Are elementary school teachers equipped to teach math well? Building future teachers' math content knowledge during their preparation programs is essential. Our policy analyst examines the research on this topic and the recommended math courses for elementary teacher candidates.  Read the blog post >


For more information about current requirements, see SREB’s Early Math Matters report.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

SREB Summer Conferences Rock Baltimore

Over 3,000 educators were energized at SREB’s school improvement summer conferences in more than 500 sessions earlier this month in Baltimore. Next year’s conference will be July 7-10 in New Orleans. See what attendees said on Twitter under hashtags #2019MSW and #2019CCRS. 

Plenty of high-quality clinical practice teaching is the most promising way to improve how teachers are prepared, concluded SREB's Teacher Preparation Commission. What does high-quality clinical practice teaching look like, and what's the state's role in being sure teacher preparation programs require it?

Join SREB, US PREP and the University of Virginia Curry School of Education for a webinar discussion exploring these questions. A new blog post by SREB's Matthew Smith previews the conversation, and updated resources at SREB.org/TeacherPrep detail how current state requirements for teacher licensure.

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Read the blog post: 3 ways state leaders can improve clinical training for teachers >

Register for the webinar: Innovation, Promising Practices and the State's Role >

The Marshall University Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 planning grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to expand science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics opportunities in Huntington, West Virginia, and to update a statewide high school STEM program. The grant is a collaboration among Marshall's engineering and art programs, the SREB Advanced Career program and the Office of Career and Technical Education at the West Virginia Department of Education.

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Every student needs to build a strong foundation in mathematics during early childhood and the early grades. This means elementary teachers must be well-prepared to teach math when they enter the profession and continue to improve through professional development.

A new report from SREB explains why early math learning is so important and how teachers and students can overcome the hurdles of math anxiety. It also details the current state of math instruction and offers recommendations for educator preparation, professional development and ways to address dyscalculia and math anxiety.

Early Math Matters: Factoring in Teacher Knowledge and Practice, summary and full reports >