Objectives of Fraction Professional Development Students will increase

$Objectives of Fraction Professional Development: • Students will increase their conceptual understanding of fractions.$

Objectives of Fraction Professional Development: • Students will increase their conceptual understanding of fractions. • Teachers will improve their content and pedagogical knowledge related to effectively and meaningfully teaching fractions. • Teachers will increase their confidence level about teaching fractions.

Best Practices for Teaching and Learning Fraction Concepts

Our Sample Population Six Schools: Battle Grove Elementary School Edmondson Heights Elementary School Featherbed Lane Elementary School Norwood Elementary School Pleasant Plains Elementary School Seventh District Elementary School Number of Individuals Impacted by P. D. Teachers Students 38 195

Let’s Look at Teacher Data. . . Teacher Perception Survey Pre-test Average Rating 1. 69 out of 3 Post-test Average Rating 2. 98 out of 3

$Teacher Data Scoring Rubric 3 Response demonstrates deep understanding of fractions 2 Response demonstrates$

Teacher Data Scoring Rubric 3 Response demonstrates deep understanding of fractions 2 Response demonstrates somewhat of a deeper understanding of fractions 1 Response demonstrates little or rote understanding of fractions Teacher Content Knowledge Pre-test Average 59. 7% Post-test Average 65. 3% Improvement 5. 6% 0 No response or response demonstrates complete lack of understanding of fractions

Let’s Look at Student Data. . . Average Test Scores by School F School E D Post-Test C Pre-Test B A 0 10 20 30 40 Average Score 50 60 70

Let’s Look at Student Data. . . 3, 5 Analysis by Test Item Average Score 3 2, 5 2 Pre-Test 1, 5 Post-Test 1 0, 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Test Item Number