Quantway(tm) Materials, available — the Dana Center “FMR” course

The Dana Center (University of Texas – Austin) has launched an updated web site.  As part of this, the original Quantway™ materials (version 1.0) are available along with other documents — see http://www.utdanacenter.org/higher-education/new-mathways-project/new-mathways-project-curricular-materials/foundations-of-mathematical-reasoning-course/  

To get the Quantway information, you need to scroll down to the end of that page.  If you want general information on the New Mathways project, go to http://www.utdanacenter.org/higher-education/new-mathways-project/

This site is part of the New Mathways Project.  I’ve talked before about their project; the first course in their paths has now been named “Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning” (FMR).  It looks like this course will be shared by all 3 paths that will be developed — statistics, quantitative reasoning, and STEM.   The learning outcomes for FMR will be adapted from the Quantway outcomes, which were adapted from the New Life MLCS course.  The position of FMR in a math curriculum is very similar to that of MLCS; the Carnegie Foundation Quantway program is different in that students are tracked from the start … both New Mathways and New Life provide a flexible structure at this level.

The fact that 3 reform efforts share a curricular element (the first course) is part of my optimism that we can create basic change in developmental mathematics over the next several years.

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