Priming the Pump: Connected Geometry

该项目将开发一套课程材料， 随附的教师支持材料将使用 将数学探索的文化 将学生的体验与 经验的各个部分。 材料将包括（1） 一个学生活动的图书馆，这样他们就可以 用于形成处理特定内容的连贯单元， 主题;（2）一个课程地图制作器，旨在帮助教师 选择活动和相关活动的顺序， 从现有几何课程的扩展到 全新的课程;（3）自我指导的服务 教材套帮助教师学习有效运用 工具包，探索新的教学模式体现 在活动中。 这些活动将鼓励学生进行实验 精神上，使用物理操作，并使用计算机 图像. 他们将促进学生的发展， 数学推理、分析和 沟通;将几何学与科学、技术、艺术联系起来。 和其他领域的学生的经验;和链接几何 其他数学领域的重要思想，包括 代数、分析、数论、组合学和线性 代数

This project will develop a set of curriculum materials and accompanying teacher support materials that will use geometry to bring a culture of mathematical exploration into the classroom, interconnect students' experiences with various parts of experience. The materials will include (1) a library of students activities designed so they can be used to form coherent units addressing specific content and themes; (2) a Curriculum Map Maker designed to help teachers select activities and sequences of related activities, ranging from extensions to existing geometry courses to completely new courses; and (3) a Self-Guided Inservice Package to help teachers learn to make effective use of the toolkit and to explore the new models of teaching embodied in the activities. The activities will encourage students to experiment mentally, using physical manipulatives, and using computer images. They will foster students' development of mathematical ways of reasoning, analyzing, and communicating; link geometry to science, technology, art. and other areas of students' experience; and link geometry to important ideas in other areas of mathematics, including algebra, analysis, number theory, combinatoriecs, and linear algebra.