A proposed mathematics course to follow Algebra II and prepare all students for college or the workplace (new draft posted February 2008)

Please send feedback on these expectations by April 30, 2008, to amdm@austin.utexas.edu. Download feedback form (Word 144kb). We welcome your individual feedback or feedback generated by a group discussion among high school and/or post-secondary math educators.

Welcome to the site for providing input on a discussion draft for a proposed new high school mathematics course tentatively called Advanced Mathematical Decision Making. This site will be active during the 2007-2008 school year to share information about the course, including student expectations, and to solicit feedback and suggestions on the proposed course.

  • This draft was developed by a working group organized by the Charles A. Dana Center of the University of Texas at Austin in partnership with the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics.
  • This work is supported by the Greater Texas Foundation, the Charles A. Dana Center and the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics (TASM).

Download the draft expectations here (pdf 108kb).

Feedback form (Word 144kb).

Examples

Download selected examples of proposed course content (pdf 96kb). Additional suggestions are welcome; email your suggestions to amdm@austin.utexas.edu.

Possible resources for selected topics

Download selected resources related to proposed course content (pdf 104kb). Additional suggestions are welcome; email your suggestions to amdm@austin.utexas.edu.

Note that this list is not by any means exhaustive, nor have the resources been reviewed by the Dana Center staff or by TASM. Rather, they present background information and may be useful to teachers or other readers, especially for topics not typically included in the high school mathematics curriculum.

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