University of Chicago School Mathematics Project
The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project is a multi-faceted project of the University of Chicago in the United States, intended to improve competency in Mathematics [education in the United States|mathematics in the United States] by elevating educational standards for children in elementary and secondary schools.
Overview
The UCSMP supports educators by supplying training materials to them and offering a comprehensive mathematics curriculum at all levels of primary and secondary education. It seeks to bring international strengths into the United States, translating non-English math textbooks for English students and sponsoring international conferences on the subject of math education. Launched in 1983 with the aid of a six-year grant from Amoco, the UCSMP is used throughout the United States.UCSMP developed Everyday Mathematics, a pre-K and elementary school mathematics curriculum.
UCSMP publishers
- McGraw-Hill
- Wright Group-McGraw-Hill
- American Mathematical Society