| Science and Mathematics Avenues to Renewed Teachers and Students (SMARTS) |
SMARTS is a 3 - year 2005-2008 IDE MSP grant, providing 42
K-6 teachers and their administrators mathematics and
science content and pedagogy PD. The staff includes three UI
faculty and eight Grant Wood AEA content specialists.
Activities include:
i. Summer Institutes
ii. Ongoing academic year Lesson-Study Groups (10 teams
complete full one lesson study cycle/semester along with
reports, with SMARTS funding substitutes)
iii. Research lessons illustrating inquiry-based instruction
iv. On-site implementation assistance from SMARTS staff
v. Four academic seminars throughout the school year
vi. Online discussion groups via a web board
vii. Sharing learning at annual Spring Symposium.
Project Status: Current |
IDE |
University of Iowa, Grant Wood Area Education Agency |
Walter Seaman and John Dunkhase
Assoc. Prof. of Math and Clinical Assoc. Prof T&L
University of Iowa
319-335-0795
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