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Math Curriculum for Texas

What stands out about the Math Explorations Curriculum?

  • Is a full school-year math curriculum for the middle school grades
  • Integrates learning from more than 20 years of summer math programs
  • Aligns with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for grades 6 - 8
  • Engages young students in using pre-algebraic and algebraic ideas
  • Includes hands-on, inquiry based explorations that lead into in-depth problem solving
  • Presents concepts in carefully developed textbooks and supporting materials
  • Is research-based, classroom-tested, and developed by nationally renowned mathematics educators
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Student Teaching Videos

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Teacher Resources

Guiding Principles

The focus of Mathworks curriculum project is to engage all students in doing mathematics at a high level, and to ensure that the needs of all students are addressed. The Mathworks curriculum project has been established on a foundation of research-based guiding principles that are critical for successful implementation.  The bibliography that follows provides links to the underlying research. Research has shown that student success depends on an integrated approach that supports student learning in each of these domains.

Guiding Priniciples (Doing Mathematics, Persistence Communication, Classroom Culture)