THE PRACTICE: Effective Professional Development for Middle School Mathematics
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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Overview of Professional Development in Middle School Math

The article "Teacher Change" by Michael Fullan and Andy Hargreaves from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of The University of Toronto was originally published in August 1998 as part of ENC's professional development package called Teacher Change: Improving K-12 Mathematics. It can be accessed online, along with additional supporting materials, such as cases and narratives that illustrate the principles described in the article. See:

http://www.enc.org/focus/change/document.shtm?input=CDS-000389-389_toc

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Web Sites of Interest:

• Principles and Standards for School Mathematics can be accessed online at http://standards.nctm.org/

• Illuminations - http://Illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html

• ENC Online - http://enc.org - Eisenhower National Clearinghouse offers excellent resources including:
  • Middle school mathematics teachers will find a wide variety of professional development resources, curriculum materials, Internet sites, and other tools to enhance their teaching and learning. ENC's Digital Dozen, (http://enc.org/weblinks/dd/) a monthly selection of 13 math and science related web sites, is one place teachers will find an assortment of Internet resources to use in their classroom or for their own professional growth.

  • A section on teacher change and professional development can be accessed at http://enc.org/resources/browse/ It contains all the materials that were originally published as ENC's professional development package to help educators and professional developers facilitate discussion and reflection on improving K-12 mathematics and science.

  • Yet another portion of ENC Online is specifically devoted to professional development. At http://www.enc.org/weblinks/pd/ teachers will find a rich assortment of web sites designed to improve their pedagogical knowledge and practice.

  • ENC Online also features the text from one of its booklets, entitled Ideas that Work: Mathematics Professional Development, at http://www.enc.org/professional/learn/ideas/math/ Here educators will find 15 strategies that outline effective professional development and examples of programs that embody those strategies, along with contact information for program administrators.

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