This project is developing an online course for K–8 mathematics instructional coaches in rural areas and small schools who do not have access to regular district-wide professional development. The course builds participants’ coaching skills through the use of classroom artifacts, for example, student work, videotapes, and transcripts drawn from the classroom. Additionally, the project examines how online learning and instructional coaching change teachers’ instructional practices and increase student achievement.
Director: Loretta Heuer
Duration: 2007–2011
Funder: National Science Foundation