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We adopted the Trailblazers materials K-5 in a 5 county rural consortium in Northeastern North Carolina. It is a reform-based curriculum from the TIMS project, funded by NSF. Publisher is Kendall-Hunt. Since we have just adopted, do not have data, but our teacher-leaders and many of those we just trained are quite pleased with the materials: rigorous, lots of integration of science and communication skills, incorporates teaching data & statistics plus Cognitively Guided Education (latter two are training we provided to teachers in preparation for the adoption.) Very much an inquiry-based approach. The adoption process was quite difficult and some conflict because teachers were afraid whether using inquiry would get them results on high-stakes multiple choice tests. Enough believed it would for vast majority to approve adoption. TIMS sponsors a list serve including districts from Washington state and Illinois who have had more experience and some positive data from use of the program. Contact Joan Bieler at TIMS jbieler@uic.edu for more info.
Mack McCary,
6/26/1999
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We adopted Everyday Math K-5, UCSMP. Last summer we provides the professional development for K-2 and this summer we are providing the training for teachers in grades 3 & 4. Next summer is fifth grade training. Since the program has only been in all K-2 for one year it is difficult is see significant gains. However the teachers are saying that their children have a better understanding of the math and they feel their children know more than in previous years. As far as the publisher, I have had no problems and they have been very helpful in many instances.
Christine Salcito,
7/1/1999
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We adopted Everyday Mathematics K-6 for 1998/99 including support materials--kits, calculators, overhead materials and calculators, student and teacher materials; training--all teachers received three full days before school started and additional trainings and sharing sessions throughout the year for all grade levels. Everyday Learning has been very supportive. Our old text was AW 1986 ed, so this has been a major shift. Our test scores have improved even in the first year-ITBS.
Aaron Feik,
7/2/1999
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After an thorough review process and pilot phase, Baltimore City School System adopted McGraw Hill's MATH IN MY WORLD as the fundamental text with Scott Foresman Addison Wesley's INVESTIGATIONS IN NUMBER DATA AND SPACE as a supplement. We are using the materials for the first time during 1999-2000 school year. During summer 1999 teachers were introduced to McGraw Hill as part of a 60 hour workshop. The McGraw Hill presetners were wonderful and very attentive to our needs. Scott Foresman Addison Wesley is presenting Saturday training during the school year. We reviewed NSF developed and publisher developed materials and needed something with a balance - enough support for teachers with diverse backgrounds and students who need support in basic skills (McGH) as well as more reform topics and presentations (SFAW). So far, the combination of products seems to be working, however,it is really too early to tell. Right now teachers are getting used to having textbooks and tons of ancillaries to implement their standards-based curriculum. The last adoption was 12 years ago, so this is a real step forward! More later... Andrea Bowden, MARS Co-PI and Supervisor of Science, Mathematics and Health Baltimore City Schools
Andrea R Bowden,
1/27/2000
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