Leveraging a Professional Development School Project to Address Students' Learning in Elementary School Mathematics

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Author(s): Drew Polly (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 10
Source title: Professional Development Schools and Transformative Partnerships
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Drew Polly (UNC Charlotte, USA), Tina Heafner (UNC Charlotte, USA), Marvin Chapman (UNC Charlotte, USA)and Melba Spooner (UNC Charlotte, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6367-1.ch017

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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This chapter presents the partnership between a university faculty member and an elementary school that started to address students' learning needs regarding mathematics. This chapter provides: a) an overview of learner-centered professional development as a framework for this Professional Development School partnership, b) a description of the various professional development activities, c) and a summary of the impact of the project on instruction and student achievement. The chapter closes with recommendations for establishing and maintaining PDS partnerships focused on addressing students' learning needs.

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