9550061 David Page The All Learn Mathematics project is a three-year project to improve the mathematical understanding and the classroom pedagogy of middle-grades teachers of mathematics in Chicago Public Schools, grades 5-8. The project will involve 500 classroom teachers and provide 100 hours of enhancement for each teacher over two years in eight summer institute days, monthly after school sessions, and project staff working in the classroom. Teachers will work in cadres of fifty teachers to build collaborative networks in addition to the specific enhancement. The program will assist teachers and administrators in building parental support and a students helping students environment in the school. The project will target schools in the Chicago Systemic Initiative and develop cadres of 50 teachers in each of Chicago's ten subdistricts. The project is funded at $1,932,417 with cost-sharing at $1,016,267 or 53% primarily from the local schools in the Chicago school-based structure.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Application #
9550061
Program Officer
Diane M. Spresser
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1995-08-01
Budget End
2001-07-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
$1,972,372
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Chicago
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60612