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Template for school facilitator's final report on individual participants' progress in the program

TEACHER NAME:

School:

Specialization:

Classes taught:

Time in the project:

BACKGROUND:

Degree (+date):

Total years of teaching (to date):

Years of teaching in that school:

# project participants in same school:

Stage in life cycle (i.e., family situation, etc.):

Others:

SUMMER INSTITUTE (as participant): (or comparable "training" experience)

If not S.I., explain "training" experience:

Date of S.I. attended:

Attendance record:

(and reasons for absences if they occurred)

Data available:

• journals
• last day reflections
• S.I. evaluation form
• other (EXPLAIN)

Overall impressions of level of participation, performance and growth in this experience:

FIELD EXPERIENCES -- MEETINGS: (first year in the project only)

Follow-up project meetings attendance:

Weekly school meetings attendance:

Data available (please indicate and explain below if you think any of these data is particularly informative):

• participant's journals
• facilitator's journals
• facilitator's field notes of weekly meetings
• audiotapes of weekly meetings
• "blurb"/transcript on round-robin at first follow-up project meeting
• (presentation at final project meeting)
• other (EXPLAIN)

Overall impressions about level of participation in all these meetings and what s/he got from them:

FIELD EXPERIENCES -- CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES:

UNIT 1:

• title/topic:
• implemented in:
• based on (if applicable):
• level of adaptation/major changes (if applicable):
• (approximate) dates of implementation:
• duration:
• # of class visits by facilitator:
• other support provided by facilitator:
• other characteristics:
• "final" documentation of the unit done by:

Data collected & available:

• teacher's plan
• facilitator's field-notes of planning sessions
• hand-outs & instructional materials used
• facilitator's field-notes of classes observed
• teacher's final reflections
• students' work (describe)
• Others:

Evaluation of:

• mathematical significance of the unit (i.e., importance/value of the math goals/contents/experiences informing the unit):
• quality of planning:
• pedagogical design:
• implementation:
• perceived students' gains:

Overall comments:

UNIT 2:

• title/topic:
• implemented in:
• based on (if applicable):
• level of adaptation/major changes (if applicable):
• (approximate) dates of implementation:
• duration:
• # of class visits by facilitator:
• other support provided by facilitator:
• other characteristics:
• "final" documentation of the unit done by:

Data collected & available:

• teacher's plan
• facilitator's field-notes of planning sessions
• hand-outs & instructional materials used
• facilitator's field-notes of classes observed
• teacher's final reflections
• students' work (describe)
• others

Evaluation of:

• mathematical significance of the unit (i.e., importance/value of the math goals/contents/experiences informing the unit):
• quality of planning:
• pedagogical design:
• implementation:
• perceived students' gains:

Overall comments:

OTHER ATTEMPTS AT INNOVATION:

Please list and briefly discuss any other efforts towards instructional innovation and/or school reform this teacher engaged in, with or without support from project staff. For each of the items identified, please provide some information at least about the nature/scope of the effort, support given by NSF staff and your impression about the impact/results of that effort (for the teacher, students, school community, etc.).

Below we have begun to list some "things" to look for:

Other innovative units implemented/adapted:

Improvement of previously taught units:

Strategies/approaches introduced in everyday teaching:

Initiatives w.r.t. special education students mainstreamed in their classes:

Other classroom initiatives:

Initiation/participation in school-wide initiatives towards math ed. reform:

Presentations to school, other schools, professional conferences, etc.:

COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGE:

SUMMARY:

Highlights with respect to growth achieved w.r.t. rethinking math instruction:

Highlights with respect to innovation achieved in the classroom:

Highlights with respect to areas where growth is still needed/ is stagnating and any other concerns:

Expectations for future growth and continuing with efforts towards school reform:

OVERALL COMMENTS:

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