{"id":4530,"date":"2019-03-06T09:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/blog\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2019-06-14T11:23:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T15:23:02","slug":"talented-middle-school-math-students-forge-early-path-to-university-coursework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/talented-middle-school-math-students-forge-early-path-to-university-coursework\/","title":{"rendered":"Talented Middle School Math Students Forge Early Path to University Coursework"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PLANTATION, Fla., Mar. 6, 2019 — Representatives from the University of Florida (UF) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) met with more than 150 middle school students and parents in Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) last week to describe the exciting opportunities they are offering to graduates of Broward’s Elements of Mathematics: Foundations (EMF Math) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"EMF<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

EMF Math is an online curriculum that teaches pre-algebra through precalculus plus advanced topics in modern mathematics to students in grades 6-8. BCPS, the sixth largest public school district in the US, is in its fourth year of offering the program to bright students across a diverse mix of 31 middle schools. Schools and districts interested in licensing EMF Math should contact the Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (IMACS) at https:\/\/www.EMFmath.com\/schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the\nBroward’s EMF Math graduates are excelling as ninth graders in either\nCalculus I\/II at UF through its dual enrollment program or in\nAdvanced Placement Calculus at their local public high schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon Case, UF’s\nCoordinator for Curriculum and Special Programs, said that EMF Math\ngives BCPS students early access to UF’s dual enrollment program.\n“They are programs primarily for [high school] juniors and\nseniors,” noted Case, “But we’ve worked with the district,\nand EMF students are allowed to participate for one math course per\nterm as of their freshman year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Representatives<\/a>

L to R: Shari Stupp, BCPS; Shari Bush, BCPS; Bob McKinney, BCPS; Andreas VanDenend, UF; Brandon Case, UF; Dr. Stephen Locke, FAU; Iain Ferguson, EMF Math.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to Case,\nthe first cohort of EMF Math graduates taking UF Calculus I\/II are,\nbroadly speaking, doing quite well. Ninth grader and EMF Math\ngraduate Zachary Weissman completed UF Calculus I with an outstanding\ngrade of 106%. “I absolutely loved Calculus I, and I am enjoying\nCalculus II,” said Weissman. “I believe this program will\nbe extremely beneficial for the EMF eighth graders, and I strongly\nrecommend it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andreas VanDenend,\nAssistant Director for UF’s Online Dual Enrollment Program, described\nthe support system that UF provides to EMF Math graduates. “At\nthe University of Florida, we do a whole lot for the students to make\nsure they are not drifting around in UF systems,” he assured\nparents. “We make sure students have their right login, their UF\nidentification number, all that they’ll need to get started on the\nfirst day of class.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Stephen\nLocke, Associate Chairman of the Department of Mathematical Sciences\nat FAU, noted that EMF graduates can take dual enrollment classes\nduring the summer at FAU. Some parents thought this might be an\nattractive option for students who want to take classes that UF\ndoesn’t offer online or who would like to have a local professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents in\nattendance were mainly seeking advice on navigating the uncertain\nroad of high school and college coursework. Many of them found the\npresentations to be very informative and appreciated that these\nuniversities were already taking an interest in their middle school\nchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMACS is currently offering schools and districts the opportunity to provide the first EMF Math course to an unlimited number of students at no cost. Teachers and administrators may request access by registering at https:\/\/www.EMFmath.com\/schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About IMACS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science is an independent teaching and educational research institute with centers in South Florida, North Carolina, Missouri and Connecticut. Over 4,500 students from across the US and around the world attend local IMACS classes or study its online courses. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.imacs.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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