The Math in the Middle Institute Partnership (M2) comprising the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) and Educational Service Unit (Educational Service Units (ESU) #6, #7 & #13 and 15 Rural School Districts), creates and sustains a partnership with the capacity to educate and support teams of outstanding middle level (Grades 5-8) mathematics teachers (122 total) who will become intellectual leaders in their schools, districts, and ESUs. Investing in high-quality teachers, the long-term goal is improving K-12 student achievement in mathematics and significantly reducing achievement gaps in the mathematical performance of diverse student populations. The work of the M2 Institute informs and provides evidence-based contributions to research on learning, teaching, and teacher professional development. Commitment to rural teachers, schools, and districts is a focus feature of M2.
The Principal Investigator of Math in the Middle Institute Partnership is W. J. 'Jim' Lewis.
More information can be
found on a separate web site created by this project: http:// www.math.unl.edu/ ~jump/
Center1/ M2.html
.
This site was created to enhance communication and collaboration
between partners within the Math in the Middle
project as well as to inform the public of the efforts of the Math
and Science Partnership Program. While selected documents in the
library and resources sections have been made available
to the public, only logged in members of the
Math in the Middle Institute Partnership project can post comments,
participate or read posts in the Working Groups, or see the interactive
Calendar.
