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Saturday, July 31, 2004
The National Math Trail
The National Math Trail, funded by the US Department of Education's Star Schools program, through the Satellite Education Resources Consortium (SERC), and NEC Foundation, combines mathematics, technology, and students' communities. The project is based on the Math Trail concept "developed by Australian educator Dudley Blane as a way to have students become active learners by finding the math that exists in their communities." The idea is that students create math problems based on what they find in their communities and then teachers submit the problems to the National Math Trail website so they are then available for others to access. Submissions, which can include photos, drawings, sound recordings, and videos, are done using an online form or via mail. The submissions are indexed and can be searched by topic or explored via an interactive map. (Note: Unfortunately, the search function only works using Internet Explorer.) The section on participating explains the simple and free sign-up and submission procedure and offers some other resources such as a Technology Tutorial and links to websites on NCTM Standards associated with this activity. The home page highlights recent developments, such as the recent expansion of The National Math Trail to include students internationally. From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/
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