3 SySTEMically Improving Student Academic Achievement in Mathematics and Science

摘要

The need for high-quality professional development programs in mathematics and science has become increasingly important in the current climate of educational reform (Blank, Alas, & Smith, 2007). According to Blank, Alas, and Smith, the success of standards-based reforms in education "requires teachers to have deep knowledge of their subject and the pedagogy that is most effective for teaching the subject" (2007, p. 3). The Western Wisconsin STEM Consortia project—SySTEMically Improving Student Academic Achievement in Mathematics and' Science—provided professional development for sixty K-12 teachers from nine different school districts in western Wisconsin. The project was funded by a Math and Science Partnership Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Public of Instruction.