More About CEMSE
CEMSE's work comprises three components: (1) Tool Development, (2) Direct Services, and (3) Research and Evaluation. Separately, each of these components is a necessary but not sufficient part of improving mathematics and science education. Within CEMSE, they inform one another and constitute a rigorous, comprehensive approach to supporting high quality education.
  1. Tool Development encompasses the creation of supports for effecting instructional improvement on a large scale. More specifically, it focuses on creating tools that support the work of teachers, professional developers, and administrators including instructional materials for classroom use, professional development materials for teachers, and planning tools for district leaders. This strand includes the maintenance and future development of CEMSE's elementary mathematics curriculum, Everyday Mathematics (EM).
  2. Direct Services involves working directly with teachers and school and district leaders. CEMSE's direct services component, including workshops for teachers, consultation with school and district leaders, and facilitation of online discussions and assistance, helps ensure that CEMSE's work is well matched to the needs of schools and brings CEMSE's disciplinary content and pedagogical experience to practical application on a regular basis.
  3. Research and Evaluation at CEMSE reflects the belief that work with, in, and for schools must be grounded in principled knowledge. CEMSE's research work targets questions of key importance and concern to practitioners and leaders of mathematics and science education improvement efforts. CEMSE's evaluation projects are committed to generating useful and practical information for individual clients and developing principled knowledge that can advance the field.