Developing Teacher Content Knowledge

Math Institutes

LAUSD & CSUDH Partnership

Eunice Krinsky, Ph.D., CSUDH

Odette Board, M.A., LAUSD

Key Highlights from Math Institutes

Teacher as Learner Experience of cooperative learning Experience of conceptual learning

Teacher as Researcher “Myth Busting” Articles align with the teaching & learning from

morning Teacher as Teacher

Immediate opportunity to plan implementation of pedagogy and content

Participant CommentsSurvey Question: Please identify the top 2-3 criteria you will apply to math problem selection and or generation.“they would involve: 1. allow for student reflection, 2. conceptual understanding, 3. some access to all students and 4. require group effort”“understanding beyond procedural 2. open to multiple problem solving approaches 3. requires thinking and reflection”

Participant Comments

Survey Question: In what way, if any, was your learning in the past 3 weeks different from other PD experiences?

“it actually involved doing mathematics! Research based w/ research readings to show how it was all connected”

Participant Comments

Survey Question: In order for you to successfully implement your IU during the coming school year, what do you need?

“success in putting my students in cooperative groups (more professional development on this), co-planning with other teachers”

Participant CommentsSurvey Question: Has this institute changed your views about how your students can best learn math?“As students engage each other and use adaptive reasoning to justify their reasoning to each other in a CL environment, I now believe that this alternative approach can increase my students conceptual understanding of the algebra content. Consequently, perhaps the math proficiency can dramatically increase.”

Key Highlights from In-service Follow-ups

Coaching and collaboration based on the implementation of strategies and content

Implementation of units developed Teacher Reflection and change in

practice

Replication of Institute at CSU Northridge

Staff from Cal State Northridge attended CSUDH Institute Observation Collaboration Implementation

Plans for Year Five Coaching Training Finalize units Leadership Development Retention project in Local District #6 Possibilities of working with 4th /5th

grade teachers from across the district