{"id":2632,"date":"2021-05-12T15:32:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/en\/?page_id=2632"},"modified":"2021-05-12T15:32:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:32:55","slug":"raising-the-bar-in-mathematics-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/en\/?page_id=2632","title":{"rendered":"Raising the Bar in Mathematics Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Raising the Bar in Mathematics Classrooms<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpforms-entry-field wpforms-field-text\"><\/div>\n<h3>Leading team<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?person_id=43247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Jason Cooper<\/a> project coordinator<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?keywords=%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94%20%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A8&amp;advanced%5Bemail%5D=&amp;advanced%5Boffice_phone%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bdept%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bemptype%5D=&amp;person_id=&amp;op=%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yonah Amir<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?keywords=%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%99%20%D7%92%D7%95%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%91&amp;advanced%5Bemail%5D=&amp;advanced%5Boffice_phone%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bdept%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bemptype%5D=&amp;person_id=&amp;op=%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Orly Gottlib<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?person_id=68792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Ruth Reiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/ScienceTeaching\/Koichu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Boris Koichu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Project members<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?keywords=%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%9C%20%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9F&amp;advanced%5Bemail%5D=&amp;advanced%5Boffice_phone%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bdept%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bemptype%5D=&amp;person_id=&amp;op=%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Gorodin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Esther Gruenhut<\/li>\n<li>Magdoleen Hazran<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?keywords=%D7%97%D7%92%27%D7%9C%D7%94%20%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%99&amp;advanced%5Bemail%5D=&amp;advanced%5Boffice_phone%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bdept%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bemptype%5D=&amp;person_id=&amp;op=%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hajali Moaadii<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?keywords=%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%20%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%94&amp;advanced%5Bemail%5D=&amp;advanced%5Boffice_phone%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bdept%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bemptype%5D=&amp;person_id=&amp;op=%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omri Nave<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>The goal of this project is to encourage middle-school teachers to challenge their students with increasingly demanding problem-solving activity at an increasing frequency. To this effect we create a collection of demanding mathematical problems \u2013 many of which are contextualized in authentic real-life settings (following the OECD\u2019s conceptual framework for the international PISA test) \u2013 and engage teachers in professional learning communities around classroom enactment of problems, both from the collection and from other sources that teachers choose to draw on. Teachers collaborate in planning classroom enactment of the problems and in reflecting on the activity and on their students\u2019 engagement, towards planning the next enactment. A technology-supported mechanism for reflecting upon each classroom enactment aims to support systematic and long-term incorporation of problem-solving practices in mathematics teaching. The frequency and quality of implementation of problem-solving activities in the classroom are the main success criteria of the project. The program is funded by the Trump Foundation (2020-2024).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Administration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/search\/people?keywords=Shani+Motsa&amp;advanced%5Bemail%5D=&amp;advanced%5Boffice_phone%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bdept%5D=&amp;advanced%5Bemptype%5D=&amp;person_id=&amp;op=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shani Motsa <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links for further reading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pisa2021-maths.oecd.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PISA 2021 Mathematics Framework<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pisa2021-maths.oecd.org\/index.html\">l<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cooper, J., &amp; Koichu, B. (submitted for publication). In the pursuit of impact: Design and practice of three innovative professional development programs for mathematics teachers. In A. Hofstein, A. Arcavi, &amp; A. Yarden (Eds.), <em>Fifty Years of Curriculum Development, Implementation and Research in the Department of Science Teaching, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel<\/em>. Dordrecht, NL: Sense-Brill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"mailto:jason.cooper@weizmann.ac.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"en\">Contact<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raising the Bar in Mathematics Classrooms<\/p>\n<p>Leading team<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jason Cooper project coordinator<br \/>\nYonah Amir<br \/>\nDr. Orly Gottlib<br \/>\nDr. Ruth Reiz<br \/>\nProf. Boris Koichu<\/p>\n<p>Project members<\/p>\n<p>Michael Gorodin<br \/>\nEsther Gruenhut<br \/>\nMagdoleen Hazran<br \/>\nHajali Moaadii<br \/>\nOmri Nave<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nSummary<br \/>\nThe goal of this project is to encourage middle-school teachers to challenge their students with increasingly demanding problem-solving activity at an increasing frequency. 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