California Statewide Early Math Initiative in Local Communities: Building Educator Math Capacity. Case Study Report

Autor/inn/en	Marcella-Burdett, Jennifer; Roth, Alexa; Savelkouls, Sophie; Zur, Osnat
Institution	WestEd
Titel	California Statewide Early Math Initiative in Local Communities: Building Educator Math Capacity. Case Study Report
Quelle	(2020), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Child Caregivers; Preschool Teachers; Faculty Development; Coaching (Performance); Program Effectiveness; Capacity Building; Spatial Ability; Coding; Robotics; Numbers; Measurement; Geometry; Mathematical Logic; Logical Thinking; Teacher Characteristics; Self Esteem; Teaching Methods; Mathematics Instruction; Program Implementation; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Codierung; Programmierung; Robotertechnik; Zahlenraum; Messverfahren; Geometrie; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Kalifornien
Abstract	This report summarizes the findings across two case studies conducted as part of WestEd's evaluation of the California Statewide Early Math Initiative (CAEMI). The case studies aimed to understand the planning and implementation of professional learning and coaching in local communities. They also examined changes in educators' math knowledge, confidence, and teaching practices. The case studies utilized qualitative and quantitative methods, such as interviews, observations, and surveys, to address the following evaluation questions: (1) How do agency facilitators engage educators in professional learning and coaching in their local communities?; and (2) To what extent do the facilitators build educators' math content knowledge, confidence in supporting children's early math and math teaching practices? Of the thirty agencies participating in the CAEMI, WestEd purposefully selected two agencies to study local implementation. Two county offices of education agreed to participate in the case studies. In Case Study 1, three agency facilitators focused on spatial reasoning in professional learning and coaching offered to 14 early childhood education (ECE) teachers, nine elementary teachers, and 27 family child care (FCC) providers. In Case Study 2, four agency facilitators addressed coding and robotics, number sense, measurement, geometry, and mathematical reasoning in the professional learning and coaching they offered to 28 preschool teachers. The two case studies shared the overall goal of building educator capacity in early math, but their implementation plans were very different in terms of content, structure, and participants. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01