Back to NCTM San Diego: Curriculum Development

This is the summary of a presentation given at the 74th Annual NCTM Meeting, 25-28 April 1996, San Diego, CA.

The Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) was funded by the National science Foundation to develop a complete mathematics curriculum with teacher support materials for the middle grades 6, 7, and 8. The curriculum is devoted to developing studnet knowledge and understanding of mathematics that is rich in connections and is organized around interesting problem settings. The instructional model encourages higher level thinking.

Susan Friel (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC)
Glenda Lappan (Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI)

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