Welcome to MSTP Project

The five-year MSTP Project is targeted toward improving teaching and learning in middle-level mathematics in New York. Core and supporting partners will develop and implement a program model that increases the diversity of New York's teaching workforce, enhances university faculty's understanding of middle school reform, learning standards, and assessments; increases middle school mathematics, science, and technology teachers' understanding of mathematics content and pedagogy; and improves curriculum alignment among the three disciplines.

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Project Summary

Title: Mathematics Across the Middle School MST Curriculum (the MSTP Project)

Lead Partner: Hofstra University

Additional Core Partners: State University of New York at Stony Brook; New York Education Department; and 10 Long Island school districts (Amityville Union Free School District, Brentwood Union Free School District, Freeport Central School District, Glen Cove City School District, Hempstead Union Free School District, Longwood Central School District, Riverhead Central School District, Uniondale Union Free School District, William Floyd Central School District, Wyandanch Union Free School District)

Number of Teachers and Students Directly Engaged in the Project: 300 teachers, 20 higher education faculty, and 12, 000 students per year.

The five-year MSTP Project is targeted toward improving teaching and learning in middle-level mathematics in New York. Core and supporting partners will develop and implement a program model that increases the diversity of New York's teaching workforce, enhances university faculty's understanding of middle school reform, learning standards, and assessments; increases middle school mathematics, science, and technology teachers' understanding of mathematics content and pedagogy; and improves curriculum alignment among the three disciplines.

Intellectual Merit. MSTP integrates three components; 1) collaborative professional development for school-based and higher education faculty; 2) curriculum revision and alignment; and 3) recruitment of underrepresented minority undergraduates in mathematics, science, and engineering into teaching careers. A program supporting students and parents is provided. Collaboration among higher education disciplinary faculty and MST teachers underpins the Project's approach. MSTP draws on six successful NSF projects conducted by the co-PIs over the last decade.

Broader Impacts. Over the five-year period, MSTP will expand its reach statewide. The program will be widely disseminated and sustained by partner districts and NYSED. An implementation guide will be published for use in conducting professional development within, and modeled after the Project. One hundred underrepresented minority students will be recruited to become mathematics or science teachers.

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MSTP Project Description

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The MSTP Project Project PIs & CoPIs

Dr. David Burghardt, MSTP Project Director, co-director, Center for Technological Literacy, Engineering Department Chair, Hofstra University

Dr. Allan Gerstenlauer, Superintendent, Longwood Central School District

Mr. Michael Hacker, MSTP Project Coordinator, co-director, Center for Technological Literacy, Hofstra University

Dr. Thomas Liao, Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Technology & Society, College of Engineering & Applied Science, Stony Brook University

Ms. Jean C. Stevens, Interim Deputy Commissioner, NYSED

Dr. Sharon Whitton, Professor, Curriculum and Teaching Department, Hofstra University

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Parent Leadership Institute

Parent Leadership Institute’s Report

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Collaborative School Support Team

Edmund W. Miles Middle School, Amityville, N.Y.
Jack Lenson, Principal	Kelly Godin, Math Coordinator
E. Roberto Allen, Math Teacher	Leah Tremblay, Social Worker & Teacher
Deborah Charles, Science Teacher	Sylvia Silberger, Hofstra University
Patti Jean Dieck, Math Teacher	Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

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Brentwood West Middle School, Brentwood, N.Y.
Matt Gengler, Brentwood South Middle School, Asst. Principal	Luis Velazquez, Brentwood North Middle School, Asst.Principal
Steve Grad, Brentwood South Middle School, Asst., Technology Teacher	Adrienne Ratuszny, West Middle School, Asst. Principal
Derrick Sepaul, Technology Teacher	John Callen, Brentwood East Middle School, Asst. Principal
Patti Jean Dieck, Math Teacher	Michael Walsh, Stony Brook University
Richard Feldman, Stony Brook University

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John W. Dodd Middle School, Freeport, N.Y.
Cathy Caldwell, Lead Team Teacher	John O'Mard, Principal
Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University	Brian Schor, Math Teacher
Michael Fee, Principal Designee	Nanette Wachter-Jurcsak, Hofstra University
Nina Sasso, Guidance Counselor	Jim Wandzilak, Lead Tech Teacher

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A.B.G. Shultz Middle School, Hempstead, N.Y.
Julius Brown, Principal	Cathy Engelhardt, Math Supervisor
Elizabeth Diglio, Math Supervisor	Margaret Hunter, Hofstra University
Rosario Lorenzana, Science Teacher	Steve Warner, Hofstra University

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Longwood Junior High School, Longwood, N.Y.
Christian Losee, Assistant Principal	Patricia Poggio, Technology Teacher
Gary Halada, Stony Brook University	Melissa Samuelson, Science Teacher
Joanne English Daly, Stony Brook University	Jolene Zitterman, Math Teacher
Maris Paolini, Guidance

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Riverhead Middle School, Riverhead, N.Y.
Andrea Pekar, Principal	Ann Priapi, Science Teacher
Thomas Liao, Stony Brook University	Robert Scheidet, Stony Brook University
Patricia Passanante, Asst. Math Chair	Allen Taylor, Social Worker
Chris Malenga, Technology Teacher

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Roosevelt Middle School, Roosevelt, N.Y.
Felecia Lewis, Science Coordinator	Catherine Beasley, Science Teacher
Beverly Clendening, Hofstra University	Sharon Whitton, Hofstra University
Broderick Spencer, Middle School Principal

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Lawrence Road Middle School, Uniondale, N.Y.
Vicki Jernick, Science Teacher	Betty Powell, Math Teacher
David Burghardt, Hofstra University	Anna Boccio, Science Teacher
Caron Cox, Guidance Teacher	Theresa Vecchiarelli, Hofstra University

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William Paca Middle School, William Floyd, N.Y.
Barbara Butler, Principal	Michelle Nearon, Stony Brook University
Alexandra Dispenzieri, Science Teacher	Lurdes Ramos-Galarza, Guidance
Gloria Miranda, Math Teacher	Scott Sutherland, Stony Brook University

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Milton L.Olive Middle School, Wyandanch, N.Y.
Gina Talbert, Principal	Fredrika Miller, Science Teacher
Dane Dewar, Technology Teacher	Dexter Ward, Guidance Counselor
David Ferguson, Stony Brook University	Tyrone Bennett, Stony Brook University
Kimberly Donovan, Math Teacher

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Core and Supporting Partners

Core Partners
Amityville Union Free School District
Brentwood Union Free School District
Freeport Union Free School District
Hempstead Union Free School District
Hofstra University
Longwood Central School District
New York State Education Department
Riverhead Central School District
Roosevelt Union Free School District
Uniondale Union Free School District
Stony Brook University
William Floyd Union Free School District
Wyandanch Union Free School District

Supporting Partners
Association of Mathematics Teachers of NYS (AMTNYS)
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Carolina Biological Supply Corporation
Connected Mathematics Project, Michigan State University
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Eisenhower Regional Alliance for Math. & Science Education
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
IMaST Project (Illinois State University)
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Long Island Family and Children's Association
Long Island Regional School Support Center
Mathematics in Context Center, Wisconsin
Center for Education Research
Nassau BOCES
New York State K-8 Mathematics Mentor Network
New York State Technology Education Association (NYSTEA)
Prentice Hall Corporation
Science Teachers Association of New York State, Inc. (STANYS)
Show-Me (NSF)Center for Learning and Teaching, University of Missouri
UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools

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MSTP Member Presentations and Publications

MSTP Member	Conference/Publication	Description
Bennett, Tyrone.	National Drop out Prevention Conference Louisville, Kentucky. October, 2007	Presented, “Reducing the Risk: Math, Science, & Technology Partnership (MSTP)”
Bennett, Tyrone.	20th Annual At-Risk Youth National FORUM, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, February, 2008.	Presented, “Tech Clubs After-School: An MSTP Systems Approach”
Bennett, Tyrone.	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Passport to the Future (2008)	Presented, “Bridge Building Through Math Infusion”
Burghardt, David, Hecht Deborah	NSF MSP Learning Conference January 2009, Washington, D.C.	A Model of Math Infusion in Middle School STEM Curriculum
Burghardt, David	House of Representatives STEM Education Caucus November 2008 , Washington, D.C.	Improving Student Learning in STEM with Existing Resources
Burghardt , David and Hacker, Michael	2008 Frontiers in Education Conference Saratoga	Math Infusion in a Middle School Engineering/Technology Education Class
Burghardt, David	ASEE June, 2008 conference	Paper/Presentation on “Effectiveness of Math Infusion Model in Middle School Engineering Technology Education Classes.”
Burghardt, David	House of Representatives STEM Education Caucus May 2007	Effective Interventions in K-12 STEM Education
Burghardt, David and Smith, Kenneth	The Technology Teacher 66,7 (2007)	Teaching Engineering at the K-12 Level: Two Perspectives
Burghardt, David and Hacker, Michael	National Symposium to Explore Effective Practices for Professional Development of K-12 Engineering and Technology Education Teachers, Dallas, Texas (2007)	Engineering Professional Development
Burghardt, David and Akins, Leah	2006 Frontiers in Education Conference San Diego	Improving K-12 Mathematics Understanding with Engineering Design Projects
David Burghardt And Llewellyn, Maryann	ASEE 2006 Conference Chicago	Engineering Effective Middle School Teacher Professional Development.
Burghardt, David	National Academy of Engineering	Presentation at National Academy of Engineering committee on K-12 engineering re math infusion.
Burghardt, David, and Hacker, Michael	National Science Teachers Association Conference Boston, MA. March, 2008.	Presented, “Infusing Mathematics into Science at the Middle School level: A Professional Development Model.”
Hacker, Michael.	Commissioner’s Regional USNY Day. Western Suffolk BOCES. December 4, 2007	Presented, “The Math, Science, and Technology Partnership”
Hacker, Michael.	NYSTEA Advisory Board Meeting. Syracuse, NY. April 2, 2008.	Presented, “The “T” in STEM Education”
Hacker, Michael and Burghardt, David	ITEA Conference. Salt Lake City. February 23, 2008.	Presented, “Realities and Starting Points for Professional Development.”
Hacker Michael, Burghardt, David	Engineering and Technology Education, Cengage Learning, 2009
Hacker, Michael and Burghardt, David	Technology Education – Learning by Design, Prentice Hall 2008
Hacker Michael and Burghardt, David	The Technology Teacher. 68,3 2008	Addressing Issues Related to Technology and Engineering
Ferguson, David	Paper has been widely disseminated through the SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibility) project, funded by NSF.	Wrote a paper entitled "Mathematical and Statistical Reasoning in Compelling Contexts" (2005)
Forsberg, Charles	ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring 2007 Conference	Presented “Use of Knowledge and Skill Builders (KSBs) in a Measurements Laboratory Course”
Forsberg, Charles	ASEE 2009 Annual Conference	“Use of Knowledge and Skill Builders (KSBs) in a Senior Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
Halada, Gary	National meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago (2007)	Education presentation on how he acknowledge and incorporate pedagogy from MSTP which has been applied to my freshman seminar course on bionics
Gary Halada	American Society for Engineering Education conference (2005)	Presented MSTP-related material, where I also co-organized a symposium on faculty involvement in K-12 education in engineering.
Hunter, Margaret	ASEE 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii	Paper and Poster Presentation “Student Produced Case Studies in an Introduction to Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Course to Create an Integrated Context for the Course Content
Hunter, Margaret	AEESP Conference	Poster presentation on Journal article (Environmental Engineering Science, Volume 23, number 3, 2006 page 461
Hunter, Margaret	Opportunities for environmental science and engineering outreach through K – 12 mathematics programs. Environmental Engineering Science, 23, 2, 461 – 471.	Publication.
Hunter, Margaret	ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, Stony Brook University, 2005	Presented “How Participation in a Middle School Math, Science and Technology Partnership (MSTP) has influenced Outreach Activities and Undergraduate Engineering Courses”
Hunter, Margaret and Forsberg, Charles	ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring 2005 Conference	Presented “Experiences of Engineering University Faculty in a Middle School Math, Science and Technology Partnership (MSTP)”
Russo,Maria and La Fata, Caterina	Science in Savannah Symposium in Savannah, Georgia (2007)	Presented “Infusing Mathematics into Science at the Middle School level: A Professional Development Model.”
Russo,Maria and La Fata, Caterina	School Science and Mathematics (SSMA) Annual conference in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (2008)	Presented a training workshop “Collaboration of middle school math, science, and technology teachers through professional development”
Russo,Maria and La Fata, Caterina	Presentation at the School Science and Mathematics (SSMA) Annual conference in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (2008)	Presented “Studying the implementation of math infused middle school science and technology lessons”
Russo,Maria and La Fata, Caterina	Accepting the STEM Challenge: Preparing K-16 Students for Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century conference in Atlanta, Georgia (2008)	Presented “Infusing Mathematics into Science and Technology at the Middle School Level”
Russo, Maria	National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Annual Convention, Boston, MA.	Poster session “Increasing Student Mathematical Success through Collaborative Professional Development”
Russo,Maria	American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (2009).	Paper presentation “Development of a Multidisciplinary Middle School Math Infusion Model”
Wachter, Nannette	Submitted for publication in the Journal of Chemical Education.	Wachter, N.M.; Black, A.; Distler, R.; Rubinov, A.; Tran, C (2007). “Guided-Inquiry in Organic Synthesis. Nitration of Acetophenones: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution versus a-Substitution of Enols”.
Whitton, Sharon	2007 LIMACON Conference	Presented methods for teaching probability (grades 5-8).
Whitton, Sharon	Nassau County Mathematics Teachers’ Association conference Annual Conference. Molly College, New York January 2008.	Presented; “Meaningful Manipulation of Fractions”
Whitton, Sharon	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT April 2008	Presented, "Probability Laws: Learn them All with Dice Games,"
Whitton, Sharon	World Computer Congress in Santiago, Chile	Made a presentation and demonstration of the mathematics components of the MSTP project

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Standards

Math, Science & Technology Standards of New York State
Mathematics Standards of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Science Education Standards (1996)
ITEA-TFAAP: Standards for Technological Literacy

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Lesson Plan Templates

Download:
MATH Lesson Plan Template
SCIENCE Lesson Plan Template
TECHNOLOGY Lesson Plan Template

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Exemplary Lesson Plan

Download:
Estimating Populations Lesson Plan (revised)
by Matt Moorman and Ann Priapi, Math Infused by Dr. Sharon Whitton

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Show-Me Conference

Huge Success - Over 400 Attended!

National Science Foundation-Sponsored

Show-Me Conference and Curriculum Showcase

Focusing on Improving Middle School Mathematics and Making Connections to Science and Technology

Co-sponsored by the NSF-funded Show-Me Center for Learning and Teaching in Middle Level Mathematics and
the NSF Math/Science Partnership Project (MSTP): Mathematics Across the Middle School MST Curriculum

Show Me Center

Featured Presenters:

Dr. Grant Wiggins

(Understanding by Design)

Click here for Authentic Education Web site

Dr. James Butterworth, assistant commissioner, NYSED Office of Regional School and Community Services

Dr. Barbara Reys, director of the NSF Show-Me Center for Learning and Teaching in Middle School Mathematics

Click here to go to New York State Education Department Forum on NYS Learning Standards for Mathematics

By Michelle Kline, Associate in Mathematics Education

Presentations by nationally prominent mathematics educators: Dr. Elizabeth Philips and Dr. Glenda Lappan (Connected Math); Dr. Margaret Meyer (Math in Context); Dr. Rick Billstein (MATHThematics), and Emily Fagan (Mathscape).

Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, 2005

Conference Focus: To showcase exemplary curriculum, pedagogy, practice in middle school mathematics, and to illustrate models for contextualizing mathematics across the middle school curriculum.

Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, Long Island (30 miles from NYC, 20 miles from LaGuardia Airport, 32 miles from Islip MacArthur Airport).

Expected Attendance: 500 teachers and administrators of mathematics, science, and technology; university faculty; curriculum specialists; State Education Department personnel.

WHAT ELSE...

• Curriculum Showcase highlighting NSF-developed exemplary mathematics materials
• Vendor display and trade show featuring exemplary curriculum materials and programs
• Teacher-to-teacher poster sessions showcasing hands-on, engaging and proven Monday morning implementation strategies in mathematics, science, and technology classes
• Focus on identifying and eliminating barriers to learning
• Strategies to mobilize parents, caregivers, and the community in support of learning

VENDOR DISPLAY INCLUDING ...

Harcourt-Holt, Rinehart and Winston

McDougal Littell

McGraw-Hill Co.

Prentice Hall/Pearson

1. American Statistical Association
2. Benchmark Education Company
3. Blue Lion Production, Ltd.
4. CPM Educational Program
5. Great Source Education Group
6. Holt, Rinehart & Winston
7. Legani Games, LLC
8. LEGO Educational
9. Master Innovations, LLC
10. NCS Pearson
11. The Peoples Publishing Group
12. RM Educational Software
13. Sadlier-Oxford
14. Southard Group
15. Sussman Sales Company, Inc.
16. The Stock Market Game
17. Triumph Learning
18. M & P Systems
19. Options Publishing
20. Vernier Software

Conference Program – MSTP Show- Me Conference & Curriculum Showcase
April 29-30, 2005

LI Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

Friday, April 29 (7:00 a.m. – Vendor Setup)
Pre-Conference Workshop for MSTP Leadership Teams
8:00 a.m.	Sign-In and Continental Breakfast for MSTP Leadership Teams
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast (Chardonnay Room)
9:00 – 10:15 a.m.	Dr.Grant Wiggins, CSST Workshop for MSTP Leadership Teams (Skylight Room)
10:15 a.m.	Informal Break
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.	Grant Wiggins Workshop (Continued)
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Lunch for Leadership Teams (Chardonnay Room)
Main Conference Program
10:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Conference Registration
10:00 a.m.	Vendor Display/Curriculum Showcase Opens (will run continuously throughout the conference)
1:00 p.m.	Conference Welcome (Grand Ballroom)
1:15 – 1:45 p.m.	Keynote Address – Dr. James Butterworth (NYSED) Update on Mathematics in NYS
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.	Featured Presentation – Dr. Grant Wiggins (Understanding By Design)
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.	Session I (eight concurrent sessions) and Vendor Display
5 p.m.	Closing for Day 1 and Raffle in Grand Ballroom

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Conference Presentation Schedule

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Implementation and Resource Guide

Section I - Curriculum Alignment

Section II - A/B Professional Development Model and Workshop Planning Overview

Section III- Relationship Between Exemplary Mathematics Curriculum Materials and the New York State Mathematics Learning Standards

Section IV - Exemplary Lessons

Section V - Parent Leadership Institute

Section VI - Internship Program

Section VII (Part I) - Professional Development Activities at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Section VIII (Part 1) - Role of STEM Faculty

Section VIII (Part 2) - Role of STEM Faculty

Section VIII (Part 3) - Role of STEM Faculty

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