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June 30, 2008Education Development Center to Share Open Source Math Curricula on Curriki; Collaboration Offers Teachers New Ways to Use Educational Tools |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: To start, Curriki will make available EDC's standards-based middle-grades algebra course, allowing teachers to not only access the free curricula, but to add to it or adapt it for use in their classrooms. Starting today, educators will be able to use EDC's online mathematics course Building Algebraic Thinking in the Middle Grades on the Curriki site (http://www.curriki.org/). It was designed and developed by mathematics and curriculum specialists at EDC and funded by the National Science Foundation as part of a research initiative to explore the comparative benefits of online professional development. "Our collaboration with Curriki will allow EDC to make more widely available our research-based curricula and programs in mathematics, science, literacy, and other areas," said EDC President and CEO Luther Luedtke. In addition to facilitating the sharing of courses in the United States, EDC and Curriki are also working together internationally on several initiatives with the goal of greatly expanding access to high-quality research-based educational content. Launch dates for initiatives involving the Ministries of Education in Indonesia, India, Yemen, Senegal, and Mali are expected later this year. "We're so pleased to join with EDC, an organization known for its high-quality materials and its knowledge of the realities of the classroom," said Curriki Executive Director Dr. Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan. About EDC: Education Development Center, Inc. is one of the world's leading nonprofit education and health research organizations.
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