Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202).
Contents:
Innovations from the states. Appendix. Challenges, excuses, and guiding principles ; Challenges : facing the reality that high school mathematics is obsolete, is unteachable, and exacerbates inequity -- Excuses : why we retain an underperforming status quo -- Guiding principles : domains of invigoration -- Part 2. Content, courses, and pathways ; Grades 9 to 10 : a common curriculum for all -- Grades 11 and 12 : differentiated pathways of rigorous, relevant courses that meet real student needs -- Part 3. What invigorated math must look like ; Pedagogy : we know what equitable and empowering teaching looks like -- Assessment : high-quality assessments that hold everyone accountable -- Technology : the enabling game changer -- Modeling : the overarching twenty-first-century competency -- Part 4. Implementation guidance ; Implementation : a game plan for moving forward -- Resources : great places to begin -- Appendix. Innovations from the states.
Summary:
The current high school mathematics curriculum is out-of-date and not only fails to stimulate but increasingly exacerbates inequity by closing off options while failing to prepare the vast majority of students for the realities of citizenship and work in the twenty-first century. The intent of this book is to provide a stimulus for discussion, complete with examples, samples, and models for serious consideration by every high school mathematics department. New material must be accompanied by invigoration of teaching methods, assessments, and use of technology. This volume proposes changes that can serve as a starting point for collegial discussion, and the authors hope that after reading, reviewing, and reflecting on our ideas, it will stimulate change to more effectively serve the fifteen million students taking high school mathematics on any given school day.
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