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Sign In: Username/Email Password Sign Up Quick Links Login Activate Online Homework Products Team Research Testimonials Search for: Home Products Team Testimonials Sample Materials Professional Developemnet Research Contact Researched Developed READ MORE Research Proven READ MORE Research Adapted READ MORE Inquiry Based Problems Problems are scaffold to encourage meaningful inquiry & deep understandings.Online Homework Customizable problems aligned with investigations support repeated reasoning & skill development.Classroom Support Tools In class investigations to promte student learning and aligned PowerPoints to guide teacher discussions.Online Textbook Linked videos and animations & videos foster student engagement and understanding.Welcome Pathways Users Our Materials are research developed and refined to impel student success & learning. Our support staff and professional development team will assure your successful implementation of Pathways curriculum. Our Featured Courses Pathways materials are fully developed for beginning algebra through precalculus mathematics. Course content can be customized to your syllabus. Aligned calculus materials are currently under development. Precalculus Precalculus Supports the Common Core Standards Learn More College Algebra College Algebra College Algebra Description Learn More Algebra II Algebra II The Student Workbook includes rich contextual problems and deep, meaningful explorations of... Learn More Algebra I Algebra I Module 0: Practicing Symbolic Reasoning Evaluating, Simplifying and... Learn More learn more Why Choose Us Our materials and professional development are based in 25 years of sustained inquiry into student learning of precalculus and beginning calculus. We continually adapt our materials based on data and input from our users. Our Students Success Stories Show the world what your students have to say ! I really liked the investigations we did during class. The questions kept me learning and engaged. When the teacher lectured I was able to understand. I also got more and more comfortable in explaining my solutions and liked seeing mathematics from different viewpoints. Before this class I thought math was just about memorizing rules. This is the first time I’ve been able to understand the word problems. This class is making me a better thinker in all my classes. I now expect ideas to make sense and know that I am smart enough to figure things out instead of waiting for teachers to tell me what to do. View All Testimonial Our Team Display your distinguished faculty members with pride in the Team Section. Marilyn Carlson Dr. Carlson is currently a professor in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and Director of Research Innovations in Mathematics Education at Arizona State University. Her current National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research project is developing and studying interventions and instructional resources to improve mathematics teaching and learning in undergraduate transition courses in mathematics. Dr. Carlson was the Coordinator of the Mathematical Association of America’s (MAA) Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education, and co-edited the MAA Volume, Making the Connection: Research to Practice in Mathematics Education . She received an NSF CAREER award to study student learning in calculus and has been continuously funded by NSF to conduct research on teaching and learning of precalculus and beginning calculus. In 2007 she received the MAA Selden Award for Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, and in 2013 she received the Outstanding Doctoral Mentor award at Arizona State University. Dr. Carlson has served as Director of First-Year Mathematics at the University of Kansas and Arizona State University, and led the development of a Ph.D. concentration in mathematics education in ASU’s School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. She is the author of more than 60 published research papers. Dr. Carlson served on a National Research Council panel investigating advanced mathematics and science programs in U.S. high schools, and has participated in policy deliberations at state and national levels. Dr. Carlson has been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences, is a consultant to peer universities seeking to improve undergraduate programs in mathematics; has traveled to study school mathematics as practiced in China, Japan, and Singapore and is engaged in national efforts to improve U.S. programs that educate and support teachers. Grant Sander Grant Sander is a researcher and curriculum developer with special exGrant Sander is a researcher and curriculum developer with special expertise in designing innovative online instructional support materials. He teaches math and preservice teacher courses at ASU and has been involved in leading numerous professional development workshops for both secondary and undergraduate instructors. He has studied theoretical mathematics and is a self-taught web developer who leverages research on students’ mathematical learning of key concepts to design and research online instructional materials. His online materials are engaging and showing dramatic gains (as compared to traditional instruction) in student learning of key ideas that are foundational for calculus.pertise in designing innovative online instructional support materials. He teaches math and preservice teacher courses at ASU and has been involved in leading numerous professional development workshops for both secondary and undergraduate instructors. He has studied theoretical mathematics and is a self-taught web developer who leverages research on students’ mathematical learning of key concepts to design and research online instructional materials. His online materials are engaging and showing dramatic gains (as compared to traditional instruction) in student learning of key ideas that are foundational for calculus. Alan O’Bryan Alan O’Bryan is a Senior Research Analyst in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University. He is a co-author on the Pathways curriculum materials, CEO of COSma Learning, Inc., and a former high school teacher with Gilbert Public Schools in Arizona. Over the past 10 years Alan has led professional development workshops for thousands of mathematics teachers across the nation. His workshops are most noted for their effectiveness in helping teachers acquire deep understandings and connections among key concepts of precalculus level mathematics. Teachers who attend his workshops acquire knowledge and methods for realizing dramatic increases in their students’ learning. Prior to his current position at ASU Alan was a professional development leader and taught secondary mathematics in Gilbert Public Schools. Alan has conducted classroom research and is currently investigating student learning of online instructional materials. . Latest Articles This is a latest article section. You can display the latest blog posts in this section. 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