Duke TIP launches independent-study Algebra 1 course
Duke University Talent Identification Program
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Online course responds to the needs of gifted students
Updated: April 22, 2009
Durham, N.C. — In an effort to serve gifted students with the best of higher-level learning, the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) recently released an Algebra 1 online course, offering students in many different educational settings a chance to learn mathematics from their home or classroom computers.
Duke TIP’s Algebra 1 online course is an interactive, self-paced honors-level course for students in grades 7 through 9 that offers independence, interactivity and more. The course:
- provides 24-7 access to asynchronous, self-paced learning.
- allows student-centered, individualized choices.
- addresses a variety of learning modalities, such as linguistic, visual/spatial, logical/mathematical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and auditory.
- provides access to Plato Learning System’s rich, multimedia Web resources and research materials (animated lectures, an online textbook, real-time feedback on problems, and additional practice problems).
The differentiated instruction that this course provides is especially beneficial to mathematics students who need diagnostic pretesting, individualized practice problems at their readiness level and self-paced learning. Students, teachers and parents can explore a sample lesson of Duke TIP’s Algebra 1 online course.
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About Duke TIP: The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is a non-profit educational organization that is recognized as a leader in identifying and serving the educational needs of academically gifted youth. Through identification, recognition, challenging educational programs, information, advocacy and research, Duke TIP provides resources to gifted students, their parents, educators, and schools for the development of the students’ optimal educational potential.
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