Enhance Professional Learning

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Alliance for the Improvement of Mathematics
Skills PreK-16
Prepared for the Eighth Annual Conference on
School-University Partnerships September 26-28,
2004 San Antonio, TX http//www.delmar.edu/aims
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PresentersDwight Goode, Professor,
MathematicsTexas AM Universitykfadg00_at_tamuk.edu
MaryAnn Gaines, Associate Professor,
Educational AdministrationTexas AM
University-Commercemaryann_gaines_at_tamu-commerce.e
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This material is based upon work supported by
the National Science Foundation under Grant
EHR-0227105.Any opinions, findings and
conclusions or recommendations do not necessarily
reflect the views of the NSF
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AIMS PK-16 Project Staff
Higher Education Partners Del Mar College Texas
AM University - Kingsville
Principle Investigator Dr. Lee Sloan, Dean, Del
Mar College
Co-Principle Investigators Dr. Paul Core,
Superintendent Gregory-Portland ISD Dr. Melana
Silva, PK-12 Math/Science Curriculum
Specialist Calallen ISD Dean of the College of
Education TAMU-Kingsville Mrs. Evanita Ramos,
Director of Instructional Services Kingsville ISD
Partner School Districts Agua Dulce ISD Calallen
ISD Flour Bluff ISD Gregory-Portland
ISD Kingsville ISD Robstown ISD Sinton ISD Taft
ISD Tuloso-Midway ISD
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AIMS PK-16 Project Staff
Dr. Dwight Goode Project Director Texas AM
University Kingsville Telephone (361)
593-3189 Email dgoode_at_tamuk.edu Ms. Jennifer
Bailey Project Administrator / Assessor Del Mar
College - East Campus Telephone (361)
698-1989 Email jdbailey_at_delmar.edu Dr. Irma
Marshall Internal Evaluator Texas AM University
Kingsville Telephone [phone] Email
irma.marshall_at_tamuk.edu
Dr. Amy Gaskins Math Specialist High School
Higher Education Del Mar College - East
Campus Telephone [phone] Email
agaskins_at_delmar.edu Ms. Nancy Knobles Math
Specialist Middle School Del Mar College - East
Campus Telephone [phone] Email
nknobles_at_delmar.edu Ms. Abigayle Barton Math
Specialist Elementary Del Mar College - East
Campus Telephone [phone] Email
abarton_at_delmar.edu
Dr. MaryAnn Gaines AIMS External Evaluator Texas
AM University Commerce Telephone (903)
886-5179 Email MaryAnn_Gaines_at_tamu-commerce.edu
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Partnership-DrivenFeatures
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Partnership-Driven

• Regional Partnership
• Del Mar Community College
• 2-year comprehensive community college
• 57 Hispanic
• Texas AM University Kingsville
• Comprehensive university
• 61 Hispanic
• 9 Independent School Districts
• 61 minority
• 50 economically disadvantaged
• Rapidly growing region

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Learning Together
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The Vision

• The overarching goal of AIMS PK-16 is to close
  achievement gaps in math preparation of students
  K-12 and prepare students for success in college
  level math courses by the time they graduate from
  high school through vertical alignment,
  professional development, challenging curriculum,
  use of information technology and research on
  strategies and interventions.

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The Goals

• Enhance professional learning for PreK-16
  administrators, teachers (PK-12), faculty (higher
  education), and counselors
• Provide a challenging curriculum for all students
• Enhance the applications of technology for
  instruction and collaboration
• Conduct research on the effectiveness of
  interventions

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Research on strategies and interventions
Vertical and Horizontal Alignment
Challenging Curriculum
Use of Information Technology
Student Achievement
Professional Development
Improve TAKS Scores
Increase Enrollment in AP Courses
Increase College Attendance and Completion
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Instruments, Data, and Results
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Math Enrollment By Ethnicity 2003-2004 for
Partnering ISDs (two ISDs not reporting)
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MAS-COPS Report Sample
A Baseline Report Collected Fall 2003
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MAS-COPS Chart Sample
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MAS-COPS Instrument

• See Appendix A
• Table 1.1 - Codes for instructional strategies
• Table 1.2 Levels of complexity in actions
• Table 1.3 Summary of MAS-COPS data
• Fall 2003 and Spring 2004

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Instructional Content Assessment (ICA)

• See Appendix B
• Table 2.1 Instructional Content
• Assessment instrument
• Table 2.2 ICA data for Fall 2003 and
• Spring 2004

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Professional Development (PD)

• See Appendix C
• Table 3.1 Program Implementation and
• Effectiveness survey for PK-12 Teachers (PIES)
• Table 3.2 Number of hours spent in PD and
  number of hours implementing strategies
• Table 3.3 Usefulness of PD and strategies
  learned

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Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)

• See Appendix D
• Table 4.1 Average scores for all partnering
  ISDs by grade levels Spring 2004
• Table 4.2 Average scores and for Spring 2003
  and Spring 2004

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Math Specialists Mentoring Hours

• See Appendix E
• Table 5.1 - Mentoring hours by specialist per
  district
• Table 5.2 Mentoring hours by specialist per
  teacher

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Mathematics Course Enrollments and Technology

• See Appendix F
• Table 6.1 Math enrollments (across partnering
  ISDs) 2003-2004
• Table 6.2 Math Growth (Across Partnering ISDs)
  2002-2003 through 2003-2004
• Table 6.3 AgileMind Usage 2003-2004

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