Massachusetts Math and Science Partnership (MMSP)

The MMSP grant is funded through Federal NCLB and Massachusetts DOE funding sources.  Targeted teachers include middle school mathematics teachers (grades 4-8) who have not yet met the state definition of “highly qualified” or have a need for increased mathematics content as determined by their district.  Teachers who participate in the MMSP grant courses are eligible for up to six (6) credits of graduate level coursework which, if interested, can be transferred into the MAT in Mathematics program.  The cost of the course as well as materials (including text books) is covered by the grant.  There is a $50.00 non-refundable registration fee required.

Welcome to the MMSP Mathematics Improvement Partnership

The goal of this program is to establish a formal consortium arrangement among the school districts of Brockton, Fall River, the Cape Cod Collaborative, and North River Collaborative, with Bridgewater State College (BSC), Bristol Community College (BCC), and Cape Cod Community College (CCCC) to strengthen the teachers’ knowledge of middle school math content and pedagogy.  The end result is expected to be improved student achievement by up to 30,000 Grades 4-8 students in 25 school districts.

MMSP Participating School Districts

Lead District:                      Brockton Public Schools

 

Primary:                                Fall River

 

Secondary:                         North River Collaborative includes:

Abington, Bridgewater-Raynham, Rockland, Hanover, Whitman-Hanson, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater

                Cape Cod collaborative includes:

Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Cape Cod Technical HS, Chatham, Dennis-Yarmouth, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, MV Regional High School, Mashpee, Nantucket, Nauset, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Upper Cape Regional Technical HS, Wareham, Wellfleet

 

Interested students from the lead district are given first choice on registration.  Registrations are then open to other member districts, and then other Southeast area school districts.

 

Additional Information:

 

Because this is a grant-sponsored course and all costs are covered by the grant, there are additional expectations for students.  Please read the teacher participant responsibilities before registering for any of the courses. 

 

Teacher Participant Responsibilities form (doc)

 

Additional Resources and links:

Massachusetts Department of Education Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/scitech/1006.pdf 
Explore Learning: www.explorelearning.com  Videos and Projects for Math and Science teachers.
National Science Digital Library: www.nsdl.org  Resources for Math and Science as well as Health, Social Studies and Technology. For more information about the MMSP courses, contact Mary Price at mprice@bridgew.edu

Proposed Schedule

 

 

	Bridgewater State College	Bristol CC	Cape Cod CC
Year 1	INTEL Part I Spring 2009
	INTEL Part II   Spring 2009	INTEL Part I Spring 2009	INTEL Part I  Spring 2009
		INTEL Part II Fall 2009	INTEL Part II Fall 2009
Year 2	INTEL Part I Fall 2009		INTEL Part II   Spring 2010
	INTEL Part II   Spring 2010	INTEL Part I Spring 2010
		INTEL Part II   Fall 2010	INTEL Part I Fall 2010
Year 3	INTEL Part I Fall 2010		INTEL Part II Spring 2011
	INTEL Part II    Spring 2011	INTEL Part I Spring 2011