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Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
E-mail:info@scimathmn.org

 

 

 

 

No Small Task
Changing Math, Changing Minds  

A case study delineating the key factors in a successful or unsuccessful implementation of standards based math materials.

Executive Summary

Title pages

Introduction

Chapter 1: Opening up the process
- Initial Conditions
- Process Over Structure
- Criteria and Responsibility
- Clarity and Commitment

Chapter 2: Building Teacher Capacity
- Cultural Shift
- New Knowledge and Experience
- Collegial Conversations
- Patterns of Practice

Chapter 3: Rethinking Building Leadership
- Interdependent Forces
- Instructional Leadership
- Parent Connection
- Leadership for Learning

Chapter 4: Aligning Goals and Resources
- Mixed Perspectives
- Stability: Goals and Policy
- Alignment: Goals and Resources
- Networks of Support

Engaging the public
- Lessons Learned
- Bifurcation Point

Endnotes

References