Teacher Collaboration

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Providing Toolsfor Algebra Success Supported
by Teachers for a New EraandCPEC Grant
ITQ-09-607
Jaspreet Sandha Nicki Golden Ivan Cheng
icheng_at_csun.edu
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The Problem

• Algebra success rate is low
• Only 6 of 828 Algebra 1 students at one high
  school scored Proficient or above in on the
  California Standards Test (CST)
• Two thirds of those who fail Algebra in 8th or
  9th grade fail to graduate on time

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The Solution

• To improve their mathematics instruction,
  teachers must be able to analyze what they and
  their students are doing and consider how those
  actions are affecting students learning.

NCTM Principles and Standards, p. 18
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The Solution

• Teachers learn well just as students do
  by studying, doing, and reflecting
  by collaborating with other teachers
  by looking closely at students and their work
  and by sharing what they see.

by collaborating with other teachers
Darling-Hammond (1999), p. 12
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The Solution?

• Traditional Model

Professional Development
Teacher Learning
Student Achievement
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Collaboration That Works

• Student Centered Model

Collaborative Inquiry
Student Achievement
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Collaboration That Works

• Student Centered Model

Professional Development
Collaborative Inquiry
Student Achievement
Teacher Learning
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Collaboration That Works

• Student Improvement Through Teacher Empowerment
  (SITTE)
• Utilize teachers classrooms as laboratories
  for daily practical inquiry
• Collaborative inquiry based on the Cognitively
  Guided Instruction (CGI) model
• The Responsive Teaching Cycle (RTC)

(SITTE)
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Responsive Teaching Cycle (RTC)

• Daily collaboration around evidence of student
  learning
• Focus on getting through to students rather than
  getting through a book

Explore Establish Experiment Examine
Student Learning
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Impact on Students

• Overall ( Correct) Mult. Choice (
  Correct) Constructed Resp. (4 Max.)

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Impact on Students

• Students passed Algebra at higher rates (77-90
  following a 4-week summer program)

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Impact on Students

• Comparison of CST scores

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Stages of Mathematical Learning
Hendrickson, Hilton, Bahr (2010)
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Teaching Tools, Not Topics

• Motivational tools
• Organizational tools
• Representational tools
• Reasoning tools
• Communication tools

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Implications

• Students benefit from the collaboration of their
  teachers
• Teachers benefit when educational settings are
  structured to allow collaboration

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Thank Youfor Attending our Session Supported
by Teachers for a New EraandCPEC Grant
ITQ-09-607
Jaspreet Sandha Nicki Golden Ivan Cheng
icheng_at_csun.edu
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When did SITTE Happen?

• Summer School DREAMS Program

800945 10001145 1215255
Students Schedule Math course (Algebra Readiness) Robotics course Writing course
Math teachers Teach math SITTE Professional Development
Robotics teachers Teach robotics Collaborative lesson development
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When did SITTE Happen?

• Summer School DREAMS Program

800945 10001145 1215255
Students Schedule Math course (Algebra Readiness) Robotics course Writing course
Math teachers Teach math SITTE Professional Development
Robotics teachers Teach robotics Collaborative lesson development
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When did SITTE Happen?

• Summer School DREAMS Program

800945 10001145 1215255
Students Schedule Math course (Algebra Readiness) Robotics course Writing course
Math teachers Teach math SITTE Professional Development
Robotics teachers Teach robotics Collaborative lesson development
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When did SITTE Happen?

• Common Conference Period
• 4 Teachers
• 5 Student Teachers
• Google Sites
• 4 x 4 schedule next year in two schools

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When did SITTE Happen?

• After School
• Twice per week
• Coffee House
• QEIA funded