EDC to Expand Math for All in Five States
The award will allow Math for All to reach an estimated 960 teachers and 44,800 students in Grades 3 through 6.
Education Development Center (EDC) has received a five-year, $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Innovation and Research (EIR) program to expand the successful Math for All program to schools in five states: Illinois, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York. The award, which was highlighted in a DOE press release, will allow Math for All to reach an estimated 960 teachers and 44,800 students in Grades 3 through 6.
Math for All is an intensive and effective professional learning program that helps teachers personalize high-quality mathematics instruction for a wide range of learners. Since 2014, the project has helped over 500 teachers improve mathematics teaching and learning in their classrooms, impacting approximately 10,000 students annually.
“Math for All has repeatedly demonstrated the positive impact that a focus on student learning and the collaboration of teachers in planning mathematics lessons can have on students’ mathematical outcomes,” says Dr. Babette Moeller, EDC distinguished scholar and principal investigator of Math for All. “We are pleased to receive this EIR funding, and we look forward to partnering with teachers and administrators to bring Math for All to new schools and communities.”
Math for All has been demonstrated to positively impact teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and classroom practices and to improve students’ performance on mathematics achievement tests. A randomized controlled trial that examined the impact of the program found that teachers who participated in Math for All were:
- Significantly more likely than control group teachers to report feeling comfortable and prepared to teach mathematics to diverse learners, including students with disabilities
- More likely to reflect on teaching practices and to more frequently use lesson planning and differentiated instruction strategies to support students than control group teachers
- Rated by trained observers as providing instructional support, classroom observation, and student engagement than control group teachers
- Found to have students who performed higher on the NWEA MAP assessment than students in the control group
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