Spring 2001
In this issue...
Developing Leaders for Mathematics and Science Reform: The Regional Alliance Leadership InitiativeAlliance Schools Study NCTM Principles and Standards
Engaging Middle School Girls in Math and Science
Professional Development Design: Alliance evaluates workshops for Using Data/Getting Results
Collaborative Inquiry Uses Data to Get Results
By Diane Ready
Tuesdays in the Concord, New Hampshire, public school district are alive with academic inquiry. Groups work together, ask questions, examine assumptions, and tear apart data. This scene, however, is not playing out among students, but among teachers participating in "Data Tuesday Training Days." Using an Eisenhower grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund release time for professional development, Concord is training all mathematics teachers in the district to use a collaborative inquiry process to improve their programs. [continued]