April 2009 
- Carnegie Learning® Math Content Academies
- Carnegie Learning’s 2009 Math Webinar Series Concludes with Professional Development Models
- Carnegie Learning Math Webinar Series Survey
- Carnegie Learning Sponsors EdWeek National Chat with National Math Panel Members
- Carnegie Learning Content Academies Increase Teacher Content Knowledge
- Cognitive Tutor Update, Part 4: Custom Curriculum Advisor
- Upcoming Events
Carnegie Learning® Math Content Academies
Carnegie Learning® Math Content Academies are workshops designed to strengthen K-8 teachers’ mathematical understanding. Each content academy involves both classroom and lab work for teachers. The outcomes for the workshops include:
To read about the recent success of our content academies, read the related success story in this newsletter. If you are currently planning workshops for your K-8 teachers this summer, please visit our website at http://www.carnegielearning.com/academies to review our unique professional development offerings. Carnegie Learning’s 2009 Math Webinar Series Concludes with Professional Development Models We are still accepting registrations for the math webinar titled “Professional Development Models for Strengthening Content Knowledge in Mathematics.” This webinar will cover promising practices of how districts are helping to build their teachers’ capacity as well as strategies for improving teachers’ understanding of how student developmentally learn mathematics. We hope you will join us for this live webinar. To register for this webinar or to view the recordings of past math webinars, visit: www.carnegielearning.com/events Carnegie Learning Math Webinar Series Survey We would like to collect feedback on your interest in attending free math webinars hosted by Carnegie Learning and what topics you would be interested in learning more about. Please visit the link listed below and complete a short six question survey. Your responses will help us to plan another free math webinar series for this fall. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=S864lYVG631sr_2fBjDpFG_2fw_3d_3d Carnegie Learning Sponsors EdWeek National Chat with National Math Panel Members The National Math Panel, a White House-commissioned expert taskforce, has called for a new, streamlined teaching approach for early-grades math to better prepare students for algebra. The panel’s report pushed for more focus on whole numbers, fractions, and geometry, but it also made broader suggestions about the work that parents, teachers, and others can do to encourage young students' learning of math. The recommendations made a big splash among educators, but critics said the math strategies outlined by the panel were too narrow. For more information, visit the EdWeek chat website at: http://www.edweek.org/ew/events/chats/index.html |
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act contains increases in funding for Title I, IDEA, technology, teacher incentives, and STEM initiatives to improve math and science instruction. Building teacher capacity to instruct in mathematics is a highly visible recommendation from the 2008 National Mathematics Advisory Panel. 
Carnegie Learning Content Academies Increase Teacher Content Knowledge
GRREC approached Carnegie Learning with a problem about student achievement in mathematics. In order to improve student achievement, they wanted to improve the mathematical understanding of their K-8 teachers. With the support of the Kentucky Department of Education, GRREC teamed up with Carnegie Learning in 2006. Over a 3-year period, over 220 teachers participated in week-long math content academies. Teachers were given a basic Algebra content assessment on the first day. At the end of the 3-year program, the teachers were given the same assessment again. Results showed that participants who attended the workshop all three years showed a significant increase in their algebra content knowledge. In addition, there was also a significant increase in positive attitudes towards the teaching of mathematics. According to a report from the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Teacher Development (University of Louisville), the algebra content knowledge assessment contained 10 multiple-choice and 10 open-ended response questions. Participants completed this assessment in 2006 and 2008. Mean content scores increased for participants in all grade spans between 2006 and 2008. In summary, the teachers who went through this three year program showed improvement in their math content knowledge and reported positive attitudes about teaching mathematics. To request a copy of this study, please e-mail info@carnegielearning.com. Do you have a Carnegie Learning Success Story? We want to hear from you! Cognitive Tutor Updates for 2009
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The Green River Regional Education Cooperative (GRREC) is a service provider for 33 South Central Kentucky school districts, which totals more than 110,000 students and 15,000 teachers, administrators and other support personnel. This cooperative is committed to helping its member school districts expand and advance educational opportunities and standards for their students. They provide professional development opportunities for teachers and emphasize training as a crucial step in improving the value and efficiency of instruction that students receive.
NEW! 2009 Math Webinar Series
National and Regional Trade Shows: National Council of Supervisors of Math National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Education Week Leadership Forum National Educational Computing Conference For additional event listings visit: |
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