Department of Ed's Top 10 math programs
Below are math-reform plans that a US Department of Education expert panel calls "exemplary" or "promising," along with their Web addresses:
Exemplary Programs
COGNITIVE TUTOR ALGEBRA
Grades: 7 to 12 or college undergraduates
Contact: Pittsburgh Area Cognitive Tutor Center, Carnegie Mellon University
http://act.psy.cmu.edu/ACT/awpt/
COLLEGE PREPARATORY MATHEMATICS
Grades: 9 to 12
Contact: CPM Educational Program
http://www.cpm.org/
CONNECTED MATHEMATICS
Grades: 6 to 8
Contact: Connected Mathematics, Michigan State University
http://www.math.msu.edu/cmp/
CORE-PLUS MATHEMATICS PROJECT
Grades: 9 to 12
Contact: Core-Plus Mathematics
Project, Western Michigan University
http://www.wmich.edu/cpmp
INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM
Grades: 9 to 12
Contact: http://www.mathimp.org/
Promising Programs
EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS
Grades: K to 6
Contact: Everyday Learning Corporation
http://www.everydaylearning.com
MATHLAND
Grades: K to 6
Contact: Creative Publications
http://www.creativepublications.com
MIDDLE-SCHOOL MATHEMATICS THROUGH APPLICATIONS PROJECT
Grades: 6 to 8
Contact: 888-399-1995 or http://www.enc.org/ed/exemplary/promis3.pdf
NUMBER POWER
Grades: K to 6
Contact: Number Power, Developmental Studies Center
http://www.devstu.org
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PROJECT
Grades: 7 to 12
Contact: The University of Chicago, Department of Education
http://www.uchicago.edu/ssd/ucsmp/
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