CHOOSE CPM MATHEMATICS
Provide Student Centered, Problem-Based Curriculum
Student Centered
- Students work in study teams of 2-4 which provide for
- student discourse and sharing of ideas.
- students to take risks, question, and refine their ideas.
- Teaching strategies support effective study teams.
Problem Based
- Problems are engaging, non-routine, thought-provoking tasks.
- Embedded questioning allows students to construct their knowledge.
- Teamwork creates safe productive struggle on challenging problems.
- Students make sense of the mathematics they are learning.
Research Supported
- Curricula grounded in an extensive and growing research base.
- Research supports CPM’s Three Pillars:
- Collaboration Summary & Full Report
- Problem-Based Learning Summary & Full Report
- Mixed Spaced Practice Summary & Full Report
Connected Knowledge
- Students explore the connections within math.
- Topics are interleaved throughout the course.
- Mixed, spaced practice keeps topics fresh in students’ minds.
- Practice illuminates connections throughout the year.
High-Quality Resources
- eTools for exploration
- Virtual Homework Help
- Parent Guides
- Lesson Mathcasts for teachers
- Noteworthy professional learning