CATCH







Classroom Assessment as a basis of Teacher Change



The main focus of the CATCH project (2001-2003) was to develop and test a program of professional development that seeks to bring about fundamental changes in teachers' instruction by helping them change their formative assessment practices.



The CATCH project was an effort to apply and scale up results from a previous project Research in Assessment Practices (RAP). Both projects were part of the work of the National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science (NCISLA) and funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).



Catch website

This project (2005-2008) has represented a rare and exciting opportunity for a local district to work deeply with international researchers and senior university faculty in K-12 math, while addressing an extremely common and remedy-resistant problem in Colorado schools: the achievement gap in mathematics. The project has provided a very intensive schedule of professional development for math teachers, including a two-week summer institute, led by experts from CU-Boulder and the Freudenthal Institute, and supported by senior math staff at the district. Embedded professional development was provided through monthly half-day training sessions during the school year.



Partners: Boulder Valley School District; Freudenthal Institute; Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder



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MIC Mathematics in Context



A new project started on November 1st, 2002: Revision of the Mathematics in Context Materials (MIC-revision) The WCER (Wisconsin Center for Education Research in Madison, USA), together with the Freudenthal Institute will revise, update, and augment the existing middle school curriculum: "Mathematics in Context: A Connected Curriculum for Grades 5-8" published by Encyclopaedia Britannica and sold and distributed by Holt, Rinehard, and Winston.



Additional materials like courseware for teachers, information for parents and administrators were also developed.



MIC website (HWR)



MIC Showcase, ShowMe center

MitC Mathematics in the City



was established in 1995 as collaboration between City College and the Freudenthal Institute. It is both a think tank and a national center of inservice for K-8 mathematics education. We offer summer institutes, and a yearly calendar of in-service events open for national participation.



The development of the Mathematics in the City program and the website is supported in part by the National Science Foundation.



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