Therefore, they must relate to the teachers' classrooms, the administrators' schools, and the families' roles in supporting the mathematics education of their children. As a result CEEMaST's activities will be framed within the context of the state mathematics standards and framework and the district instructional materials. Professional Development Programs need to be scheduled over a considerable period of time. Professional development Programs in mathematics must address the mathematical knowledge of the participants as well as concerns related to pedagogy and assessment. Professional Development Programs in mathematics differ from programs in reading and language arts in significant ways.
All teachers know how to read.
Not all teachers know mathematics or how to do mathematics. Therefore, participants in mathematics professional development programs should engage in doing mathematics that is at a level just beyond their comfort level. These activities serve as a vehicle for the analysis of the process and content of mathematics as well as an introduction to assessment activities. Reading is a contentless discipline. Mathematics has a defined content that must be addressed.