educatio n & tr aining
Adding it up
Educators, manufacturers partner to show students that yes, there is a use for math
By Jessica Demovsky
"Math comes
out of a need
to make sense
of our world.
Ultimately, we
want students to
understand that.
We're bringing
a subject that
causes a lot
of anxiety to
life, with real
application
– right here
in Northeast
Wisconsin."
– Marie Kubichek,
secondary
mathematics
curriculum
coordinator,
Green Bay Area
Public Schools
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Problem 1: Area educators
want engaged students who see how
classroom lessons have real-world
relevance.
Problem 2: Area manufacturers
need a better prepared workforce,
particularly as they look toward the
/ insight on manufacturing
•
November 2013
near future's expected employee shortage.
Answer: Get Real Math.
Get Real Math, which targets primarily seventh and
eighth graders, is the result of a partnership between the
NEW Manufacturing Alliance and the Green Bay Area
Public Schools (GBAPS). Designed to show real workworld math problems, Get Real Math is the product of more
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