Math and Science Partnership in New York City (MSPinNYC)
Mathematics and science secondary education in the NYC school system is confronted with a number of serious problems including; shortages of mathematics and science teachers, low teacher retention rates, high failure rates among 8th grade students taking the mathematics exam, lack of preparedness for high school, and poor communication between schools. To address these problems, the MSPinNYC will use the strategy of a Micro/Macro approach for reform at both the local level and system wide. At the local level, twelve hub schools will be created. Each hub school will be a clinical site for teacher training, and an exemplar for excellence in mathematics and science education. The hub schools will be developed by teams of college faculty and secondary teachers working closely together in a novel model for professional development to create cultures within the schools invested in teaching as a collaborative enterprise and research-driven classroom practices.
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"With mass media exploding with news of the latest innovations in technological devices, it's refreshing to see the mentor-mentee model used with dramatic success to enable failing HS students to...
Two faculty members share how their own pedagogical practice has shifted after spending two summers working with high school teachers as part of the MSP in NYC project. The authors...
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The authors examined a number of key self-regulatory processes among 88 at-risk high school students. Students' self-efficacy, performance, and calibration accuracy were assessed and weekly detailed feedback of the assessment…
High stakes, end-of-course Regents exams are used to guide the development and implementation of a new model for the urban science and mathematics classroom: the Peer Enabled Restructured Classroom (PERC).…
Higher Education Partners
School District Partners
- New York City Public Schools Region 2
- New York City Public Schools Region 9
