Place- and community-based education--an approach to teaching and learning that starts with the local--addresses two critical gaps in the experience of many children now growing up in the United States: contact with the natural world and contact with community. It offers a way to extend young people's attention beyond the classroom to the world as…

This booklet focuses on effective mathematics teaching. Drawing on a wide range of research, it describes the kinds of pedagogical approaches that engage learners and lead to desirable outcomes. The aim of the booklet is to deepen the understanding of practitioners, teacher educators, and policy makers and assist them to optimize opportunities for…

During the past decade, organizations and individuals in communities across the United States have come together in alliances to promote the improvement and reform of science, mathematics, and technology education in elementary and secondary schools. This handbook draws from the experiences of those pioneer local alliances to provide insights and…

This booklet opens with an overview and description of gifted education. Considered are historical perspectives, the case for gifted education, defining and identifying gifted students, the psychology of mathematical giftedness, forces in the lives of gifted children, organizational alternatives for gifted, and program operation. In chapter 2 are…

Details are provided about the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME), the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), and the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). The AIME will first be offered in 1983 as an intermediate examination between the AHSME and the USAMO. An appendix provides several sample problems. (MP)

This document describes some of the many programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation in its efforts to continue to promote systemic science and mathematics education reform. Brief descriptions of the following programs are included: (1) Interactive Math Program Restructures 9-12 Math Education; (2) Algebra I Project Sparks Citywide…

The programs provided for mathematically gifted students are divided into two categories, labeled enrichment and acceleration. These two types of programs are discussed and the basic forms of instructional patterns are presented, along with the pros and cons associated with each. (MP)

This document is intended as a resource and guide to help teachers integrate a problem-centered approach into their curricula. It outlines the typical components of problem-centered mathematics and science activities, and offers practical suggestions, examples, and resources to assist this endeavor. The first section of this document, "What is…

This document details the proceedings of the Mathematical Education Conference held at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. The material is divided into the following major sections: Opening Speeches; Invited Lectures; Workshop Papers on "What mathematics should we teach at secondary and post secondary schools?"; short communications…

Proposals for modifying attitudes and anxieties about mathematics by inner city students and increasing the chances these pupils have to succeed in college mathematics are presented. Orientation sessions are proposed for students entering colleges with mathematics deficiencies and anxieties. (MP)

Accompanying curriculum renewal efforts in Australia is the need of teachers to increase their repertoire of skills. Strategies supporting the process of change are discussed, including developing a bank of exemplary lessons and a structured environment for testing such lessons. Three examples of school projects are described. (MNS)

The "Alberta K-9 Mathematics Program of Studies with Achievement Indicators" has been derived from "The Common Curriculum Framework for K-9 Mathematics: Western and Northern Canadian Protocol," May 2006 (the Common Curriculum Framework). The program of studies incorporates the conceptual framework for Kindergarten to Grade 9…

The mathematics education goals for Montgomery County Public Schools are listed in this public policy statement. The basic skills in mathematics that the school system wants each child to attain are the ability to perform computations, solve common problems of mathematics and logic, and understand the structure of mathematics so it can be a useful…

The mathematics education goals for Montgomery County Public Schools are listed in this public policy statement. This is the second of two booklets describing the entire school system's mathematics program, and grades nine through twelve are focused upon. The basic skills in mathematics that the school system wants each child to attain are the…

The materials in this publication were originally prepared for a set of conferences on Equity in Mathematics, organized by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics with funding from the National Science Foundation. It is suggested that these materials may assist supervisors, teacher trainers, administrators, and teachers to design and…