Core-Plus Integrated Mathematics Summer Workshops
Once again this summer, NC New Schools will be offering week-long Core-Plus Integrated Mathematics Workshops.
New this year, a Course 4 workshop the week of June 17-21 in Raleigh. This is a stand-alone option that does not assume prior experience or implementation of earlier courses.
NC New Schools will also offer the following workshops in Durham at City of Medicine Academy, and through a collaborative effort with DPI, in Statesville at Career Academy & Technical School and in Wilmington at Wilmington Early College:
- Course 1: July 8-12
- Course 2: July 15-19 (Course 1 workshop or implementation is a prerequisite)
- Course 3: July 22-26 (Course 1 workshop or implementation is a prerequisite)
Click here to register or for more information.
For NC New schools, STEM education does not mean more math and science courses,rather a fundamentally different approach to teaching and learning in mathematics and science. In our work with the initial cohort of STEM schools, NC New Schools researched and identified exemplary mathematics and science programs that would support Powerful Teaching and Learning in each content area. These programs were developed by university-based projects in collaboration with secondary school teachers, mathematicians and scientists,and university math and science educators with funding from the National Science Foundation. The resulting programs were field-tested throughout the country in urban, suburban and rural schools.
NC New Schools provides professional development to support implementation of a number of these programs, including Core-Plus Mathematics. The professional development is best described as immersive or experiential -teachers will experience engaging, inquiry-based investigations that leverage the Common Instructional Framework and provide a solid foundation in mathematics aligned to the Common Core Standards within the context of real issues.
Core-Plus Mathematics is a four-year integrated curriculum that replaces the traditional Algebra-Geometry-Algebra 2-Precalculus sequence. Each course features interwoven strands of algebra and functions, statistics and probability, geometry and trigonometry, and discrete mathematics. The curriculum emphasizes mathematical modeling and is designed to make mathematics accessible to more students, while challenging the most able students. The curriculum materials also include a suite of computer software called CPMP-Tools that provide powerful aids to learning mathematics and solving mathematical problems. This use of technology permits the curriculum and instruction to emphasize multiple representations and to focus on goals in which mathematical thinking and problem solving are central. The materials promote active learning and teaching centered around collaborative investigations of problem situations.
Core-Plus Mathematics was developed by the Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) at Western Michigan University. You can learn more here: http://www.wmich.edu/cpmp.
