The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide partial support to NCSU’s Friday Institute in developing 2 applications for the US Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation grant program. The applications will seek federal funding to support a collaborative effort involving 10 -12 rural schools districts for 1) a validation project focused on the use of technology to enhance the teaching of mathematics in grades 6-8, with an emphasis on preparing students for success in Algebra I, and 2) a smaller development project targeting students who are “at-risk” of failing math by using technology-based diagnostic assessments, mathematics learning trajectories and the Common Core standards to improve teaching and learning in mathematics.
