Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership Phase II Research
This Phase II effort builds upon successes and lessons learned in the Phase I GBMP targeted work. The focus of GBMP-2 is on bringing to scale the implementation of inquiry-based instruction to produce significant improvement in student achievement. Teachers participate in professional development that deepens mathematics content and pedagogical knowledge and improves mathematical dispositions. GBMP-2's intent is to demonstrate that the gains in student achievement shown in Phase I in high implementing grade levels can be brought to scale in participating schools in grades 6-8. The end result of this Phase II work is statistically significant improved student achievement in classrooms of teachers of mathematics who create an inquiry-based learning environment that supports learning challenging mathematics.
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The Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership (GBMP) began with a group of eight local teachers who had studied Piagets theory of how children learn. GBMP is now a partnership made up…
Sections 1 and 2 of the Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership's Phase 2 Annual Report for project year 1, 2009-2010. The report includes a detailed account of the project's Year 1…
Library
"The Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice describe "varieties of expertise that mathematics educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students." [CC] These eight mathematical practices…
We compare incorporating inquiry-based sessions versus traditional lecture sessions, and a blend of the two approaches, in an elementary algebra course in which the pedagogy consistent among treatments is computer-assisted…
Resources
This document from the Mathematics Education Collaborative (MEC) defines Mathematically Powerful Students, and provides a guideline for how to prepare children to successfully use mental computation and estimation as essential…
Higher Education Partners
School District Partners
- Fairfield City Schools
- Homewood City Schools
- Hoover City Schools
- Jefferson County Schools
- Shelby County Schools
- Tarrant City Schools
- Trussville City Schools

