In response to our participating counties and conversations through the Public School Partnership, the Teacher Algebra Network sponsored a Principals Meeting and the Broyhill Inn on March 4. Participating counties shared their responses to the forthcoming graduation requirements, which for many included introducing the Integrated Mathematics course sequence in the near future. A number of questions were raised, and participating districts took part in a productive discussion. Below are the resources and information that were provided for participants or were requested during conversations.

Participating Districts:

Alexander, Ashe, Alleghany, Burke, Caldwell, Davie, Watauga, and Wilkes.

To download the PowerPoint presentation, click here.

To download a packet of most of the handouts from the meeting, click here.

Where can I find . . .

Information about Mathematics Curricula?

The Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum (http://www.mathcurriculumcenter.org/resources_databases.php) is a fabulous resource for information on mathematics curricula across the country, including state standards, texts and ancillary resources, and research on various curricula.

Information about Standards Based Mathematics Curricula?

The K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center documents research about standards-based materials and tries to presen t it in such a way as to assist educators in decision making about it. You can find a copy of the most recent edition of the Curriculum Summaries document at http://www2.edc.org/mcc/. Near the middle of the page is the link.

Information about what other states require and do?

A report released by the CSMC explores high school mathematics across the country. It is available at: http://www.mathcurriculumcenter.org/PDFS/HSreport.pdf

Information about the Core Plus Instructional Materials?

Core Plus, a product of an NSF-supported grant project at Western Michigan University, is the subject of this site at WMU. http://www.wmich.edu/cpmp/.

Information on how to implement a standards-based mathematics curriculum and the performance of schools who have?

Several articles and other publications have addressed this topic. A few include:

Bay, J.M., Reys, B. J., & Reys, R. E. (1999). The top 10 elements that must be in place to implement standards based mathematics curricula. Phi Delta Kappan, 80(7), 503-6.

Griffin, L. A., Evans, A., Timms, T., & Trowell, J. (2000). Arkansas grade 8 benchmark exam: How doConnected Mathematics schools compare to state data? Little Rock, AR: Arkansas State Departmentof Education.

Hoover, M. N., Zawojewski, J. S., & Ridgeway, J. (1997). Effects of the Connected Mathematics Projecton student attainment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education ResearchAssociation, Chicago.

Reys, R. E., & Reys, B. J. (1997). Standards-based mathematics curriculum reform: Impediments andsupportive structures. Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership,1, 3-8.

Romberg, T. A., & Shafer, M. (2003). Mathematics in Context (MiC): Preliminary evidence about studentoutcomes. In S. Senk, D. Thompson (Eds), Standards-based school mathematics curricula: What arethey? What do students learn? Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,Inc.

Information on using group work effectively in the mathematics classroom?

Some articles addressing this topic include:

Webb, N. M. (1991). Task-related verbal interaction and mathematics learning in small groups. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 22(5), 366 - 389. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/749186

Cohen, E. G. (1994). Restructuring the Classroom: Conditions for Productive Small Groups. Review of Educational Reserach, 64(1), 1 - 35. Stable URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/1170744

Davidson, N. & Kroll, D. L. (1991). An overview of research on cooperative learning related to mathematics. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 22(5), 362-365. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/749185