Topic Index - Curriculum and Instructional Materials

Resources are arranged in connection to the TMP Web portals above, then listed by month/year and related event, if pertinent:

 

TMP Partner Curriculum and Instructional Solutions  

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CMI

EAC

ISD

NKC

PC3

SACC

TIME

WAMAP

WMP

 

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Other Curriculum and Instructional Resources 

A. Problems / Tasks

  1. University of Texas, Dana Center: Mathematical Models with Applications
  2. University of Texas, Dana Center: Supplemental curricular materials
  3. Curriculum modules developed at Maricopa CC; available from Houghton Mifflin

    Assessments under “Supporting the TEKS and TAKS”: A collection of rich problems and supporting instructional materials
  4. MARS: Sample “balanced” assessment tasks
  5. Concord Consortium “Balanced Assessments”
  6. Phillips Exeter Academy, Problem/Task Examples
  7. Sample Math WASL Questions

B. Placement Test Issues

  1. Math Placement Test sample items
  2. ACT’s ASSET placement test (see “ASSET Student Guide” link for sample items)
  3. CSU system’s Entry Level Mathematics test
  4. Online math diagnostic assessment developed for UC & CSU systems in California
  5. UC system’s Faculty Senate statement on expected math competencies for entering students (includes example problems)
  6. American Diploma Project math standards/benchmarks
  7. ACCUPLACER placement test info
  8. Early Assessment of Readiness for College Mathematics Program: California Standards Tests
  9. Entry Level Mathematics Examination: California State University (1 MB)
  10. Overview of Washington State Placement Tests
  11. WASL & two-year college placement test study:(see the link for the study entitled “Relationship Between the WASL and Placement Tests Used by Community and Tech. Colleges”)
  12. Advanced Placement Testing Program (the math placement test used by Washington public baccalaureate institutions except for The Evergreen State College)
  13. California Math Diagnostic Assessment (MDTP)
  14. Early Assessment Program (EAP)
  15. WorkKeys

C.Primary Reference Sources for Washington's Readiness Standards - view the TMP College Readiness Standards here

  1. ABE Math Standards & Indicators - To improve student transition within and beyond adult basic education, enabling acquisition of the Tipping Point* knowledge and skills needed to obtain employment that provides a livable wage. Learn more at the SBCTC Learning Standards web page
  2. Achieve, Inc. 's Comparative Standards Analysis for Washington to Assist in Development of College Readiness Standards, June 25, 2004
  3. Achieve, Inc.'s Feedback on the Washington College Readiness Mathematics Standards Development Team Draft of July 21, 2004.
  4. Achieve Inc.: Side-by-Side Chart
    This detailed chart compares and analyzes the OSPI, HECB, SBCTC and ADP documents referenced above.
  5. American Diploma Project (ADP) College and Workplace Readiness Benchmarks for Mathematics
  6. Assessing "College Readiness" (SBCTC-sponsored College Readiness Project)
  7. Mathematics Grade Level Expectations for 9-10 (OSPI)
  8. Oregon: PASS (Proficiency-based Admission Standards System)
  9. Standards and Proficiency Statements in Mathematics (Washington's HEC Board-sponsored Competency-Based Admissions Project)
  10. TMP Draft College Readiness Standards

D. Classroom-based Assessment

  1. Achieve's Measures That Matter is a joint effort by Achieve and The Education Trust to provide strategic and technical assistance to states in creating college- and career-ready assessment and accountability systems that ensure that all students graduate from high school ready to succeed.
  2. The Four A's: Accountability, Accreditation, Assessment,
    and Articulation
  3. Assessing Content Knowledge, Howard Levine, Chair, California Mathematics Project Assessment Committee
    Report #1
  4. Assessing Knowledge of Instructional Strategies, California Mathematics Project Assessment Committee Report #2
  5. Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment. Phi Delta Kappan 80, No. 2 (October 1998): 139-144, 146-148.
  6. Integrated Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities, Dylan Wiliam, ETS
  7. Ridgway, J. (1998). From Barrier to Lever: Revising Roles for Assessment in Mathematics Education. National Institute for Science Education, Vol. 2, No.1.

E. National and International Standards / Resources

  1. The Purdue Calculus Reform Project
  2. Professional Communities and Instructional Improvement Practices: A study of small high schools in Chicago
  3. NZmaths (New Zealand)
  4. Equipped For the Future (EFF) Math Standards
    EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance at Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
  5. Keynote address: Trustees Association of Community & Technical Colleges, William C. Harris, Director General Science Foundation Ireland (February 12, 2006).
  6. Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP)
  7. American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
  8. The Nation's Report Card: National Center for Education Statistics
  9. The Nation's Report Card Sample Questions
  10. Programme for International Student Assessment: Problem Solving for Tomorrow's World
  11. British Columbia Committee on the Undergraduate Programme in MATHEMATICS: What math is really needed to succeed in university or college? A Mathematics Proficiencies study involving 24 colleges, universities and institutes was recently conducted in British Columbia with some astonishing results.
  12. California Mathematics Project
  13. Crossroads in Mathematics: Standards for Introductory College Mathematics Before Calculus
  14. Curriculum Foundations Project, CRAFTY (Curriculum Reform Across the First Two Years). Chapters "Collective Visions" and "Mathematics"
  15. Indiana
  16. Massachusetts
  17. Mathematics Framework for the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress
  18. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards
  19. No Small Task - Changing Math Changing Minds
    A report commissioned by SciMathMN on the lessons learned from four Minnesota school districts that have weathered the storm surrounding the adoption and implementation of standards-based mathematics curriculum materials.

    Other sections of this report:

    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case_Introduction.pdf
    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case1_OpenProcess.pdf
    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case2_BuildingCapacity.pdf
    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case3_RethinkingLeadership.pdf
    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case4_AligningGoals.pdf
    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case_EngagingPublic.pdf
    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case_Endnotes.pdf
    http://www.scimathmn.org/Case_Biblio.pdf
  20. Oregon: PASS (Proficiency-based Admission Standards System)
  21. Resources for implementing the mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and for improving mathematics programs in Texas
  22. A Summary Profile of Mathematics and Science Education in the Bellevue School District, Bellevue, Washington.
    Research conducted by the TIMSS National Research Center.
  23. University of California Senate Statement of Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students
  24. American Diploma Project (ADP) College and Workplace Readiness Benchmarks for Mathematics
  25. Mathematics Grade Level Expectations for 9-10 (OSPI)

F. Best Practices and Examples in Math Education

  1. NUMB3R5 COUNT: Using Statistics to Solve Biological Problems   In the age of Big Data, students in biology must grapple with mathematical models, tools, and insights as they engage in the study of biological science.
  2. Mind Games: The STEAM Project  This National Science Foundation funded program aims to improve science education in middle schools in Appalachia and provide a way to enhance communication skills among engineers.
  3. Mathematics - Finding What Works - a Personal Quest, June 2008, Larry Nyland – AWSP/WASA

G. Instructional Materials and Technology in Math Education

  1. Partners in Learning   A Microsoft initiative with a goal to help schools gain better access to technology, foster innovative approaches to pedagogy and teacher professional development and provide education leaders with the tools to envision, implement and manage change.
  2. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Resources - a comprehensive list of national STEM Online Resources/Clearinghouses and funding opportunities.
  3. Agile Mind and Academic Youth Development, Charles A Dana Center, University of Texas
      (To view this recording you will need to do an easy software download from this site: Elluminate.com)

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