Secondary Component

Zalman Usiskin, Director

UCSMP Grades 6-12

Summer 2008 - This site is under construction! Please visit again for more information about UCSMP Grades 6-12. You can also learn more about the third edition of the secondary curriculum on the web site of our current publisher, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill. Second-edition materials are available from Prentice Hall.

Under the belief that today's society demands advanced mathematical skills, UCSMP's secondary school curriculum targets not just students who will go on to college but all students who will graduate high school.

UCSMP Grades 6-12 is now being revised for the third edition, and will be published by Wright Group/McGraw-Hill for the following academic years:

The new secondary materials are based on the same student-centered, research-driven, and progressive principles that have guided UCSMP for almost 25 years. The materials have been refined and enhanced on the basis of research studies and users' comments. For the third edition, the secondary component materials have been updated to include the following:

  • New problem settings that feature contemporary content and context
  • A greater focus on active learning, both individually and in groups
  • More algebra prior to the UCSMP Algebra text
  • Statistics incorporated to a greater extent throughout the curriculum
  • Active reading that engages students and helps create life-long learners who can read mathematics
  • Use of current technology, including graphing calculators, dynamic geometry systems, computer algebra systems (CAS), and the internet (for more remarks on technology in school education, click here)
  • Flexible lesson organization
  • Closer alignment with Everyday Mathematics.
The new text, Pre-Transition Mathematics, now begins the series. Intended primarily for students who are ready for a 6th grade curriculum, it articulates well with Everyday Mathematics, Transition Mathematics, and UCSMP Algebra. Pre-Transition Mathematics provides another excellent option for elementary and middle-school mathematics teachers.

Why add a new book to the third edition? Some middle schools have been asking for a text to precede Transition Mathematics (in the style of that book) since the first edition appeared in the 1980s. Pre-Transition Mathematics fills that need. It is designed to take average students from a strong 5th grade curriculum, such as Everyday Mathematics 5, into Transition Mathematics. For some students, it is an appropriate text to follow Everyday Mathematics 6 (or other sixth grade materials).