Workshop Binder for

K-16 Collaboration Workshop
June 2005



Table of Contents


  1. Introduction

    1. The Purpose of this Binder

    2. An Overview of Contents

  2. Designing, Launching, and Maintaining your Program

    1. Getting Off and Running

      A bit of pre-history

      Enter Math ADEPT

      So what is Math ADEPT in a nutshell?

      The Eight Math ADEPT courses

      Some Math ADEPT Program Highlights

      • Common Themes

      • Common Pedagogical Approaches / Active Learning

      • Common Structures

    2. The Heart of ADEPT

      • Key feature: Modified Lesson Plans (MLPs)

      • Key feature: Teaching Assistants (TAs)

      • Key feature: Curriculum Resource Binders (CRBs)

    3. Additional Dimensions of Math ADEPT

      • Master of Science in Mathematics Education Program (MSME)

      • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Middle-School Mathematics

      • On-going challenges

      • Admission of Teachers to Courses

      • Tools for overcoming or managing challenges

      • Rewards

  3. Deeper Background about ADEPT

    1. Perspectives of Teaching Assistants

    2. Perspectives of Mathematics Supervisors

    3. Perspectives of Teachers on their ADEPT experiences

      Note: A half-hour DVD interview with National Board Certified Teacher Christine Green, about her experiences with in the ADEPT program, is available. A limited number of DVDs is available at no cost, after which point the DVDs are available at cost ($10 plus shipping). Please contact adept@salisbury.edu

  4. Concluding Remarks

    The main lessons we have learned as PIs on the Math ADEPT grant can be put into several main categories:

    1. Key: Have Presence In and Outreach Into Schools

    2. Key: "Institutionalize" the program within the university and region

    3. Key: Find and make use of Synergies within the Program

    4. Aspects Facilitating The ADEPT Program's Adaptability

    5. Lessons from In-School Visits / Research Interviews

    6. Recommendations based on the ADEPT Experience




V. Appendix A: Background & Resources for Program Directors
 

  
ADEPT Featured in SU's Annual Report 2001-2002 
2003 Letter to Recipients of CMSM 
2004 Letter to Recipients of CMSM and Their Supervisors 
SU's Application to Offer a in Middle School Mathematics 
Flyer: What is Math ADEPT?  
Article: "Modified Lesson Plans" Promoting Systematic Change in Middle School Mathematics Teaching
by Harel Barzilai, Homer Austin, and Barbara Wainwright 		 
Article: A Recent Encounter with an O.C.
by Homer W. Austin 		 
Article: Education for Democracy
by Harel Barzilai 		 
Article: Conceptual Algebra in a Meanings-based Curriculum
by Harel Barzilai 		 
Workshop Handout: Preliminary Planning for Modified Lesson Plans  
Sample Modified Lesson Plan Assignment (ADEPT Algebra)  
Sample Rubric: Oral Presentations and Course Portfolio  
Sample Rubric: Modified Lesson Plans Assignment  
Course Handout: On Working in Groups: Some Suggestions  
Course Handout: Cover Sheet Written Expository Assignment  
Course Handout: Tips for Problem-Solving  
Course Handout: Pedagogical Issues to Keep in Mind During and After Problem-Solving  
Sample Class Material: "Algebrization"  
Sample Class Material: "Algebrization" (cont)  
Sample Math Activities:  
Generation E: Modeling Exponential Growth  
Save the Pups!  
Solution to Save the Pups  
Screening Mammography  
Temperatures, non-proportionality, and hidden proportionality...  
Counting Surface Boxes  
A Week in the Life of Sue  
Graph Your Story  
Graphing Height  
Energy Efficient Stove  
Even Square  
Fraction Activity  
Boscov's Problems  
Changing Number Systems: Gains and Losses  
Separator  
Newspaper Article: SU Receives $513K Grant  
Newspaper Article: Teachers' Impact can Last Forever (Apparently some people don't apply the principle of inclusion/exclusion...)  
Logistics: Sample Cost Share (Talbot County)  
Logistics: Garnering Support (ADEPT Kickoff Dinner Contact List)  
Letters of Support for ADEPT Grant Proposal  
Sample Excerpts from ADEPT Liaison Report 2002-2003
by Jennifer Bergner 		 
Course Syllabi and Course Descriptions For all Six NSF ADEPT Courses and both MHEC ADEPT courses  



VI. Appendix B: Samples of Work and Narratives from Teachers in ADEPT classes

VII. Appendix C: Staying In Touch After the Workshop