In consultation with the DESS Leadership Team (Delaware’s State Committee) Coordinator, Martha Brooks, the Delaware team will be working with the Delaware Director for Curriculum Development (Mike Stetter), the Education Associate for Mathematics (Sally Caldwell), and the new statewide Delaware Math Coalition to develop a five-year plan for mathematics education in Delaware.
The Delaware Mathematics Coalition is comprised of district leaders in mathematics education from most of Delaware’s districts and University of Delaware mathematics education faculty. The five-year plan will address (1) the roll-out of the new state-wide mathematics curriculum, and (2) the provision of comprehensive professional development in the new curriculum for teachers statewide. The MACC Delaware State Coordinator, Barbara Hicks, will be working with Dr. Stetter and Ms. Caldwell to provide technical assistance on developing the professional development plan for mathematics teachers that adheres to evidence-based principles of professional development and incorporates the specific needs of teachers in districts and schools identified for improvement.
The first stage of this work is focused on building the capacity of the Math Coalition to use evidence-based research to develop a unified vision for mathematics learning and teaching in Delaware.
This activity is designed to build state capacity in the area of designing and using ongoing, job-embedded professional development that helps district instructional leaders (i.e., the district and university-based members of the Math Coalition) build effective practice in schools identified for improvement.