Welcome to the California Mathematics Project: North Coast
The California Mathematics Project: North Coast (CMP:NC) provides professional learning opportunities in mathematics for K-12 teachers in North Coast California (Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties). We are one of 19 sites statewide of the California Mathematics Project, which in turn is one of nine California Subject Matter Projects. We work with Schools, Districts, and County Offices of Education, as well as other regional efforts such as the Regional System of District and School Support, to design programs that meet local needs of teachers, schools, and districts in the service of students across the region.
About the California Mathematics Project: North Coast
The California Mathematics Project: North Coast (CMP:NC; formerly North Bay Mathematics Project) is one of 19 sites of the California Mathematics Project. Doreen Heath Lance serves as director, and Ben Ford, Professor of Mathematics at Sonoma State University, is the faculty advisor.
Since its founding in 2000, the math project has hosted numerous professional learning opportunities for K-12 teachers in California's Region 1 (Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties): Mathematics Professional Development Institutes, California Mathematics and Science Partnerships, AB466 institutes, and many more.
Our work usually includes lesson study as the primary vehicle for transferring ideas into classroom practice. Joan Easterday is an international authority on lesson study implementation, and has led our Lesson Study efforts since the beginning. Our region's widespread lesson study effort is among the most robust in the U.S. The lesson study process has been supported by many national experts: Patrick Callahan, Clea Fernandez, Catherine Lewis, Elizabeth Stage, James Stigler, Akihiko Takahashi, and Makoto Yoshida. They have offered learning opportunities, pushed our thinking, and encouraged us to keep working.
Technology enhances, records, and distributes what we are learning. Lesson studies, professional readings, and presentations are posted on websites and downloadable onto iPods to enable teachers to enjoy flexible learning time.
The most invaluable and appreciated of all are the students, teachers, and administrators who generously share their time and thinking. See details about our approaches to the teaching and learning of mathematics on the following pages:
- Discourse in the Mathematics classroom
- Lesson Study in Mathematics
- Video archive from past projects
- One-week institutes available for school/district scheduling
Schools and Districts interested in mathematics professional development opportunities should contact CMP:NC's Director, Doreen Heath Lance.
- Doreen Heath Lance
Director, California Mathematics Project: North Coast
Sonoma County Office of Education
dlance@scoe.org
707-524-2853 - Ben Ford
Faculty Advisor and Principal Investigator, CMP:NC
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Sonoma State University
ben.ford@sonoma.edu
707-664-2472 - Joan Easterday
Lesson Study Coordinator, CMP:NC
Sonoma County Office of Education
jeasterday@scoe.org
707-542-2852 - Martha Byrne
Wine Country Math Teachers' Circle Director
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Sonoma State University
byrnema@sonoma.edu
707-664-3726