The Algebra Project has completed the planning year of its Discovery Research K-12 grant from the National Science Foundation. The award was granted for “potentially transformative” education research, and the Algebra Project was among the 17% of proposals that were successful. The Algebra P[...]
Archive for the ‘Fall Newsletter 2009’ Category
November 16th, 2009 - 10:34 am § in Fall Newsletter 2009
AP High School Cohorts – NSF Discovery Research
October 14th, 2009 - 7:25 am § in Fall Newsletter 2009
Accreditation Progress in Petersburg, VA!
Celebration fills the air in Petersburg, VA, these days, and rightly so. For the first time in the history of the Virginia Standards of Learning, Petersburg High School has received full accreditation! A.P. Hill and Walnut Hill elementary schools also achieved full accreditation this year and Robert[...]
October 15th, 2009 - 7:36 am § in Fall Newsletter 2009
Algebra Project national Professional Development of Professional Developers
Boston, MA, June 22-26, 2009—Algebra Project mathematicians, teachers and mathematics educators convened at the HayGroup in Boston, MA for a 5-day intensive institute to prepare new facilitators of AP teacher professional development. It is called “PDPD,” or “Professional Development for P[...]
October 14th, 2009 - 7:12 am § in Fall Newsletter 2009
The Algebra Project goes to Northern Minnesota!
St. Louis County, MN – At the invitation of Ms. Lowana Greensky, Director of Indian Education for ISD 2142, and her staff, Gary Benenson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the City College of New York, co- author of “Stuff that works!” curriculum guides, Heinemann (2002) and m[...]
October 14th, 2009 - 7:11 am § in Fall Newsletter 2009
A Letter from a 10th grade Algebra Project Student
A Letter from Michael, a 10th grade Algebra Project Student at Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, in San Francisco, CA, to his AP teacher, Mr. Marcus Hung after successfully completing the Road Coloring curriculum module. Date: 1/23/09 Dear Mr. Hung, I just want to say thanks for the great seme[...]
October 14th, 2009 - 7:29 am § in Fall Newsletter 2009
A letter from Ann Lyon, Algebra Project Teacher
A letter from Ann Lyon, Algebra Project Teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, in San Francisco, CA, to teachers attending the 2009 Algebra Project summer professional development institute: July 2009 Dear Algebra Project Teacher, I have been asked to write you a letter about my experien[...]