Computer Science for ALL San Diego Unified Students!
SDUSD's San Diego Enhanced Math Initiative is modernizing the TK-12 math experience through rich, multi-dimensional, and relevant mathematics.
Our goal is that all stakeholders in our system see themselves as mathematicians and understand that "Mathematicians are knowledgeable, can apply their thinking when making sense of the world, and can communicate their reasoning as active critical thinkers and problem solvers".
With this vision, the San Diego Unified School District’s mathematics program is designed to engage students in rigorous and relevant mathematics to solve problems associated with personal, civic, and professional contexts. Mathematics classrooms are places where students engage in problem solving, productive discourse, and write about their unique process, application, and perspective with a variety of audiences.
Our core belief is that through enhancements to our math experience, students apply their mathematical expertise and lens to data science, computer science, and making sense of the world around them. Our SDUSD students use mathematics to explore and change the world.
To learn more about our "STEAM Dream Team," their initiatives, and how they are working with our math departments at the K-5 level, click the logo on the right!
Computer Science for All is a bold initiative to empower all US students from kindergarten through high school to learn computer science (CS) and be equipped with the computational thinking skills they need to be creators in the digital economy, not just consumers, and to be active citizens in our technology-driven world. Click the image to learn more about the initiative.
NEW Discrete Math Course!
SDUSD is thrilled to announce a new 4th year course - Discrete Math Pre-Collegiate - in collaboration with San Diego State University. Read this course overview from the authors:
"Discrete Mathematics is a contemporary form of mathematics with many real-world connections. The course includes five topics: the theory of two-player (impartial combinatorial) games, graph theory, iteration and recursion, counting (or combinatorics), and cryptography. However, it’s best to think of these five topics as a way for us to help deepen students’ thinking. These topics were selected because we felt they would be new, fun, and give students a good chance to prepare for college-level mathematics where math is as much about why things are true as it is about what is true. We partnered with university mathematicians and math educators as we wrote these materials in an effort to make sure the course addresses what students will need to be successful at the next level."
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Student Resource: Framing My Future
This document is meant to provide students with thought-provoking questions to help them determine which 3rd and 4th year course might be right for them. This document is NOT meant to "lock" students into a specific pathway, rather to provide students with insight as to what course might align best with their passions, career ambitions, and post-secondary goals. The Framing My Future document can be used with a parent or guardian, trusted math teacher, counselor, or advisor, but can also be used by the student without adult support.
More Computer Science Information Coming Soon!