Session 14: When Doing the Same Thing Doesn’t Work: A New Approach to Professional Development

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Does professional development in your school or district need a boost? Do you need strategies to empower and retain teachers? Our Math Works model can help. This presentation will summarize the teacher-to-teacher model of math professional development that was created and implemented in the Baltimore City Public School System. Learn how this teacher-centered, standards-based model can be implemented and modified to fit your professional development needs. Data analysis comparing the success of this new professional development will be shared, in addition to the scope and sequence of topics covered in the Math Works program.

Presenters:
Linda Eberhart, Fifth Grade Math Teacher, Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD
Tara Barnes, Math Works Director, Math Works/BCPSS, Baltimore, MD
Keith Dysarz, Teacher, Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore, MD

Strand 1: Building and Strengthening the Teacher Corps