Bringing together teachers, parents, and children
for race, gender, and national origin equity
in mathematics and science education
Dear Parents and Educators:
The Programs for Educational Opportunity staff is again very pleased to offer professional development for prospective leaders of Family Math, Family Science, Playtime is Science, and Middle School Family Math classes. These model programs are nationally recognized for their excellence in mathematics and science education, their ability to involve hard-to-reach parents, and their focus on providing educational opportunities for children from cultural groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the skilled scientific workforce. Workshops are held in cooperating school districts.
These models incorporate hands-on activities which foster a cooperative learning environment for families to approach math and science as an enjoyable, everyday event in which anyone can participate. Our Leadership Workshops help teachers and school staff to facilitate family classes in their own communities. These classes not only provide valuable tools to both students and parents; they can also be a means of building a partnership between parents and schools. Such a partnership can broaden the school community, creating a desirable climate which provides the best educational experiences for all children. When teachers and parents work together, children become far more successful learners. Parent involvement has been shown to be a cornerstone of quality education.
Sincerely,
Percy Bates, Salomé Gebre-Egziabher, Marta Larson, Tasha Lebow, Iva A. Smith, and Elizabeth Mimms
School of Education
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Leadership Workshops are presently offered in two states, Michigan and Wisconsin. Please follow the underlined link for more information about the schedule of workshops in each state.
Michigan
Leadership Workshops
Wisconsin Leadership
Workshops
Affiliated Resources for Equity in Math and Science Education
Please follow the underlined link for more information about each model.
Descriptions of model programs created by EQUALS in
Berkeley, California, including Family Math, Middle School Family Math, and
Family Math for Young Children, are available at
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/equals
.
Family Science information is available at:
FAMILY SCIENCE
6420 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 208
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-245-2112
A description of the Playtime Is Science model is
available at:
http://www.edequity.org/playtime.php.
Playtime Is Science telephone: (212) 243-1110
Last updated: 08/17/2006/06; comments to: peo@umich.edu
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