Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MEETING
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Friday,
April 20, 2007
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8:50 a.m.
PANEL MEMBERS:
DR. LARRY FAULKNER, CHAIR
DR. CAMILLA PERSSON BENBOW, VICE CHAIR
DR. DEBORAH LOEWENBERG BALL
DR. A. WADE BOYKIN
DR. DOUG CLEMENTS
DR. SUSAN EMBRETSON
DR. FRANCIS (SKIP) FENNELL
DR. BERT FRISTEDT
DR. DAVID C. GEARY
DR. RUSSELL M. GERSTEN
MS. NANCY ICHINAGA (NOT PRESENT)
DR. TOM LOVELESS
DR. LIPING MA
DR. VALERIE F. REYNA
DR. WILFRIED SCHMID
DR. ROBERT S. SIEGLER
DR. JAMES SIMONS (NOT PRESENT)
DR. SANDRA STOTSKY
MR. VERN WILLIAMS
DR. HUNG-HSI WU
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS:
DR. DAN BERCH
DR. JOAN FERRINI-MUNDY
MS. DIANE JONES
MR. RAY SIMON (NOT PRESENT)
DR. GROVER J. (RUSS) WHITEHURST
STAFF:
MS. TYRRELL FLAWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MS. IDA EBLINGER KELLEY
MS. MARIAN BANFIELD
MS. JENNIFER GRABAN
MR. KENNETH THOMSON
MR. ROBERT GOMEZ
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I N D E X
Public Comments
Instructional Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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1 P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S
14 Math Panel.
25 that.
11 shaping minds.
2 Chuck Hamberg, often said, “If you stop when you get
20 going to teach?
13 mathematics.
7 that, you get a new class of students and you have the
20 approximately.
3 concluded.
13 + 9.
24 handout.
23 copies of that?
5 Thompson.
7 my office.
18 instruction.
23 mandated tests.
4 to other majors.
10 analysis.
6 want.
14 Trailblazers.
20 Lake Forest school, “You can't get your kid into Kumon
5 blight?”
7 expired.
11 your concern.
14 here.
22 current system?
3 in the schools?
17 time.
22 bit.
3 theory.
11 differences.
15 again have schools that are separate but not equal due
20 minorities.
5 educator.
7 third grade math teacher told us how proud she was the
22 use.
13 you teach?
23 talent.
26 our district.
37
1 DR. SCHMID: In any case, but you were
2 designated as such?
5 policy change?
7 that position.
19 barrier is there?
14 outcomes.
18 own background.
3 all levels.
15 to make.
15 if it’s a sketch.
23 like.
11 comments? Valerie?
14 U-t-t-a-l?
11 in learning mathematics?
10 classrooms.
14 lecture.”
22 quality opportunities?
12 grades.
18 regular classes.
2 teacher.
18 similar schools.
17 Howard County?
23 Panel?
10 Jones.
8 instruction.
17 targeted.
20 released annually.
14 IMSA.
26 day.
61
1 That will occur at 11:00 o'clock and we
5 next section.
7 coffee and one of you better grab one for me. Okay, I
24 elaboration of algebra.
25 algebra. The latter two areas may have less work than
15 it.
23 so far.
23 because these are the ones that the data is really not
26 preliminary writings.
69
1 Tom, Joan and I are going to share just
3 with Tom.
11 a continuum.
22 award structure.
11 significant.
7 learning.
16 that earlier.
24 measure.
6 Because you also get at not just what the kid learned
23 are. When you look at the whole set of them, what you
4 to keep in mind.
12 child and for the whole class. These are areas that
22 they're doing and figure out what are the areas they
11 questions? Russ?
24 the ones that we did not pool, we did not pool them
13 pushing.
19 particular studies?
11 talked about.
14 those.
24 us.
4 pattern or finding.
7 mechanism?
15 as such?
20 statistically significant.
6 teacher development.
13 of you what the four questions are that the task group
2 learn.
25 teachers in general.
18 that dramatic.
15 they have to know, and in what ways. And you can see
22 mathematical knowledge.
16 taking.
6 we're using.
15 policy decisions.
5 certification.
13 And maybe because of what I just said you can see why
20 statistically significant.
7 certification.
11 measured.
18 at the moment.
6 of this kind.
2 over and over is, none of these gets very close to the
8 teachers' knowledge.
15 question. Could you clarify for me, when you say the
5 Doug?
3 instructionally?
20 teachers' effectiveness.
22 Wilfried?
13 have you or will you look at, let's say, the effects
4 teachers?
10 pay meaning --
12 math teachers.
17 looking for.
19 to ask a question.
23 Susan Embretson.
13 mathematics proficiency.
7 content.
16 students.
20 disabilities.
3 accountability tests.
11 items may vary between NAEP and state tests. The same
18 differ in difficulty.
23 accountability tests.
17 proficiency as well.
10 be done.
14 impact is.
8 Wilfried?
24 different tests.
12 or question.
24 understand it.
5 that's duplicative.
21 matter of explanation.
23 for myself. This panel has only met for three hours.
8 national test.
11 Tom.
14 but the, one of the key questions is, if not the key
20 cooperative effort?
2 that.
14 and --
16 under advisement.
10 directly?
23 in that direction.
9 as far as I know.
17 teacher training.
20 you can break that out. And what I'm talking about
6 the point that was made that we have only had a few
7 say.
6 constitutes algebra.
18 I'm not sure how well that represents it, but it does
20 back further.
23 group.
3 this country.
19 items.
23 assessment group.
26 us in Miami.
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1 Thank you.
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