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The school curriculum governing body, the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), through the National Curriculum Framework has indicated that Mathematics subject will be treated as a prime focus area in schools, till 2010, with an emphasis on making the subject more visually appealing and an enjoyable learning experience for students. In line with this mission, CBSE, the apex body for secondary education in schools has issued directives to all schools following the CBSE curriculum, to install a Math Lab for promoting the subject. Additionally, CBSE has directed that 20% of the marks will be allocated to each student from the Lab Assessments, towards the final marks.

NIIT’s “MathLab” enables school students to learn and explore mathematical concepts and verify mathematical facts and theorems using technology tools such as ‘The Geometer’s Sketchpad’, together with hands-on activities using a wide variety of mathematical models. This is a dynamic construction and exploration tool that spans the mathematical curriculum and is being made available to Indian schools, jointly by NIIT and Key Curriculum Press.

‘MathLab’ offers Multiple Teaching and Learning Aids comprising of Technology Applications, Videos, Manipulative, Measuring Instruments, Tables and Chairs, to schools. Based on the three pillars of ‘Imagination, Investigation and Interaction’, NIIT’s MathLab provides an opportunity to students to understand, internalize, discover and verify the basic mathematical and geometrical concepts through concrete objects and situations, thus building interest and confidence in students learning the subject. The laboratory also allows and encourages the students to think, discuss amongst themselves as well as with the teacher, and assimilate concepts.

In addition to providing greater scope for individual participation in the process of learning and becoming autonomous learners, the Math Lab also enables the teacher to demonstrate, explain and reinforce abstract mathematical ideas by using concrete objects, models, charts, graphs, pictures, posters, etc.

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NIIT, a global talent development corporation, has announced a strategicalliance with US-based Key Curriculum Press, to introduce 'MathematicsLaboratories' in Indian schools.

'Math Lab' will enable school students to learn and explore mathematicalconcepts and verify mathematical facts and theorems using technology toolssuch as 'The Geometer's Sketchpad', together with hands-on activities using awide variety of mathematical models.

Announcing the new initiative, L Balasubramanian, president-School LearningSolutions, NIIT said: ''NIIT is committed to making education more impactfuland interactive, by leveraging IT and ensuring world's best tools and resourcesare made available to millions of school students. We are pleased to partnerwith Key Curriculum Press for this breakthrough initiative that aims at makingthe vital subject of Mathematics simpler, easier and a fun way to learn.''

NIIT's 'Math Lab' will offer multiple teaching and learning aids comprisingtechnology applications, videos, manipulatives, measuring instruments, tablesand charts, to schools.

Math Lab is being made available to Indian schools, jointly by NIIT and KeyCurriculum Press.

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Thursday, November 15, 2007: NIIT has introduced MathematicsLaboratories (Math Lab) for Indian schools, in association with US-based Key Curriculum Press Inc., a provider of software research anddevelopment for mathematics education. Math Lab will enable schoolstudents to learn and explore mathematical concepts and verifymathematical facts and theorems using technology tools such as KeyCurriculum's proprietary software The Geometer’s Sketchpad,together with hands-on activities using a wide variety ofmathematical models.

NIIT’s Math Lab will offer multiple teaching and learning aidscomprising of technology applications, videos, manipulatives,measuring instruments, tables and charts, to schools. Based on thethree pillars of ‘Imagination, Investigation and Interaction’, NIIT’sMath Lab provides an opportunity to students to understand,internalise, discover and verify the basic mathematical andgeometrical concepts through concrete objects and situations.

Announcing the new initiative, L. Balasubramanian, president, schoollearning solutions, NIIT, said, "NIIT is committed to making educationmore impactful and interactive, by leveraging IT and ensuring world’sbest tools and resources are made available to millions of schoolstudents. We are pleased to partner with Key Curriculum Press forthis breakthrough initiative that aims at making the vital subject ofMathematics simpler, easier and a fun way to learn."

"In the 21st century, it is no longer sufficient for students whether inIndia or any other country to be proficient in traditional mathematics.Students need to combine their mathematical knowledge with the

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Good bye to the tough maths classes and welcome to maths labs arefreshing way to explore mathematics the practical way.

Its a blend of IT and visually appealing mathematical modelsdesigned after fifteen years of research. The aim is to makemathematics simpler, easier and a fun way to learn.

As a first step, labs like this are soon to be set up in CBSE schools.

L Balasubramaniam President of NIIT Ltd said, ''We are giving thecomputer software for teachers to interact and students can practiceas many as 240 activities.''

Steven Rasmussen CEO of Key Curriculum Press said, ''The idea ofmaths lab is to unlock their creativity.''

School children welcome this many say that scoring a centum maynot be so difficult for them.

Sarala a student said, ''Not just Geometry we can learn even algebra,graph and so many.'' Nitin another student said, ''Like science we canlearn maths practically.''

This is like a children's day gift for kids across the country.

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NIIT has announced a strategic alliance with US-based Key Curriculum Press Inc., a

leading provider of software research and development for mathematics education, to

introduce 'Mathematics Laboratories' in Indian schools.

An MoU to this effect was signed between L Balasubramanian, president - School Learning

Solutions, NIIT, and Steven Rasmussen, CEO, Key Curriculum Press, in Chennai on

November 14, 2007.

'Math Lab' — a novel concept, launched on the

occasion of Children's Day — will enable school

students to learn and explore mathematical

concepts and verify mathematical facts and

theorems using technology tools such as "The

Geometer's Sketchpad", together with hands-on

activities using a wide variety of mathematical

models. This is a dynamic construction and

exploration tool that spans the mathematical

curriculum and is being made available to Indian

schools jointly by NIIT and Key Curriculum Press.

School curriculum governing body, the National Council of Education Research and Training

(NCERT), through the National Curriculum Framework, has indicated that mathematics will

be treated as a prime focus area in schools, till 2010, with an emphasis on making the

subject more visually appealing and an enjoyable learning experience for students. In line

with this mission, CBSE, the apex body for secondary education in schools, has issued

directives to all schools following the CBSE curriculum, to instal a Math Lab for promoting

the subject. Additionally, CBSE has directed that 20 per cent of the marks will be allocated

to each student from the Lab Assessments, towards the final marks.

Announcing the new initiative, Balasubramanian said, "NIIT is committed to making

education more impactful and interactive, by leveraging IT and ensuring the world's best

tools and resources are made available to millions of school students. We are pleased to

partner with Key Curriculum Press for this breakthrough initiative that aims at making the

vital subject of mathematics simpler, easier and a fun way to learn."

NIIT, which offers computer and computer-aided education to 1.5 million students across

over 5,000 schools, will bring its expertise and reach in schools while Key Curriculum Press

will offer its globally popular proprietary software "The Geometer's Sketchpad" as part of

the active tool in 'Math Lab' through this joint initiative. The partnership aims at offering

this revolutionary learning solution for the subject of mathematics to students in India.

Steven Rasmussen said,"We are pleased to work with NIIT to make our technology and

materials available to schools across India. In the 21st century, it is no longer sufficient for

students, whether in India or any other country, to be proficient in traditional

mathematics. Students need to combine their mathematical knowledge with creativity and

technology skills to become powerful problem solvers... Our collaboration is designed to

help Indian students achieve that higher goal."

NIIT's 'Math Lab' will offer multiple teaching and learning aids, comprising technology

applications, videos, manipulatives, measuring instruments, tables and charts, to schools.

Based on the three pillars of 'Imagination, Investigation and Interaction', NIIT's Math Lab

provides an opportunity to students to understand, internalise, discover and verify the

basic mathematical and geometrical concepts through concrete objects and situations, thus

building interest and confidence in students learning the subject. The laboratory also

NIIT brings 'Math Lab' for Indian Schools

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allows and encourages the students to think, discuss amongst themselves as well as with

the teacher and assimilate concepts.

In addition to providing greater scope for individual participation in the process of learning

and becoming autonomous learners, the Math Lab also enables the teacher to

demonstrate, explain and reinforce abstract mathematical ideas by using concrete objects,

models, charts, graphs, pictures and posters.

Founded in 1971 by mathematics educators, Key Curriculum Press is the leading

mathematics publisher of inquiry-based textbooks, dynamic mathematics software and

supplementary materials for middle-school and high-school students.

Key materials incorporate effective use of technology with careful concept development

and an inquiry-based approach. Key's award-winning educational software line includes

"The Geometer's Sketchpad", the leading mathematics software in grades 6 to 12, and two

data analysis programs, Fathom Dynamic Data™ software for students in grade 8 to

college and TinkerPlots™ Dynamic Data Exploration software for students in grades 4 to 8.

In 1996, Key affiliated with 'Springer', one of the world's largest and most prestigious

scientific publishers and, later, founded Key College Publishing, a higher education division

that publishes innovative texts and courseware in undergraduate mathematics, statistics

and mathematics and statistics education.

Key Curriculum Press is a sister concern of Springer India, which is a part of Springer

Science and Business Media, headquartered in New Delhi. Headed by Sanjiv Goswami as its

managing director, the company is engaged in the publication of scientific books and

journals including electronic versions and represents Key Curriculum Press in the Indian

subcontinent.

R Rangaraj

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