Partnership Projects
National Science Foundation funded 4 year, $2.8 million grant partnering Portland State University, Portland Public Schools, and RMC Research; focused on developing and studying elementary mathematics specialists that support teacher and student learning in the classroom, school, and district. Professional learning includes bimonthly project meetings, bimonthly book studies, quarterly lesson studies, and PSU's Mathematics Instructional Leader courses. Project schools agree to implement 1 of 4 models for using elementary mathematics specialists and to use existing structures to support ongoing mathematics professional learning.
Fostering Mutually Beneficial Partnerships Grant • 2016-2017
Portland State University's College of Education funded one year, $7,354 grant partnering Portland State University and Jackson Elementary School in the Hillsboro School District; focused on implementing book studies and lesson studies with teacher candidate-cooperating teacher teams, co-teaching and co-planning, and using school-based professional learning structures; seek to develop tools for school-university faculty collaboration.
Oregon Department of Education funded three year, $1,029,150 grant partnering Portland State University, David Douglas School District, Centennial School District, Multnomah Educational Service District, and RMC Research; focused on developing a cadre of K-12 mathematics instructional leaders that support teacher and student learning in the partner districts. Professional learning includes annual kick-off events, bimonthly book studies, quarterly lesson studies, and district-based curriculum and assessment development. Some participants also engaged the Elementary Mathematics Instructional Leader program or other PSU mathematics-focused coursework.
National Science Foundation funded 1-year, $74,978 capacity-building grant partnering Portland State University, Hillsboro School District, and the Portland Metro STEM Center; focused on developing elementary mathematics teacher leaders and coaches that support teacher and student learning at five high-needs schools. Professional learning includes monthly book studies and common professional learning and quarterly lesson studies.
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