This grant supports K-12 mathematics education for schools in districts 19 and 23, and is supervised by the NYCDOE Department of Mathematics and Science, Linda Curtis-Bey, Director.
Grant Coordinator: Edna Lieberman
elieber@schools.nyc.gov
917.930.2269 (phone)
718.642.5705 (fax)
Primary Partner Institutions
- Queens College
- Teachers College Center for Technology and School Change
- Channel 13
Grant Description
“Math on the Rise” (a Community School District 19 offering) is a 3-year intense professional development program that gives targeted teachers multiple opportunities to enhance their knowledge in math content and pedagogy. This professional development program is a partnership between SINI/Corrective/SURR public schools in CSD 19 and 23, a consortium of private schools, Queens College, Teachers College Center for Technology and School Change (CTSC), Channel 13, Vision Education, and PLATO Learning. This consortium of providers offers targeted teachers a variety of professional development opportunities to become certified math teachers, improve their math content and pedagogy knowledge, implement standards based lessons in the area of math, and use real world math in the classroom. This is accomplished through the offering of a plethora of institutes for teachers, graduate and online courses, and distance learning resources, modeling of best practices, peer mentoring, and Administrative Institutes.
Grant Activities
On-line Courses, College Courses, Math Institutes
Benefits of Participation
This program is a 3-year intensive professional development program that gives targeted teachers multiple opportunities to enhance their knowledge in math content and pedagogy.
Commitment Required by Participants
Each teacher is required to receive 60 hours of training per year, and participate in pre- and post-testing.