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Elementary Mathematics Specialists:Elementary Mathematics Specialists:What do they do?What do they do?
Francis (Skip) Fennell, McDaniel College
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Existing District Existing District ModelsModels
• District contact info.• Position title• How many?• Level(s)• # of schools &
students impacted• %-age of time spent
on duties• Program summary• Program impact
(student and teacher data)
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Caroline County (MD) Public SchoolsCaroline County (MD) Public Schools Specialist/Leader Responsibilities % of timeStudent Intervention 87Professional Development 10Assessments 3
Factoid: - 6 specialists; 5 schools; 2,500 students
served- 74-82% proficiency rate on state assessment
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Frederick County (MD) Public Schools Frederick County (MD) Public Schools Specialist/Leader Responsibilities % of
timeMentoring Teachers 50Co-Planning/Co-Teaching 15Data Discussions/Student Achievement
10Professional Development 20Working with Families 5
Factoid: - 10 specialists; 36 schools; 18,200 students
served- 94% schools making AYP
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Riverside (OH) Local Schools Riverside (OH) Local Schools
Specialist/Leader Responsibilities % of time
Co-Planning/Co-Teaching 5Data Discussions/Student Achievement 15Professional Development 45Student Intervention 20Working with Families 15
Factoid: - 3 specialists; 6 schools; 1,100 students served- 93% of Kindergarteners on grade level
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Spotsylvania County (VA) Public Schools Spotsylvania County (VA) Public Schools
Specialist/Leader Responsibilities % of time
Mentoring Teachers 40Co-Planning/Co-Teaching 40Professional Development 15Working with Families 5
Factoid: - 10 specialists; 23 schools; 14,000 students
served- 88% schools making AMO
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Howard County (MD) Public Schools Howard County (MD) Public Schools Specialist/Leader Responsibilities % of
timeMentoring Teachers 50Co-Planning/Co-Teaching 15Data Discussions/Student Achievement 10Professional Development 20Working with Families 5
Factoid: - 32 specialists; 31 schools; 19,550 students served- 94% schools making AYP
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Howard County (MD) Public SchoolsHoward County (MD) Public SchoolsAnother Look – Grades 3-5
*MSA test for grades 3-5; baseline – where the school started re: % of students proficient + advanced
Year (n of Math Specialists)
% over baseline*
1 (19) 102 (23) 93 (11) 12. 74 (9) 20.35 (6) 26.56 (2) 52.6
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Summary (9 School Districts) Summary (9 School Districts)
Specialist/Leader Responsibilities Freq; % of time – R, M
Mentoring Teachers 7 of 9; 25-75%; 47%
Co-Planning/Co-Teaching 7 of 9; 15-40%; 21%
Professional Development 6 of 9; 10-45%; 23%
Data Discussions/Student Achievement 5 of 9; 10-30%; 15%
Working with Families 5 of 9; 5-15%; 7%
Student Intervention 4 of 9; 20-87%; 38%
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Alexandria City (VA) Public Schools* Alexandria City (VA) Public Schools*
Specialist/Leader Responsibilities % of time
Planning 80Co-Planning/Co-Teaching Planning and facilitating PDBuilding Leadership CapacityMath coach PD, and instructional rounds 20Factoid: - 11 specialists; 15 schools; 8,000 students served- 12 of 13 schools now fully accredited by the
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Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools*Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools*
Specialist/Leader Responsibilities % of time
Mentoring, supporting teachers 50Co-planning and co-teaching 15Data discussions 10Direct work with students 20Work with community/families 5
Factoid: - 51 specialists; 49 schools; 35,000 students
served- Title I schools with a MCC performed at least as
well as, and often surpassed their peers in non Title I schools.
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Howard County Public SchoolsSpecialists and Professional Development
A Deeper Look
Wednesday Meetings• Provide Professional Development• Develop resources for the district• Solve problems• Provide a Community of Learners for each
other.
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Professional Development
• Outside Consultants • PD from Internal Leadership • PD from the Math Support Teachers• Professional Conferences and Symposiums
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Consultants
Outside consultants to discuss current issues and topics– National Math Panel– Common Core– Process Standards Resources– State Supervisor– Number Sense– Technology
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Internal PD
• Technology - Wikis, ibooks, Web 2.0 tools, Google docs
• Coaching Strategies• Brain Research• Article Sharing• Hispanic Achievement• ELL Strategies
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PD for the District
Develop PD presentations for– Title I teachers– New Teachers– Schools without MSTs– Teachers at their
schools
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PD From/For Each Other
• Van de Walle Chapters• Sharing from
Conferences, seminars and symposiums
• Book Studies
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Professional Conferences• Submit presentation proposals to local, state,
regional and national conferences.• Attend commercial PD conferences• University sponsored symposiums
– JHU - Why Children Struggle in Mathematics– UMCP - Helping Teachers Become Culturally Relevant
Educators– McDaniel College - Participate in the EMS&TL
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