Developing Mathematical Modeling: Number & Operations

 

The one-year Developing Mathematical Modeling, Math and Science Partnership (MSP) grant is designed to develop leadership in the implementation and understanding of the Nevada Academic Content Standards for number and operations at the kindergarten-3rd grade level.  This opportunity is designed for both early career teachers and special educators demonstrating leadership abilities.  Teachers who apply as school teams may be a combination of early, career, special educators and experienced teacher leaders.

 

Participants will engage in an intensive one-week summer institute delving deeply into the Mathematical Practices and their connections to the K-3 Number Base-ten with Operations and Algebraic Thinking.  The summer institute will be followed-up with six (6) virtual learning sessions throughout the 2016/2017 school year and another 16 hour, 2-day follow-up in 2017.  Teachers will apply ideas and study instructional practices throughout the year.

 

 

Grant Requirements/Expectations

• ˜ Participant will be expected to act in a professional manner, be timely, and participate fully in all grant activities.

• ˜ Participants will be working throughout the year implementing content and practices from the summer institute (June 20 – 24th, 2016) and will designing instructional supports for themselves and other teachers to use as they engage with students around these ideas.

• ˜ Participants will explore their own teaching practice and collaborate with peers in a lesson study format around the grade specific topics and how the students engaged with the mathematics to analyze student reasoning.  This may include videotaped or digitally recorded interactions between the teacher and student or the students and the mathematics.  6 1-hour virtual sessions will be held:  9/19/16, 11/14/16, 1/16/17, 3/13/17, 4/17/17, 5/15/17 (these may be replaced with equivalent hours working with RPDP trainers depending upon district needs for rural locations).

• ˜ Participants will work collaboratively to refine mathematical experiences, engage students in the experiences using the practices, and then reflect on the process, student work samples, and mathematics observed.

• ˜ Participants will be treated as professional educators and considered leaders in mathematics.  Participants will be expected to act in a leadership capacity within their school/district to support the deepening implementation of the Nevada Academic Content Standards.  Participants will attend a second two-day face-to-face follow-up session (Feb. 24th-25th, 2017).

 

Grant Opportunities/Incentives  (Participants must successfully complete ALL grant requirements) 

• 2 State of Nevada in-service credit option or a stipend for the week-long summer institute learning opportunity.

• $30 per hour stipend for all follow-up learning opportunities. (Does not include lunch/breaks or summer institute if you choose the 2 State in-service credit option).

• If traveling more than 50 miles, mileage to and from face-to-face meetings will be reimbursed, Per diem and lodging (double occupancy) is also covered.

• Receive books including the new Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction! ($36.00 value)  & additional incentives including classroom manipulatives!

  I understand that the above is a general outline of what will be expected as a participant in this grant, Developing Mathematical Modeling.  If accepted I agree to the above will complete ALL coursework and grant activities.