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Re: Free Algebra 1 E-Text
Posted:
Mar 31, 2008 11:08 AM
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Kirk,
I'd be interested in a CD as well. Thanks for your efforts!
Joe Mahoney
Teacher of Mathematics
Putnam Valley HS
146 Peekskill Hollow Road
Putnam Valley, NY 10579
845.526.7847
www.os4e.com/pvcsd/pvhs/jmahoney
>
> Recently, 25 middle school and high school teachers in the Arlington
> Central School District finished an electronic textbook (E-Text)
> for our
> introductory Algebra course. This effort was named "The Arlington
> Algebra Project." The E-Text is comprised of approximately 120
> lessons
> and associated homeworks that, we believe, robustly cover the NYSED
> standards for Integrated Algebra 1.
>
> We have placed this E-Text on CD's. Included are both MS Word and
> Adobe
> PDF files for all lessons and homeworks. We now plan to distribute it
> for free to interested districts. We have copyrighted the E-Text in
> order to keep it free to the public.
>
> This E-Text was carefully developed over the span of two years
> using the
> Understanding by Design curriculum model (Wiggins and McTighe). We
> are
> currently using it with approximately 700 8th and 9th grade students.
> So far, we are pleased with its quality and its ability to integrate
> graphing calculator technology into algebraic instruction. Because
> the
> text comes in Word files, it is easily modified for various
> purposes(enrichment, I.E.P.'s, etc.).
>
> I have attached a few of the lessons files to this post. Interested
> districts can email me for a copy of the E-Text. I do ask that
> districts limit themselves to one CD because it is easily copied to
> multiple computers and their are some associated costs with producing
> the CD's. Anyone who is interested in receiving a copy, please
> email me
> and include the following:
>
> (1) Your name
> (2) The district/school/organization you work for
> (3) A physical address that I can send the CD to
>
> Arlington is giving this E-Text away for free because we believe
> that by
> making resources easily available to everyone who wants them will give
> teachers the time to become more creative in their activities and
> assessments without having to worry about the day to day lessons and
> worksheets.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Kirk Weiler
> Editor-in-chief
> The Arlington Algebra Project
> Arlington High School
> LaGrangeville, NY 12540
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