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 ESCOT
What is it?
ESCOT, the "Educational Software
Components Of Tomorrow," is an NSF
funded research project at SRI
International. Its goal is to create
standard components (such as a graph, a
formula manipulator, a simulator, a slider,
etc) that can be used by math
professionals to create "activities" for
children. Part of the process toward this
ultimate goal is the graphical Problem of
the Week, similar to the Math Forum's
Problem of the Week and in fact hosted
by the Math Forum. Problems of the
Week are grouped by 4 or 5 to teach a
particular concept, thus teaching a single
concept for a month. Concepts range in
difficulty and math area from statistics to
using graphs to solve problems. Each
problem attempts to teach the children
through exploration and word-problem
solving. Students answer the questions
posed and submit their answers.
Mentors then review the submitted
answers and work with the student over
email to solidify understanding.
Where do I find it?
More information on ESCOT can be
obtained through
http://www.escot.org
Here you can also obtain contact
information if you wish to pursue ESCOT
in your classroom. For current and past
Problems of the Week, see
http://www.mathforum.org/escotpow/
To
run the most recent Problems of the
Week, you only need a Java enabled
browser. For older items, you will have to
download and install the ESCOT Runner.
Research Findings
ESCOT's accomplishments can be found
at
http://www.escot.org/External/recent.html
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