NCSM Sourcebook 2000-01 - Org. Acronyms O-W

The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) provides national leadership for educational research and statistics. OERI strives to promote excellence and equity in American education by: conducting research and demonstration projects funded through grants to help improve education, collecting statistics on the status and progress of schools and education throughout the nation, and distributing information and providing technical assistance to those working to improve education.

The Office of Education Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20208-5500

ORSA
http://www.informs.org/ (supposedly ORSA can be found on this site)

Mount Royal and Guilford Avenues
Baltimore, MD 21201
(appears to be the same as OERI)

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PAESMT
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/pres_awards/

The program is open to practicing public-, private- and parochial-school teachers with a minimum of five years of experience. Candidates are then chosen on the basis of their teaching performance, their background and their experience. This includes an evaluation of their formal education and continuing educational experience as well as professional and other activities related to their teaching. Applicants are asked to demonstrate how their teaching enables students to learn important math and science processes and concepts. They must also provide letters of support for their application from colleagues; current or former students; parents of current or former students; or their supervisors.

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Directorate for Education and Human Resources
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Va. 22230
Phone: (703) 306-0422.

PCCPRE
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cpre/

Founded in 1985, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) unites researchers from five of the nation's leading universities to improve elementary and secondary education through research on policy, finance, school reform, and school governance.

Believing that reform, in order to be effective, must lead to high-quality instruction and improved student learning, CPRE researchers focus on three essential components. Effective reform must: incorporate a coherent set of policies and practices; contain meaningful incentives to individuals and the organization; and build the capacity of the individual and the organization to institute and sustain necessary changes. CPRE researchers are currently examining how alternative approaches to reform -- such as new accountability policies, teacher compensation, whole-school reform approaches, and efforts to contract out instructional services -- address issues of coherence, incentives, and capacity.

CPRE products focus on how policies and practices contribute to effective reform. CPRE not only publishes research reports, but also sponsors forums and workshops on issues policymakers grapple with daily.

Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
3440 Market Street, Suite 560
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3325
Telephone: (215) 573-0700
Fax: (215) 573-7914
Email: cpre@gse.upenn.edu

PDK
http://www.pdkintl.org/

Phi Delta Kappa is an international association of professional educators. Our mission is to promote quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life.

Phi Delta Kappa International
408 N. Union St., P.O. Box 789
Bloomington, IN 47402-0789
Phone: 800/766-1156 (Toll Free)
Phone: 812/339-1156
Fax: 812/339-0018
Email: webmaster@pdkintl.org

ACPDS
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/pdsac/

The ACPDS advises the Board of Directors on matters pertaining to the professional development and status of mathematics educators. 

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970 

PIMMS
http://www.wesleyan.edu/pimms/

In 1979, Robert A. Rosenbaum, a professor of mathematics at Wesleyan University, convened a group of citizens who were concerned about the quality of mathematics education in CT. These meetings included mathematics teachers and faculty from the public school, community college, and university levels, school administrators, and representatives of business and industry. Their collaboration resulted in the formation of the Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics (PIMM).

PIMMS (Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science) began in 1983 when the organization’s scope was broadened to include science. In the summer of 1984, the first of a continuing series of summer fellowship programs for teachers was conducted. These two-summer, multi-week institutes are designed to increase the content background of participants, to provide them with new teaching strategies, including the use of technology, and to develop their leadership capabilities so they can extend the impact of their PIMMS experience to their colleagues and educators statewide.

PIMMS
178 Cross St.
Middletown, CT 06459-0200
Fax: 860-685-6461
home: 860-685-6454

PIP
(appears to be the same as OERI)

PME
http://members.tripod.com/~IGPME/

The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, abbreviated to PME, is a group of researchers. The group was established in 1976 at ICME3 in Karlsruhe. PME is affiliated as subgroup to the ICMI, the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction.

The major goals of the group are: to promote international contacts and the exchange of scientific information in the psychology of mathematics education; to promote and stimulate interdisciplinary research in the aforesaid area, with the cooperation of psychologists, mathematicians and teachers; to further a deeper insight into the psychological aspects of teaching and learning mathematics and the implications thereof.

Prof. Barbara J. Pence
San Jose State University
Dept. of Math & Computer Sciences
San Jose, CA 95192-0103
USA
Phone: 1 408 924 5142
Fax: 1 408 924 5080
Email: pence@mathcs.sjsu.edu

or

Dr. Carolyn Kieran University du Québec à Montréal
De. de Mathématiques
C.P. 8888 Succ.Centre-Ville
Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8
CANADA
Phone: 1 514 987 3000x7793
Fax: 1 514 987 8935
Email: kieran.carolyn@uqam.ca

PREL (Pacific Resources for Education and Learning)
http://www.prel.org/

At Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), our business is education. PREL's work provides resources and products developed to promote educational excellence for children, youth, and adults, particularly in multicultural and multilingual environments. Besides its personnel, PREL's most important asset is its established partnerships and networks designed to meet the educational needs of governments, communities and business. Please contact us at email PREL and let us know how we can contribute to your educational efforts.

PREL's Work includes operating one of 10 Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) programs in the nation, under a contract with the U.S. Department of Education. This contract, together with other federal grant programs administered by PREL, provides a wide array of services to the Pacific Service Region. The privilege and experience gained working with the people and institutions in this region are treasured and invaluable.

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
1099 Alakea Street, 25th Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4513
Phone: (808) 441-1300
Fax: (808) 441-1385
Email: askprel@prel.org

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RAC
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/rac/

The RAC advises the Board of Directors on matters related to research and policies on research in mathematics education and teacher education.

NCTM Headquarters Office|
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

RBS
http://www.rbs.org/index.html

Created in 1966, Research for Better Schools (RBS) is a private, nonprofit corporation dedicated to the improvement of education through the use of research findings and best practices. For almost 35 years, RBS has served the research, development, evaluation, and technical assistance needs of educators, primarily those in the Mid-Atlantic region of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Research for Better Schools
444 North Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123
Email: info@rbs.org
Voice: 215-574-9300
Fax: 215-574-0133

RFP
(too broad…no website found)

RLEINI
http://www.stg.brown.edu/~dmr/LAB/index.html
or
http://www.lab.brown.edu/public/index.shtml

The LAB's mission is to promote knowledge-based school improvement throughout the Northeast and Islands region that helps create equal access to high quality learning environments and helps all students meet high standards of learning.

The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands
Suite 950
300 Brickstone Square
Andover MA 01810
(508) 470-0098
(800) 347-4200

RREC
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/BER/csr/csr.htm

(this address is for the CSR -- Center for the Study of Reading; otherwise no web page found for RREC)

University of Illinois
174 Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
phone: 217-333-2552
fax: 217-244-4501

RSC
(sent an email to NCTM for information about this committee)

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

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SCA
http://www.isca-speech.org/genpres.html (international SCA website)
http://www.scassn.org/ (this is supposed to be the website but it doesn’t work)

An association of teachers, speech clinicians, media specialists, communication consultants, and others interested in promoting the study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of art, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication and speech communication.

5105 Backlick Road
Building E
Annandale, Va. 22003
Phone: (703) 750-0533
Fax: (703) 914-9471

SEA
http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SEA.htm

The SEA provides information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to the schools and the residents in the agencies district.

(website contains contact information for SEA in various states)

SEDL
http://www.sedl.org/

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) exists to challenge, support, and enrich educational systems in providing quality education for all learners, enabling them to lead productive and fulfilling lives in an ever-changing, increasingly interconnected world.

SEDL’s mission is to find, share, and sustain effective solution for the most urgent problems facing educational systems, practitioners, and decision makers in the southwestern United States. SEDL’s particular emphasis is on ensuring educational equity for children and youth who live in poverty; who are Hispanic, Black, or other minorities; or who have physical or mental exceptionalities.

SEDL purses this mission through diverse and interrelated funding and project arrangements, governed by an institutional commitment to long-term, systematic, research- and experience-based approaches. The primary strategies are those of development, dissemination, training and technical assistance, supported by evaluation and applied research.

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
211 East 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701-3281
Phone: (800) 476-6861
Fax: (512) 476-2286
E-mail: webmaster@sedl.org

SEI
(no official website found)

SEPA
http://www.nctm.org/
(no official website but some information may be retrieved from the NCTM official website)
(emailed NCTM to send information about SEPA)

Richard Callan
NCTM Representative
490 Alton Drive
Greenwood, IN 46143
Email: rcallan@iquest.net

SERVE
http://www.serve.org/

SERVE, directed by Dr. John R. Sanders, is an education organization with the mission to promote and support the continuous improvement of educational opportunities for all learners in the Southeast. The organization’s commitment to continuous improvement is manifest in a cycle that begins with research and best practice. Building on theory and craft knowledge, SERVE staff members develop tools and processes designed to assist practitioners, to refine the organization’s delivery of technical assistance to schools and educational agencies, and, ultimately, to raise the level of student achievement in the region. Evaluation of the impact of these activities combined with input from affected stakeholders expands SERVE’s knowledge base and directs future research.

SERVE---North
Carolina (Main Office)
P.O. Box 5367
Greensboro, NC 27435
Phone: 336-315-7400 or 800-755-3277
Fax 336-315-7457

SIAM
http://www.siam.org/

Applied mathematics, in partnership with computational science, is essential in solving many real-world problems, from modeling physical, chemical, and biomedical phenomena; to designing engineered parts, structures, and systems to optimize performance; to planning and managing financial and marketing strategies; to understanding and optimizing manufacturing processes; and many others. To ensure the strongest interactions between mathematics and other scientific and technological communities, it remains the policy of SIAM to: advance the application of mathematics and computational science to science, engineering, industry, and society; promote research that could lead to effective new mathematical and computational methods and techniques for science, engineering, industry, and society; provide media for the exchange of information and ideas among mathematicians, engineers, and scientists.

3600 University City
Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Toll Free: 1-800-447-SIAM (in the US and Canada)
Phone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-Mail: service@siam.org

SNAP
http://www.snaponline.org/

SNAP is the one non-profit, professional society serving the needs of association publishers and communications professionals. Guided by a volunteer Board of Directors, SNAP provides a forum for idea information and exchange. Our areas of expertise include: fostering effective relationships between publishers, communications professionals, and industry providers; and developing and maintaining high editorial and advertising standards.

SNAP Headquarters
1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 330
Tysons Corner, Vienna VA 22182
Voice: (703) 506-3285
Fax: (703) 506-3266
E-mail: snapinfo@snaponline.org

SSMA
http://www.ssma.org/

The School Science and Mathematics Association is dedicated to improving instruction at all levels in and between science and mathematics by providing leadership in the field. Its primary work and publications address the needs of all of those involved in the science and mathematics teaching and learning processes.

SSMA's main activities include publication of its journal, School Science and Mathematics and newsletter, Mathematics-Science Connector, conducting national conferences, and funding innovative classroom projects through its Endowment Grant Program.

Margie Raub-Hunt
William Hunt
SSMA Co-Executive Directors
16734 Hamilton Court
Strongsville, OH 44149-5701
Phone: 440-238-2633 or 1-866-227-SSMA
Fax: 440-238-3147
Email: ssma314159@aol.com

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TA
(too broad to find a website)

TERC
http://www.terc.edu/

Founded in 1965, TERC is a not-for-profit education research and development organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

TERC's mission is to improve mathematics, science, and technology teaching and learning. TERC works at the edges of current theory and practice to: contribute to understanding of learning and teaching, foster professional development; develop applications of new technologies, create curricula and other products, and support school reform.

TERC
2067 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
USA
Phone: (617) 547-0430
Fax: (617) 349-3535
Email: communications@terc.edu

TESOL
http://www.tesol.edu/

TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights. To this end: TESOL articulates and advances standards for professional preparation and employment, continuing education, and student programs; TESOL links groups worldwide to enhance communication among language specialists; TESOL produces high-quality programs, services, and products. TESOL promotes advocacy to further the profession.

TESOL: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
700 South Washington Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 USA
Phone: 703-836-0774
Fax: 703-836-7864
E-mail: info@tesol.org

TLC
http://tlc.discovery.com/ 

Since Discovery Channel first went on the air in 1985, Discovery Communication, Inc. has grown to become the leading global real world media and entertainment company.

For a quicker response to your television questions, please call us at 1-888-404-5969.
Online Questions: letters@discovery.com
TV Questions: viewer_relations@discovery.com

Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology
http://www.triangle-coalition.org/

Our mission is to foster collaboration among leaders in education, business, and government to improve science, mathematics, and technology education.

The Triangle Coalition is a Washington D.C. based nonprofit organization comprised of more than 100 members with representation from business, industry, and labor; scientific and engineering societies; state and local alliances; education organizations; and governmental agencies.

The Triangle Coalition has three unique features that distinguish it from other national organizations working to improve education: it involves organizations from business, industry, and labor as equal partners with those from science, engineering, and education; it provides direct linkages with a large number of broad-based alliances that are working to improve math, science, and technology education at the state and local level; and it has no vested interest in any one mechanism for education improvement.

Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology for Science and Technology Education
1201 New York Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 800-582-0115
Fax: 202-289-1303

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UCEA
http://www.ucea.org/

The University Council for Educational Administration is a consortium of 62 major research universities in the United States and Canada. The dual mission of UCEA is to improve the preparation of educational leaders and promote the development of professional knowledge in school improvement and administration.

UCEA
205 Hill Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-2185
Phone: (573) 884-8300
Fax: (573) 884-8302

UI
http://www.urban.org/

The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968. The Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices.

2100 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 833-7200
Email: paffairs@ui.urban.org

USDE
http://www.ed.gov/

The U.S. Department of Education was established on May 4, 1980 by Congress in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979). The Department's mission is to: strengthen the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual; supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education; encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs; promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information; improve the coordination of Federal education programs; improve the management of Federal education activities; and increase the accountability of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress, and the public.

U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
E-mail: customerservice@inet.ed.gov
Telephone: 1-800-USA-LEARN or 1-800-437-0833
Fax: (202) 401-0689

USMA
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/

The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc., with headquarters in Northridge CA, is a national non-profit organization, founded in 1916. It advocates U.S. conversion to the International System of Units which is known by the abbreviation SI (ess-eye). SI is also called the modern metric system. The process of changing our system of measurement units to the metric system (i.e. SI) is called metric transition or metrication.

USMA
10245 Andasol Ave
Northridge CA 91325-1504

USOE
(Superseded by USDE)

WME
(no web page)

302 Shattuck Hall
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075
Phone: (413) 538-2608
Email: cmorrow@mhc.mtholyoke.edu

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