Technology Mediated Curriculum Resources for Mathematics Instruction

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Technology Mediated Curriculum Resources for
Mathematics Instruction

• Phillip McCarty
• Partnership Manager
• Agile Mind

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Agile Mind

• Mission to provide tools and services to help
  improve student performance in middle and high
  school mathematics and to make opportunities to
  excel available to all students
• Researched-based resources to support instruction
  developed in collaboration with the Dana Center,
  other leading educators
• Over the past four years, have served more than
  5000 teachers and 300,000 of their students in
  California, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New
  York, and Texas

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The Charles A. Dana Center at the University of
Texas at Austin

• Began at the University of California at Berkeley
  in the 1970s
• Emerging Scholars Program initiated Uri
  Treisman
• Established at University of Texas at Austin in
  1993
• Staffed with highly-qualified, experienced
  educators
• Supports K-12 teachers and leaders in mathematics
  and science

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Agile Mind Dana Center Collaboration

• Focuses on large scale equitable access to
  resources and tools developed through Dana Center
  research and practice
• Utilizes technology to reduce cost and deliver
  resources for professional development and
  classroom application
• Delivers teacher-centered productivity tools

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Agile Mind Professional Services
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Agile Mind Professional Services

• Research-based online mathematics tools
  instructional support
• Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, AP Statistics,
  AP Calculus
• Precalculus Middle School new for School Year
  2006-07
• Professional Services professional development
  implementation support

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Professional Development Services

• Face-to-face
• Initial orientation and professional development
  for teachers and school leadership, two days
• Collaborative follow up workshops based on the
  Professional Teaching Model research
• Local mentoring/coaching support for long-term
  success also available via phone and email

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Implementation Support Services

• Single point of contact for all Agile Mind
  support needs
• Initial orientation to implementation
  technological needs
• Coordinate enrollment roster process
• Available 7 days a week via phone and/or email

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Preferred Technology

• For classroom group instruction
• Computer with Internet access (broad band
  preferred)
• LCD projector available
• For student work 30 60 minutes per week access
  for each student
• Home, Public Library or other
• 28.8 dial up internet access

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Agile Mind Online Services
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Course Resources
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Research-based Course Topics
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Powerful Interactive Visuals
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Student Assessments
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Teacher Productivity Tools
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Teacher Instructional Resources
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Teacher Reports
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Reports on Student Outcomes
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Agile Mindwww.agilemind.com