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 Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP), funded by a five-year NSF grant, has been developing and evaluating an innovative three-year core high school mathematical sciences curriculum for all students, plus a fourth-year course continuing the preparation of students for college mathematics. The four-year program emphasizes mathematical modeling; integrates Standards-based topics from algebra/functions, geometry/trigonometry, statistics/ probability, and discrete mathematics; and features full use of graphics calculators. This session will provide participants with:

1. an overview of CPMP perspectives on curriculum, instruction, and assessment in relation to issues of access and opportunity for all students;
2. hands-on experience with portions of the multi-day investigations that constitute the curriculum; and
3. a summary of lessons learned from field-testing in over 400 classrooms nationwide.

   Christian Hirsch (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI)
   Arthur Coxford (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
   James Fey (University of Maryland, College Park, MD)
   Eric Hart (Western Michigan University, Kalmazoo, MI)
   Harold Schoen (University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA)
   Ann Watkins (California State University, Northridge, CA)
   Beth Ritsema (Western Michigan University, Kalmazoo, MI)

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