Professional Development and District Support Services

Dana Center Professional Development

The Dana Center provides Texas education leaders with new knowledge about teaching and learning and supports K–12 teachers and leaders working to implement high academic standards for all students.

Dana Center Professional Development for Educators

Tools and processes to guarantee an equitable, successful, and meaningful education for every student.

Online Services

An online system to support teachers and students of mathematics and science.

Partnering with Districts

Our district services work includes expert in-district, on-site support, as well as ongoing maintenance and technical assistance. We collaborate closely with each district to best address their specific concerns at a systems level and capitalize on their unique resources.

Texas Implementation of the Connected Mathematics Project

Other Resources

Education Service Center Contacts

ESC Service Centers' mathematics contacts can help identify professional development opportunities in each of the twenty ESC regions in Texas.

Reflections

NCTM's video-based professional development website designed to help teachers—individually and collectively—examine their teaching of mathematics.

T3—Teachers Teaching with Technology Program

Funded by Texas Instruments is a national program recognized for its quality mathematics and science professional development delivered by master teachers.

Encouraging Mathematical Thinking

This videopaper opens a conversation about the use of discourse as the basis for encouraging students' mathematical thinking in classrooms and for supporting professional growth. It reflects an attempt to integrate practice and research, reporting on findings culled from discussions of research articles and chapters, classroom practice, and videotapes of classroom teaching.