Middle and High School Math Consulting
“Most schools and districts have created an artificial distinction between working and learning. They operate in a way that suggests teachers work (teach) 180 or so days a year and learn (attend programs) on four or five days each year set aside for professional development. School leaders must end this distinction between working and learning and create conditions that enable staff to grow and learn as part of their daily or weekly work routines.” - Rick Dufour 2004, National Staff Development Council
Designing an Effective Math Program
For the past three years, Shannon McCaw has been a Teacher on Special Assignment in Mathematics at Newberg High School. During that time, Newberg’s tenth grade math achievement scores increased from 36% of the students meeting state standards in 2003 to 74% in 2005.