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This Wiki supports the work of the KACTE Mathematics Education Research Committee (MERC).

Welcome:

If you have never used a wiki or do not know what one is I encourage you to watch this quick (3 min) video: []

If a page gets too long or you all just want to start fresh by first creating your own page, click on New Page (top left), give it a name, and then Voila'! It's created. You can jump from page to page by clicking on the page you want under the Navigation title on the left hand side of this screen. Please email me (m.mohr@uky.edu) with any questions.


 * Enjoy! **
 * Margaret Mohr Schroeder, KACTE/MERC Wiki master**

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MERC Group 1: Kentucky Senate Bill 1 Implementation
 * 1) Tracking the progress at the CPE / EPSB / and KDE to account for the implementation of SB-1
 * 2) Comparing efforts at each institution to implement SB-1
 * 3) Identifying research that has a bearing for P-12 schools to implement SB-1
 * 4) Identifying promising best-practices to accomplish the goals of SB-1

Secondary Topic: The Kentucky ACT Initiative
 * 1) Compare efforts at the various institutions to take advantage of data which these programs supply to the IHEs.
 * 2) Review of best practices and programs for P-12 schools to improve scores on the ACT exams in the middle school and high school.


 * MERC Group 2: Elementary Teacher Mathematics Preparation**

Elementary Mathematics Teacher Reform
 * 1) Tracking the work of the EPSB Elementary Math Preparation Task Force
 * 2) Reviewing courses at KY institutions to improve the math preparation of Elementary teachers

Second Topic: The Elementary Math Specialist Endorsement
 * 1) National standards for the elementary math specialist endorsement work group
 * 2) Kentucky standards for the elementary math specialist endorsement


 * MERC Group 3**: Topics and Terms in Mathematics (building a language base for to encourage communication)
 * 1) Numeracy
 * 2) Verticality (as in algebra)

Second Topic: Developing A Mathematics Literacy Program as a companion to the Language Literacy Program in Kentucky.