that are
rich learning opportunities for both students and teachers.
3. To utilize
valid reliable ongoing assessments and feedback systems to continuously
improve mathematic results for all students.
4. To develop a preservice
and inservice curriculum that deepens teacher's knowledge and understanding
of mathematics, equity strategies to assure no child is left behind and
leadership strategies that enable scale up of the Partnership's initiatives
throughout Vermont and beyond.
5. To foster collaborative research involving
mathematicians, mathematics education faculty and preK-12 educators contributing
to the state and national research base in the teaching and learning of
mathematics.
The partnership is seeking success in all schools, for all
teachers and all students.
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