More than 50 teachers from around Arkansas are on the UCA campus this week to participate in a program that will train them to help other teachers in their schools.
The program, entitled “Developing Mathematics/Science Coaches/Teacher Leaders in Arkansas Schools,” is the brainchild of Stephen Addison, professor and chair of UCA’s Department of Physics and Astronomy who is also the Director of the UCA Arkansas Center for Mathematics and Science Education. Addison received a $139,140 grant (since supplemented to $173,880) from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to fund the program, which is a cooperative effort among UCA’s Arkansas Center for Mathematics and Science Education, the Department of Education, and AETN.
The participating teachers are taking a course intended to develop their skills as professional developers so they can enhance their abilities to be teacher leaders in their own school districts. The program is being facilitated by Linda Griffith of the UCA Mathematics Department. As well as being delivered to more than 50 teachers on site, the sessions will be filmed and sent via CIV to several of educational coops.
This week’s sessions end tomorrow, but there will be more throughout the year.
