Publications
The K–12 Mathematics Curriculum Center publishes a range of print materials that supply information and guidance about curriculum selection and use, and explain current issues in mathematics education.
Curriculum
Summaries of
12 mathematics programs provide key information at a glance. All 12 summaries
may be downloaded here for printing, or you can email us
to request a hard copy of the booklet.
Choosing
a Standards-Based Mathematics Curriculum describes
the selection process and suggests strategies for successful selection
and implementation. Excerpts to the guide can be viewed or downloaded for
printing.
Perspectives on Curricular Change: Interviews with Teachers, Administrators, and Curriculum Developers is a collection of edited interviews with users of 12 comprehensive mathematics curricula. Interviews for each curriculum can be downloaded.
The Changing Mathematics Curriculum: An Annotated Bibliography lists articles written about important aspects of the curriculum selection and implementation process.
Considering
New Mathematics Curricula: A Video Sampler: Each 20-minute segment
on this DVD features a teacher experienced in one of the programs, who
offers an overview of program materials, shows sample lessons, and discusses
benefits and challenges of implementation.
Our Issues in Mathematics Education papers explain, in understandable language,
issues about which there is significant debate. Issues papers addressing
assessment and technology are available below for downloading and printing.
Click on each title to download the whole paper. You may also contact
us to receive hard copies of each of these publications.
• Assessing Students' Mathematics Learning
• Thinking (and Talking) About Technology
in Math Classrooms