Idaho Districts Using Problem Solving-Based Math Curriculum

The Twin Falls (ID) Times-News (5/3, Wootton) reports that some schools in Twin Falls and Blaine County, Idaho, are using "Investigations in Number, Data, and Space," a critical thinking-based math curriculum which "follows national math trends by focusing more on problem-solving and concepts than strictly on algorithms - the set of instructions to solve a problem. Ted Popplewell, elementary programs director for the Twin Falls School District, said having a new math curriculum has meant more work for teachers this year." The piece notes that the use of such curricula is in line with the state's math initiative.