CCBC granted $371K by MHEC to lead Elementary Summer Math and
Technology Institute
Project features collaboration among CCBC,
College of Notre Dame of Maryland and Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore County, Md. – The Community College of Baltimore
County has been awarded a $370,960 grant by the Maryland Higher
Education Commission to support the Elementary Summer Math and
Technology Institute, a three-way partnership between CCBC, College of
Notre Dame of Maryland and Baltimore County Public Schools. Designed to
improve the academic achievement of students by strengthening math
teachers’ content, pedagogy and classroom management, the two-week
summer institute and follow up sessions will engage three cohorts of 20
BCPS teachers in innovative “hands-on” math techniques and technology
resources.
CCBC and Notre Dame faculty will conduct a variety of workshops in
algebra, geometry, statistics, probability, number relationships and
computation to improve teachers’ math content mastery to make math and
technology attainable, accessible and applicable to everyday life.
“The grant is an excellent opportunity for CCBC to work collaboratively
with the Baltimore County Public Schools and the College of Notre Dame
to provide math and technology resources to elementary math teachers in
a focused professional development environment,” says Barbara Evans,
Ed.D., chair of CCBC’s Teacher Education Department and project director
for the grant.
While CCBC will serve as the lead institution on the project, each
partner will make significant contributions to its success. CCBC faculty
will use Kidspiration, Inspiration, Kid Pix and other software with the
BCPS teachers to provide resources to improve visual learning, build
graphic organizers and improve the comprehension, problem solving and
critical thinking skills of their students. CCBC and Notre Dame faculty
will also conduct technology sessions on ePortfolio to improve classroom
management skills.
For additional information about the Elementary Summer Math and
Technology Institute, contact Barbara Evans, Ed.D. at 443-840-4153 or
bevans@ccbcmd.edu.
