ERIC Number: ED627156
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 19
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The Better Math Teaching Network: Lessons Learned from a 5-Year Instructionally Focused NIC
Smith, Toni M.; Walters, Kirk; Griffin, Melinda; Jones, Wehmah; Lennon, Victoria; Sanders, Zipporah
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
The Better Math Teaching Network (BMTN) is a networked improvement community (NIC) of researchers and high school teachers from New England who use improvement science principles to deepen student engagement in algebra content. The BMTN began as a pilot during the 2015-16 school year and concluded in fall 2021. Key learnings from the network include the following: (1) The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach to the testing of instructional routines proved to be a durable structure for teachers to reflect upon and improve their instruction; (2) The tested routines most commonly focused on improving students' mathematical justifications and problem-solving skills; (3) Network-developed rubrics and learning activities helped teachers improve opportunities for their students to deeply engage with math content; (4) Network learning activities enhanced teacher learning and supported the spread of promising ideas within the network; and (5) Over time, teachers and researchers spread learnings to educators outside the network through multiple modes and channels of communication.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Mathematics Instruction, High School Teachers, Researchers, Algebra, Learner Engagement, Scoring Rubrics, Learning Activities, Educational Improvement, Mathematical Logic, Problem Solving, Theory Practice Relationship, Research and Development
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Nellie Mae Education Foundation; American Institutes for Research (AIR); WestEd
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