Lenoir STEM Learning Community

Just the facts, ma’am… 0 What? Half million dollar MSP grant with additional financial support from industry partners 0 Why? 1) To support teachers in mathematics teaching, 2) to develop team of teacher leaders to help with district and school-wide initiatives, and 3) to foster industry partnerships 0 Who? K-8 Lenoir County Teachers; ECU Faculty; Industry Partners 0 When? Starts this summer –July 7-17 – MAYBE?? 0 How? Summer Institute plus four additional PD days during the year

Lenoir STEM Learning Community Partners 0 Lenoir County Schools 0 East Carolina University 0 Industry Partners 0 Best Diamond Packaging 0 Chef & The Farmer 0 Down East Protection Systems 0 Department of the Navy 0 Domestic Fabrics & Blanket Corporation 0 Dupont Industrial Biosciences 0 Electrolux Home Product 0 Spirit AeroSystems 0 West Pharmaceutical Services

Overview 0 Three year project with 30 teachers completing the professional development each year. 0 Ten teachers in the first group of 30 will become part of a teacher leadership team and participate the entire three years. 0 Opportunities specifically for administrators in years two and three.

Year 1 Teachers Teacher Leadership Group Summer Institute + 4 School Days Number and Tasks Course /Formative Assessment (elementary) Reasoning with Number and Algebra/ Industry Visits (middle grades) Online Graduate Course

Year 2 New Cohort of 30 Teachers Teacher Leadership Group Administrators Summer Institute + 4 School Days Number and Tasks Course /Formative Assessment (elementary) Reasoning with Number and Algebra/ Industry Visits (middle grades) Summer Institute + 4 School Days + Online Course Work on district and school initiatives with ECU faculty and lead small groups for new cohort (summer). Begin Lenses on Learning Training and continue small group work (during the year) Online course 4 School Days (mornings only) Begin Lenses on Learning Training

Year 3 New Cohort of 30 Teachers Teacher Leadership Group Administrators Summer Institute + 4 School Days Number and Tasks Course /Formative Assessment (elementary) Reasoning with Number and Algebra/ Industry Visits (middle grades) Summer Institute + 4 School Days Work on district and school initiatives with ECU faculty and lead small groups for new cohort (summer). Finish Lenses on Learning Training and continue small group work (during the year) 4 School Days (mornings only) Finish Lenses on Learning Training

Benefits for Participants 0 84 hours of professional development 0 Stipend for summer institute days 0 Graduate credit for one course 0 $100 to spend on classroom materials 0 $150 worth of books/software 0 Two additional graduate courses and master’s program entrance fee** (Teacher Leadership Team)

Grant Evaluation 0 Increased teacher content knowledge 0 Increased understanding of mathematical practices 0 Increased teacher efficacy 0 Increased student achievement 0 Increased student of mathematical practices, specifically discourse and modeling 0 Increased use of data to drive instructional decision- making 0 Increased access to high-demand tasks, particularly real-world tasks connected to industry partners

Research 0 The research component of the project will investigate: 0 The ways in which a group of elementary teachers implement a formative assessment and intervention process focused on core mathematics topics 0 The impact of that implementation on student learning of those core topics 0 The impact of that implementation process on teachers’ mathematics knowledge, beliefs and attitudes

Where are we now? RECRUITMENT! 30 teachers for Cohort 1 (approx. 20 elementary and 10 middle) Of those Ten teachers for the Teacher Leadership Team (approx. 7 elementary and 3 middle)

Timeline 0 End of May – Participants recruited 0 Early June – Hear about funding, contact participants immediately to confirm 0 July – Grant begins Submit names of teachers here: