Web Resources Supporting Quantitative Literacy

Mathematics Across the Community College Curriculum- curriculum development opportunities, draft curriculum and contact information for faculty authors for over 28 disciplines, a bibliography and links supporting QL.

Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum - curriculum development opportunities, spreadsheet modules in a variety of disciplinary contexts that enhance students' quantitative literacy skills.

National Numeracy Network - membership, publication opportunities, quarterly e-newsletter of articles discussing projects and issues involving quantitative literacy and announcements of NNN meetings.  A peer-reviewed e-journal will be launched in 2008.

The Center for Mathematics & Quantitative Education - publication opportunities and a collection of materials suitable for teaching quantitative literacy across all disciplines and levels.

The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) QL Page - a listing of MAA QL publications (some available online) & reports with links to projects.

Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) - a university-based organization that creates demographic media, such as user guides, web sites, and hands-on classroom computer materials.

International Study Group on Ethnomathematics - ISGEm - membership, meetings, publications to increase the understanding of the cultural diversity of mathematical practices, and to apply this knowledge to education and development. (ISGEm is an affiliate of NCTM.)

American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges – Online Resource - math-in-context resources such as links to data sets, statistics examples and ethnomathematics.

Statistical Literacy.org - statistical and quantitative literacy resources including books, QL related proceedings, links, ‘how to’ guides, etc.

Chance - a course intended to make students more informed, critical readers of current news stories that use probability and statistics.

Anthro.net:  An Introduction to Ethnomathematics - references and links to sources on ethnomathematics.

Learning Communities Resources at Rutgers - links and publications supporting interdisciplinary teaching.