Region 18 Collaborative/Midland
Mission
Region 18 ESC Math Collaborative serves as a first-choice partner in meeting the educational needs of all students in mathematics, through high-quality sustained professional development and support of mathematics teachers throughout the region.
Accomplishments
In 2007-2008 our Math Collaborative provided professional development training to approximately 240 teachers, comprising over 4200 contact hours. Our relationships with higher education institutions in the area expanded.
The 2008-2009 year began with our first formal MTM group, and with news of the funding by NSF of the West Texas Middle School Mathematics Partnership (WTMSMP), a Targeted Partnership project linking four universities (Texas Tech, Sul Ross, UTPB, Angelo State) and three ESCs (15, 17, and 18) in the creation and dissemination of mathematics content training targeted at middle school teachers.
The WTMSMP, in which our Collaborative plays a key role, will provide approximately 30 of our 2009-2010 Mathematics Teacher Mentors with outstanding graduate-level professional growth, sustained over a 5-year period. Our MTM program dovetails with the project by providing recruitment, tuition support, followup training, and the infrastructure for disseminating the knowledge and skills gained by program participants. The WTMSMP is targeted at teachers in grades 6-8, in ESC regions 15, 17, and 18.
Contact
Name: Jim Collett
Email: jcollett@esc18.net
Phone: 432-567-3220
Web Site: http://www.esc18.net
Partners
- Sul Ross State University Department of Computer Science and Mathematics
- Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Participating School Districts
The Region 18 Mathematics Collaborative works with teachers in all 33 of our school districts. Our designate partner high-needs LEA is Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD. Additionally, for the 2009--2010 school year we have Mathematics Teacher Mentors (MTMs) from each of the following districts:
Alpine ISD, Big Spring ISD, Culberson County--Allamoore ISD, Coahoma ISD, Crane ISD, Ector County ISD, Fort Davis ISD, Fort Stockton ISD, Kermit ISD, Marfa ISD, Midland Academy Charter School, Premier Academy Charter School, Terlingua CSD, Wink-Loving ISD
Events and Activities
See our online schedule at www.esc18.net, under “Current Events”.
