I’m on a panel right now where Gladis Kersaint is reporting about a report of the four mathematics teaching organizations in the title. (I cannot resist the temptation to give this initiative the meta-acronym NANA, whose logo should be a big sheepdog shepherding us through the standards.) The report outlines 6 goals:
- Clarify the meaning
- Support stake holders
- Prepare and support PK-16 teachers
- Support the development of high quality formative and summative assessments
- Promote research
- Develop a governing structure
Big question on number 3: what do we need to do now?
- Assessment examples
- Capacity building and leadership development (interpreting the standards)
- Professional development materials (raise awareness, how to change what you are doing now)
- Dissemination efforts
Long term efforts:
- tools for teachers
- tools to help administrators recognize classroom implementation
- examples of student work
- think about professional development that is differentiated based on the needs of different teachers (novice, veteran, …)
- mathematics content courses that can help people understand how the mathematical practices can be implemented in content