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Rocky Mountain Middle School Math Science Partnership: 15 Months to Highly Qualified

image for project Rocky Mountain Middle School Math Science Partnership The Rocky Mountain Middle School Math Science Partnership is a Partnership comprised of three core partner Colorado school districts, Jefferson County, Brighton, and Mapleton, and the University of Colorado at Denver (CU-Denver) as the lead institution. Supporting partners include the University of Denver (DU), the Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD), and the Colorado State University (CSU) with affiliations to Ft. Lewis College, the Front Range Board of Cooperative Educational Services, and four school districts: Adams County 14, Englewood, Elizabeth, and Gilpin County.

Over the five years of the project, approximately 600 teachers will be involved and 26,400 students in grades 6-8 will be impacted. Invoking the motto, "15 Months to HQ" (highly qualified), this project will institutionalize the development, adaptation, and implementation of university coursework, which will boost the content and pedagogical knowledge of middle school mathematics and science teachers.

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Evaluating Long-term Complex Professional Development: Using a Variation of the Cohort Control Design

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Higher Education Partners

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School District Partners

  • Adams 14 County School District
  • Brighton School District
  • Elizabeth School District
  • Englewood School District
  • Gilpin County School District
  • Jefferson County School District
  • Mapleton School District