Other new projects take a close look at online professional development. The Math Forum is also partnering with TERC, a nonprofit education research organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Bridging Research and Practice, another project to research the use of multimedia articles for professional development. The partners will explore the ways in which communities can make use of online writing and discussion grounded by classroom video. The Math Forum is also seeking funding to work with school districts in developing online professional development resources tailored to their local standards and curriculum priorities. The Math Forum is a favorite of teachers who visit ENC Demonstration Sites to improve their Internet skills.
Novices often comment on how easy it is to navigate the site.
It is an exciting example of how a Web resource can spark interest, discussion, and new projects by bringing together a virtual community focused on improving education. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Math Forum is located at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Some of these units have won ENC Online Digital Dozen awards. This unit contains a series of tutorials that show students how to tessellate. Historical information and samples of student work are also included.