Associates

PROM/SE Associates are teachers—one selected for each building in each partner district—who serve as the building-level resource and connection between MSU, the partner districts, the school, and the teachers.

They are the critical linkage in accomplishing our goal to promote significant improvement in K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.

Through the world-class professional development program we are building, PROM/SE Associates will be uniquely qualified to:

• Understand and interpret assessment data
• “Unpack” and apply state standards in the classroom
• Develop district/building-specific action plans to
  address gaps
• Lead peer-groups in collaborating on these efforts
• Assist peers in accessing and utilizing PROM/SE
  professional development

Associate Requirements

• Attend PROM/SE Associate Institutes and weekend
  professional development sessions
• Lead peer-to-peer discussion groups and activities
  at the local level
• Mentor and coach peers in PROM/SE-related
  practices and activities

Associate Opportunities

• Discover how to lead mathematics and science
  education reform at the building level
• Learn to use data and empirically-based tools that
  improve classroom instruction
• Enhance content knowledge and learn how it
  relates to grade-specific standards
• Build a peer network that enhances the practices
  of mathematics and science teachers

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