The Algebra Series
Algebra Success. For Everyone.
Across America, schools are struggling to meet AYP goals, often because of lagging scores in math. Middle school mathematics and algebra have been identified as key areas of concern. Simply put, algebra is a gatekeeper to graduation and higher education. Making sure that students are successful with algebra requires strong content and pedagogy training for all teachers of math at all levels.
Designed with the Concord Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Education-funded Seeing Math project, Teachscape aims to deepen teachers' understanding of both math content and pedagogy. Additionally, the Program of Study teaches teachers the key principles of algebra, beginning as early as fourth grade, so that all students are prepared for algebraic thinking and computation during middle school and early high school.
This Program of Study includes onsite coaching for instructional leaders, content-focused observation protocols, and valuable online resources like the following:
- Building Algebraic Skills - Grades 4-6
Algebra is the gatekeeper to higher level math and science. This online resource focuses on developing a firm algebraic foundation by focusing on concepts such as equivalence, order of operations, patterns, functions, linear graphing, variables and mathematics vocabulary. - Strengthening Algebraic Concepts and Skills - Grades 6-8
This online resource for middle schools focuses on developing proportional reasoning, a key concept that informs all areas of middle school math (numbers and operations, statistics, geometry, algebra, measurement, probability) and is essential for success in the formal study of algebra. - Mastering Algebra, Part 1 - High School
Designed to help high school students succeed in algebra, this online resource is comprised of two volumes, which, together, provide professional learning built around key algebraic concepts, including linear functions, linear equations, quadratic equations, graphing and proportional reasoning. The online resource focuses on systems of equations and functions, which are the foundations of algebra.