Final Projects
from EDCI 650
(Trends in Mathematics
Education)
University of Maryland
Fall, 2001, Semester
Welcome to the Web page from our recent Trends in Mathematics Education graduate course. Students were charged with analyzing a topic in education with respect to the NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics and the Mathematics Achieve Partnership's Foundations for Success.
You can click to read the assignment in its entirety.
Here are the thirteen papers. Each paper is accompanied by a brief abstract summarizing the content of the longer paper. You can view each paper in its entirety by clicking on the title, below. Readers are welcome to e-mail comments to the professor, Duane A. Cooper. Finally, you can click here to view the page from a similar assignment three years prior consisting of reactions to the NCTM's public draft of Standards 2000.
Cindy Bonus, Curriculum Tracks and Teaching Principle of Mathematics in Two-Year Colleges (Abstract)
Kerrie Bowes, Technology: Its Place in Math Standards and Getting it There (Abstract)
Jane Doe, A Look at Professional Development (Abstract)
Aisha Elahi, final document (Abstract)
David Fantegrossi, An Analysis of Alternative Assessment Methods With and Eye towards their Alignment with the NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics and Achieve Inc.'s Foundations for Success Middle Grades Expectations (Abstract)
Marcia Frank, Writing in Math - Should It Have a Home in Today's Curriculums? (Abstract)
Ruth Huang, The Importance of Communications in the Mathematics Classroom (Abstract)
Anoop Kalsi, Math Education of Elementary Teachers: A Challenging Issue (Abstract)
Mary Public, To Achieve or Not to Achieve (Abstract)
Sunni Samuels, East Meets West (Abstract)
Wendi Schweingruber, Apples and Oranges: A Discussion of the Use of International Comparisons in Mathematics Education Reform (Abstract)
Allison Spires, How Does the New MCPS Math Curriculum Compare to the Standards? (Abstract)
Kristy Vernille, Why Are U.S. Mathematics Students Falling Behind Their International Peers? (Abstract)