Contextual Learning Concepts of Loveland High School, Colorado developed AMPED as a new way of teaching Algebra 1 as a contextualized STEM course.
Students learn the common core Algebra 1 curriculum through natural progression learning about the engineering cycle: product development; the running of a student developed business; manufacturing actual products for a market.
- Algebra 1 classes have one of the highest failure rates of any math class.
- Teachers realize that this creates major problems for students who are required to have higher levels of math to graduate high school.
- The AMPED course provides a new solution.
AMPED Algebra 1 in Manufacturing Processes, Entrepreneurship, and Design Features of AMPED:
| AMPED Professional Development training was provided to math and CTE teachers from NSERVE districts in August 2016. |