The Interactive Mathematics Program

IMP Nationwide

IMP began as part of a curriculum development effort funded by the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC). Today, with additional 5-year funding from the National Science Foundation, IMP has embarked on an ambitious nationwide dissemination plan. A major component of this phase of the project is a formal, long-range evaluation conducted at the Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin.

The dissemination includes expansion in California, regional centers in Boston, Denver, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis high schools, and other schools with special funding in several areas of the country. More "satellite" schools will be brought into relationship with each regional center in subsequent years.

Schools using the curriculum have made a four-year commitment to IMP, assuring participation of heterogeneous student populations and parent education about the new program. These communities have committed substantial financial resources to funding special teacher training, equipment purchases, and additional preparation periods for teachers, all of which are requirements for implementation of the curriculum.

IMP is part of an ongoing mathematical education reform effort. Through the IMP advisory board and professional associations, the development staff and teachers keep current with other programs pursuing similar goals. IMP teachers and directors often make presentations at professional conferences and give IMP awareness workshops in different regions of the country.

For more information about IMP please contact the regional coordinator in your area or send your name and address to:

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