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Report of the National Math Advisory Panel (2008)

Posted By Larry Martinek On In Zeroing in on Curriculum and Instruction | 2 Comments

The President used the word “math” five times in the State of the Union address in 2006. He was pointing then that the United States is not producing enough college graduates in the STEM fields.

He then appointed the National Math Advisory Panel (NMAP) and charged them with coming up with recommendation for how to “make it possible for more students to be prepared for and succeed in first year Algebra.”

The files posted here include the final report of the NMAP. Also included are a one page, a four page, and a 20 page summary of the Report that I prepared in 2008. Also included is an interesting 2007 paper titled Rising Above the Gathering Storm.

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#1 Comment By Chris Lee On August 28, 2017 @ 5:19 am

This is great information, any significance to why this was posted today? Is there some type of follow up report from 2008 that we should be aware of?

#2 Comment By Julie Haba On August 28, 2017 @ 10:29 am

The summer before beginning to teach Algebra, I was fortunate to participate in the professional development put on as a result of this report. Then, implemented everything as best I could. Our students were from an inner city school filled with gangs and drug problems; they were deemed to be unable to pass the Algebra I EOC, or even the TAKS (STAAR). I am grateful for that study….my students chose to work hard, were engaged in class (for the most part), and scored the highest in the district on both tests for the 3 years I was in that district. The tools, instructional methods, and data, driving my classroom worked ~ as long as I had the freedom to use them (which is another story). This report supports what Larry already knew. 😉 Thank you, Mathnasium team, for providing a curriculum that we are very proud of implementing each day for the kids’ benefit!