California Mathematics Project

California Mathematics Project
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Formation 1982
Headquarters California, United States
Host Institution
 University of California, Los Angeles
Website www.cmpso.org

The California Mathematics Project (CMP) is a K–16 network in California, United States, dedicated to providing students a rich, rigorous, and coherent mathematics curriculum taught by competent and confident mathematics teachers who foster all students’ proficiency in mathematics—achieving equity in quality.

Overview

CMP enhances teachers’ mathematical content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge that is aligned to the California Mathematics Standards and Framework. All teachers and students become competent mathematical thinkers as they investigate, conjecture, and justify.

Mission

History

The roots of the CMP can be traced back to the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP), a professional development project for teachers or writing.[1] The BAWP was established in 1974 by James Grey at the University of California, Berkeley.[2]

The CMP was created in 1982 by legislative act SB 424 (Carpenter) to "seek to solve the mathematics skills problem of students in California through cooperatively planned and funded efforts."[3] At that time nine sites were funded throughout the state. The University of California was vested with authority to manage and control the projects. The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) was to evaluate the projects. Judy Kysh was hired in 1984 as a part-time statewide coordinator. In 1986, it was decided that there needed to be a full-time statewide Executive Director to oversee the CMP.

In 1987, CPEC commissioned a policy study to analyze the effectiveness of professional development.[4] The researchers identified four characteristics of effective professional development:

  1. discipline and grade-level specific
  2. organized by the central premise of teachers teaching teachers
  3. focus on knowledge rooted in teaching that produces high levels of student achievement
  4. long-term and explicit goals linked to student learning

Following this report, in 1989 the California legislature created a professional development program expanding the structure of the California Writing Project (CWP) and CMP to embrace nine subject areas called the California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP). "The CMP model is one of long-term, sustained professional development, in contrast to a conference or a "one-shot" workshop. Experienced and interested teacher leaders often assume leadership roles at the project site."[5]

Past coordinators and directors

Statewide Coordinator
Judy Kysh1984–1986
Executive DirectorsStatewide Office Host Institution
Phil DaroUC Office of the President1986–1992
Nicholas BrancaSan Diego State University1992–1999
Susie W. HåkanssonUniversity of California, Los Angeles1999–present

Current sites

Sites "create a professional home for teachers that is based upon a culture of inquiry, experimentation, and reflections."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Suzanne (2003). California Dreaming: Reforming Mathematic Education. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09432-9.
  2. ↑ "Bay Area Writing Project". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ↑ California Postsecondary Education Commission (1986). "Evaluation of the California Mathematics Project" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Little, Judith Warren; William H. Gerritz; David S. Stern; James W. Guthrie; Michael W. Kirst; David D. Marsh (1987). Staff development in California: Public and personal investments, program patterns, and policy choices (PDF). San Francisco, CA: Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development.
  5. ↑ Bohlin, Carol Fry (2001). "Chapter 8: Teacher Leadership Development as a Critical Component of Systemic Reform: the San Joaquin Valley Mathematics Project". Developing Teacher Leaders: Professional Development in Science and Mathematics (PDF). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-88119-000-7.
  6. ↑ Medina, K; MS John (1997). "The nature of teacher leadership: Lessons learned from the California Subject Matter Projects". Inverness Research Associates.
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