Developing and supporting professional communities of mathematics teachers in Nebraska

Authors

Wendy Smith, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Paula M. Jakopovic, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Greg Sand, Omaha Public Schools
Jerel Welker, Lincoln Public Schools

Author ORCID Identifier

Jakopovic - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9554-9201

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

10-3-2011

Abstract

For a number of years, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has focused on building a statewide partnership with mathematics teachers, schools, districts, and educational service units, to raise K-12 student achievement in mathematics. During this session, we will share a variety of our efforts to build professional communities of educators, including the NSF-funded grants NebraskaNOYCE, NebraskaMATH, and the Math in the Middle Institute Partnership. We will engage participants in a discussion of necessary and sufficient conditions to support such professional communities, and how such conditions can be created or worked around.

Comments

The University of Nebraska at Omaha was granted permission to deposit this presentation by the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences (CBMS). Any reuse or permissions must be obtained from CBMS directly. For more information please visit https://www.cbmsweb.org/

Note: This was presented under Dr. Paula Jakopovic's maiden name as Paula Millerd

This was presented at the CBMS Forum on Teaching in the Era of the Common Core on October 2-4, 2011 in Reston Virginia, https://www.cbmsweb.org/archive/Forum4/Presentations/index.htm

The PowerPoint is attached as an additional file.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Wendy; Jakopovic, Paula M.; Sand, Greg; and Welker, Jerel, "Developing and supporting professional communities of mathematics teachers in Nebraska" (2011). Teacher Education Faculty Proceedings & Presentations. 36.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/tedfacproc/36