Learning and Teaching Algebra

Learning and Teaching Algebra (LTA) will build on promising work in its initial stages, work that attacks in tandem both of the root causes for poor student achievement: incoherence in student curricula and in professional development. Specifically, EDC will focus on teachers in urban, grade-8, Algebra 1 settings. Building on a proven student curriculum, CME Project, which develops serious mathematics, project staff will develop a program of coaching, professional development, and assessment, creating a coherent package that, in early pre-pilot versions, already shows great promise to raise both teacher quality and student performance.