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Consortium Goals

  • Provide professional development opportunities to improve mathematics and science education
  • Provide standards-based activities in mathematics and science
  • Provide mathematics and science site-based assistance to consortium schools
  • Partner with Yavapai College to provice a mobile science and mathematics lab
  • Provide parent, student, and community workshops related to mathematics and science
  • Serve as a mathematics and science resource center for consortium schools
  • Develop collaborative efforts with other groups to improve mathematics and science education
  • Promote student enhancement programs in mathematics and science

Consortium Objectives

  • To identify, select, and train teachers to serve as trainers and mathematics and science resource personnel in each district.
  • To expand and improve pre-service training, in-service training, and re-training of teachers in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology applications.
  • To train teachers in instructional use of computer, video, and other technologies as part of their mathematics, science, and technology applications training.
  • To assist teachers in further incorporating higher order analytical and problem-solving skills as an instructional methodology.
  • To provide teachers with incentives to undertake projects for the improvement of their teaching and development of more effective instructional materials.
  • To develop collaborative efforts with higher education, private foundations, and other private and community resources.
  • To make site-based assistance available to member schools in mathematics, science, and technology applications.
  • To serve as a mathematics and science resource center for member schools

Three Major Emphases


Delivering quality comprehensive standards-based professional development including pre-service and in-service training of teachers in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology.

Developing collaborative efforts with schools, higher education, private foundations, state agencies, and private and community agencies that share common goals.

Serving as a regional team that identifies common areas of need and focuses on specific strategies that improve the teaching of mathematics and science and ultimately the quality of our educational product--the student.

Broad Goals for 2005-06

The following broad goals for 2005-06 were established along with the related action plans:

1.

Provide Educational Opportunities for consortium members in order to improve the teaching of mathematics, science, and the use of technology in these disciplines

 A.

Provide workshop opportunities for consortium members, including college credit when possible and continuing education credits

1.

Arizona Articulated Standards

2.

Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Integrated Content Workshops

3.

Best Practices in Teaching Mathematics

4.

Collegial Leadership and Coaching in Mathematics and Science

5.

Cognitively Guided Instruction

6.

Parent and Community Workshops

7.

Continue to implement Math Academy Plan and Science Academy Plan

B.

Provide member districts with on-site learning opportunities and resources based on school requests and applicaitons

2.

Maintain Systems of Communication which promote mathematics, science, and the use of technology in these disciplines

A.

Distribute information to consortium members about workshops, programs, and other educational opportunities

1.

Advisory Board

2.

Principals and Superintendents

3.

Building Liaisons

4.

Members

B.

Promote public relations concerning NCAMSC and its mission

  

1.

Media Releases

2.

Brochure

3.

Web Site

4.

Email Announcements

C.

Collaborate with other county regional support centers and ADE

    1. Attend AzRSC quarterly meetings and Annual Summer Academies  
    2. Share NCAMSC programs with other RSC's through meetings and e-mail  

3.

Maintain and Update the Mathematics and Science Resource Center

A.

Publish a Directory of Mathematics and Science Resources

B.

Maintain Mathematics and Science Resource Library

C.

Create and maintain a series of Traveling Units for Mathematics and Science

D.

Partner with Yavapai College to provide a mobile science and mathematics lab

4.

Promote Student Enhancement Programs in Mathematics and Science

A.

Create and maintain programs to increase students participation in mathematics and science

 

1.

Co-sponsor County Wide Math Contest

 

2.

Encourage Formation of Mathematics and Science Clubs

 

3.

Assist ERAU with Summer Science Camp
    4. Implement Spring Calculus Camp
    5. Develop and Implement Math Science Day
    6. Promote and Support the Northern Regional Science Fair