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Partnership Representatives:
Linda Coutts and Chip Sharp, Columbia Public Schools
Ira Papick, University of Missouri
Overview of Partnership Work:
Partnership work between the University of Missouri (MU) and the Columbia Public Schools (CPS) began in January 2004 shortly after funding
for CSMC was secured. A local advisory committee was established early in the project's first year. It has met twice and continues to provide
direction and feedback for all partnership projects. The focus of the partnership work has been in three areas. First, MU Center staff and
the district mathematics coordinators meet regularly to formulate plans for cross-site research, including meeting with the district's Associate
Superintendent for Instruction. Second, there is work to enhance the expertise of classroom teachers who are teaching from new instructional materials.
This work involves workshops for key individuals, and these individuals then working with their school colleagues and the district mathematics coordinators.
Third, in response to input from the district mathematics coordinators and the local advisory committee, a master's degree program centered on mathematics
curriculum leadership was organized and supported by CSMC. A cohort of 15 K-12 CPS teachers began the program in Summer 2005, taking five credit hours
focused on mathematics curriculum development and enactment. The program of study (see description below) continues with a course during each academic
semester of 2005-06.
MU/CPS Graduate Cohort: Mathematics Curriculum Leadership
One of the goals of CSMC is to support leadership development related to K-12 mathematics curriculum design, analysis, implementation, and evaluation.
To address this goal, CSMC has organized a graduate program cohort consisting of 15 K-12 Columbia Public Schools (CPS) teachers and administrators
focused on developing K-12 mathematics curriculum leadership capacity. The program will lead to an Educational Specialist (or Masters) degree in
mathematics education from MU. It consists of a 32-credit hour graduate program of courses, internships, and a project.
Participants of the cohort were recruited through an application process in the Winter 2005 semester. A committee consisting of CPS and MU faculty
reviewed 40 applications and selected the 15 participants (10 elementary, 5 secondary) - see list of cohort members below. The program of study and
specific courses are being identified and organized by program coordinators (Barbara Reys and Ira Papick of MU and Linda Coutts of CPS) working with
a program planning committee (MU and CPS faculty). The proposed program of study includes:
| Application Process | Summer 2005
Curriculum & Models Course (3 cr.)
Introductory Readings course (2 cr.) | Fall 2005
Current Issues and Trends in Mathematics Curriculum (3 cr.) |
| Winter 2006
Technology & Mathematics Curriculum (3 cr.) | Summer 2006
Rational Numbers in the K-12 School Curriculum (2 cr.)
Leadership Development (3 cr.) | Fall 2006
Research on Curriculum (3 cr.) |
| Winter 2007
Algebra in the K-12 School Curriculum (3 cr.) | Summer 2007
Curriculum Design & Analysis (3 cr.)
Internship (2 cr.) | Fall 2007
Curriculum Implementation (3 cr.) |
| Winter 2008
Research Project (2 cr.) | Graduation - May 2008 | |
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