Math is Everywhere: Public Understanding and Engagement Mathematics Initiative

ESI-98-13096首席研究员：Gail Burrill全国数学教师委员会(NCTM)数学无处不在-公众理解和参与数学倡议这个项目是NSF/美国能源部联合发起的中学数学公众理解和参与倡议的一个组成部分。NCTM、Widmeyer-Baker和NACME正在合作启动和交付该倡议。NCTM有责任确保在整个计划中所传达的数学令人信服、准确，并且适合中年级学习者。他们的项目贡献题为《媒体中的数学和作为合作伙伴的公众》。媒体中的数学是本周问题专题的标题，该专题将为全国各地的每周促销活动设计。这些问题将涉及以下内容：数字、数据、几何、测量、模式、函数和代数。问题的背景会有所不同。本周的问题将以印刷版和基于网络的形式同时出版。公共伙伴项目的组成部分将以普通公众为目标，并将开发印刷材料，以支持和吸引公众实际做数学。

AbstractESI-98-13096Principal Investigator: Gail BurrillNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)Math is Everywhere - Public Understanding and Engagement Mathematics Initiative This project is a funded as a component of the joint NSF/DoE Public Understanding and Engagement Initiative for middle grade mathematics. NCTM, Widmeyer-Baker and NACME are partnering to launch and deliver the Initiative. NCTM has responsibility for ensuring that the mathematics conveyed throughout the Initiative is compelling, accurate, and appropriate for middle grade learners. Their project contributions are entitled Math in the Media and the Public as Partners. Math in the Media is the title of the Problem of the Week feature, which will be designed for weekly promotions around the country. The problems will be developed across the following content strands: number, data, geometry, measurement, and patterns, functions and algebra. Problem contexts will vary. The problems of the week will be designed such that they will be simultaneously available in print and web-based formats. The Public as Partners project component will be aimed at the general public and will develop printed materials to support and engage the public in actually doing mathematics.