TN Mathematics Coaching Project

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TN Mathematics Coaching Project

Abstract/Description

The TN Math Coaching Project, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, is a partnership between the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) and the University of Pittsburgh aimed at improving the in-service training of Grades 3–8 mathematics teachers as a route to improving the math achievement of all Tennessee students. University of Pittsburgh researchers from the Learning Research & Development Center (LRDC) partnered with scholar practitioners from the IFL, an outreach division of LRDC that provides professional development grounded in research-based practices. Our work had two primary goals. First, we tested and iteratively refined a model for mathematics instructional coaching that is designed to be a resource for schools and districts throughout the state as they support the transition to teaching that is aligned with rigorous, college-and-career ready mathematics standards. Second, we sought to catalyze a network of highly trained coaches that can serve as instructional leaders throughout the state.

[Quoted from Russell et al. (2020) "Mathematics Coaching for Conceptual Understanding, p. 444]

Resource type

en Organizational Entity

Entity type

en Research Project/Team

Institution

Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh (LRDC)

Institute for Learning at the University of Pittsburgh (IFL)

Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE)

IRE Approach/Concept

Continuous Improvement

Coaching

Instructional Improvement

Primary national context

United States

Grant funding

Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

Grant number

IES Grant #R305H140112

Url

Project Description (via IES Website)

Citation

IES. (n.d.). Coaching to Improve Common Core Aligned Mathematics Instruction in Tennessee. Institute of Educational Science. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://ies.ed.gov/funding/grantsearch/details.asp?ID=1526

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