Improving Mathematics Instruction
This alliance includes members from Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. The goal is to provide technical assistance to states in topics related to mathematics instruction and to develop research reports and professional development tools to improve the quality of mathematics instruction, with a particular focus on struggling learners. Major topics include (a) Response to Intervention (RtI) in mathematics, (b) algebra readiness, and (c) teaching strategies that facilitate students’ use of the language of mathematics.
- Cindy Doolittle
Director of Mathematics Education
Spartanburg School District Six
- Mary L. Ruzga
Mathematics Education Associate
Standards and Learning Elementary, South Carolina Department of Education - Sandi Woodall
Mathematics Program Manager
Teaching and Learning Team, Georgia Department of Education - Brook Kline
Mathematics Secondary Program Specialist
Georgia Department of Education - Lya Snell
Elementary Mathematics Specialist
Georgia Department of Education - Donna Soncrant
Secondary Math Curriculum Specialist
St. Johns County School District (St. Augustine, FL) - Shelly Miedona
Elementary Mathematics Specialist
Florida Department of Education - Thomas Rhea
Secondary Mathematics Specialist
Florida Department of Education - Barbara Dougherty
Associate Director for Research and Development
University of Hawaii - Bradley S. Witzel
Professor and Special Education Program Coordinator
Winthrop University - Tod Beers
AMSTI Math Administrator
Alabama State Department of Education
Contact
Robin F. Schumacher, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at Instructional Research Group. Her research experience includes working on large-scale IES, NIH, and NSF intervention projects where she led the development and implementation of specially-designed intervention programs for students struggling in mathematics. She has worked extensively in the upper elementary school mathematics curriculum focusing on fraction concepts and procedures, word problems, and algebra foundations. Additionally, Dr. Schumacher has led several professional development workshops for Tier 1 and Tier 2 mathematics intervention programs. Her research interests include mathematics interventions and the function of these interventions within an RTI framework as well as math professional development for elementary school math teachers.
