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McAllister, Deborah A.; Glidden, Jared L.; Moyer, Peggy S.; Finch, Dorothy L. – Online Submission, 2021
This program focused on improving mathematics content and pedagogy for fifth-grade teachers, including regular classroom teachers and exceptional education teachers, as they implemented the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics. Concentrating work with a single grade allowed for tightening breadth while increasing depth of content.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Grade 5, Elementary School Mathematics, Common Core State Standards
Johnson, Raymond – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This design research study examined how professional development in the context of a research practice partnership developed Algebra 1 teachers' collective understanding of the eight Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs), part of the Common Core State Standards. Over two years, 15 teachers participated in a task analysis routine that included…
Descriptors: Group Unity, Mathematics Instruction, Design, Faculty Development
Otto, Rafael – Grantmakers for Education, 2018
When CME Group Foundation (CME) was formed in 2007 with an endowment from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Trust, its founders set out to engage in grantmaking that would improve education from cradle to career and strengthen the region's economy. During its first decade, nearly a quarter of CME's grants targeted early childhood education with an…
Descriptors: Grants, Low Income Groups, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
Diletti, Jeri S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) highlight the importance of students' conceptual understanding, mathematical reasoning, and problem solving in order to prepare students for college and careers. However, the success of this reform effort largely depends on how teachers actually design and implement instruction based on the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic
Saucedo, Ana A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the perceptions of high school mathematics teachers regarding the support provided through professional development (PD) as they engage in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). By means of a qualitative instrumental case study, eight high school mathematics teachers…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Schackow, Joy Bronston; Cugini, Stephanie – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The transition to Common Core State Standards for Mathematics has created a need for high-quality professional learning on content and pedagogy. This is especially true for algebra 1 teachers in Florida, where students must pass a standards-based exam as a requirement to earning a high school diploma. Time, distance, and cost constraints can get…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Teachers
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Steele, Michael D.; Remillard, Janine; Baker, John Y.; Keazer, Lindsay M.; Herbel-Eisenmann, Beth – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2016
The past three decades in mathematics education policy and research have seen a considerable focus on algebra and its place in secondary schools. Access to and success in the first high school course, most often termed Algebra I, has been framed as a civil rights issue, a harbinger of college success, and a lynchpin to global competitiveness.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Policy, Algebra, Secondary School Students