Writing with Numbers Workshop part of News/Opportunities:Writing with Numbers Workshop
Organized by the National Numeracy Network and Carleton College's Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (Quirk) Initiative Dates: May 15-16, 2008; Location: Colby-Sawyer College, New ...

News/Opportunities part of News/Opportunities
NNN Annual Meeting (just took place) Thursday, May 15th - Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire NNN Annual Meeting, May 15. Writing With Numbers Workshop, May ...

Join Us/Membership part of Membership
A message from NNN President Corri Taylor What an exciting time to be involved in improving education in quantitative literacy! Never before has the need been greater or the resources better. More ...

Our Journal part of Our Journal
Numeracy: Advancing Education in Quantitative Literacy The NNN is delighted to present our e-journal: Numeracy: Advancing Education in Quantitative Literacy. Visit the Web site to learn more about ...

Teaching Resources part of Teaching Resources
A selection of curricular materials serving QL needs across a wide variety of disciplines is hosted by The Center for Mathematics and Quantitative Education at Dartmouth (MQED). Quantitative Writing ...

What is Numeracy/QL/QR? part of What is Numeracy/QL/QR?
Some call it Numeracy, an expression first used in the UK's 1959 "Crowther Report" to include secondary school students' ability to reason and solve sophisticated quantitative ...

About the NNN part of About the NNN
The National Numeracy Network offers its members a network of individuals, institutions and corporations united by the common goal of quantitative literacy for all citizens. Through national ...

The National Numeracy Network
News and Events 2008 NNN Annual Meeting, May 15. Writing With Numbers Workshop, May 15 - 16. North East Consortium on Quantitative Literacy, May 17. MathFest 2008, July 31 - August 2. QR Assessment ...

Quantitative Writing part of Teaching Resources:Quantitative Writing
Compiled by John C. Bean at Seattle University What is Quantitative Writing? Quantitative writing engages students with numbers by asking them to analyze and use quantitative data in written reports ...

Writing about Numbers We Should Know part of Teaching Resources:Quantitative Writing:Examples
This opening assignment for an introductory quantitative reasoning course asks students to write about "Numbers We Should Know." Its goal is to help students begin to think quantitatively, ...