2010-11 Teacher Professional Development Grants (Pre-K-5) Recipient

Kindergarten Calculus  

Through the Vermont Mathematics Initiative (VMI), I am deepening my understanding of mathematics and school leadership by pursuing a mathematics degree. This grant will allow me to take two courses that will directly impact my understanding of mathematics. The first course, planned for the summer 2010, is a statistics course that will improve my ability to analyze the data I have been compiling on my math lab students. It will help me look for curves that represent trends in the assessments. It will also enable me to better evaluate the assessments themselves. I'll be able to revise portions of the assessments and make them more effective. The grant will also allow me to take a second course in calculus and convert the knowledge gained into grade applicable lessons. This will help me create connections between high level mathematics and the content I teach on a daily basis in the classroom.