2010-11 Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics Grants Recipient
Maidie E. Meckley
B.D. Gullett Elementary School, Bradenton, Florida
Math Boot Camp
The objectives of this proposal are to increase the mathematics content knowledge and instructional methods of 11 teachers at my elementary school. The grant recipient has recently participated in a state research project designed to improve content knowledge and understanding of effective math teaching methods. This grant project will extend the benefits of this program to a representative group of faculty at the recipient's school through a Math Boot Camp beginning in the summer of 2010 and extending through the 2010-2011 school year. Boot Camp participants will participate in activities designed to increase their math content and pedagogical knowledge, focusing on the area of algebraic thinking. Participants will be provided with tools they may use in their classrooms to teach math and a selection of the latest research based math instructional references for their professional libraries.