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Rolland, Al; Schuster, Nancy – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
The Mathematics Talent Development Project offers accelerated mathematics to students aged 10-14, on Saturdays at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Four years of high-school mathematics are covered in two years, including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics. Described are student selection, importance of homework, and teacher…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Admission Criteria, Advanced Courses, College Programs
Download full textFarley, Reuben W.; Raychowdhury, P. N. – 1990
The Richmond Area Young Scholars program, designed for a target population of rising seventh grade black students in the Richmond, Virginia area, emphasizes mathematics and physics. Honors topics instruction will be provided by faculty of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and by pre-college faculty who are members of the Mathematics…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Black Students, College Programs, College School Cooperation
Direct linkShorr, Pamela Wheaton – Instructor, 2005
There are many myths about award-winning schools. Most attribute outstanding school success to money or luck--generous state dollars, corporate sponsorships, that one-in-a-million principal who could run a small country in his spare time. Sure, these things help, but the 20 schools that walked away with this year's Intel and Scholastic Schools of…
Descriptors: Awards, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Professional Development
Solomon, Pearl G.; And Others – 1994
The Marie Curie Mathematics and Science Center at St. Thomas Aquinas College (New York), in a comprehensive effort to improve mathematics and science education, offers the Saturday Morning Search for Solutions enrichment program for area students in grades 7-12. The program is interdisciplinary, connecting technology and the study of societal…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Constructivism (Learning), Enrichment Activities
