Ramp-Up students become better learners, because they develop the habits of mind and activity that characterize effective learners.

Ramp-Up students work individually, in small groups, and intensively with partners every day. Teachers have seen their students transform into

• Active learners whose primary focus is doing mathematics
• Problem-solving enthusiasts who are rarely satisfied with working a problem just once
• Mathematical sleuths who let no error stand, tracking errors down to their source
• Adept communicators who are comfortable expressing mathematical ideas (even when flawed or half-formed)
• Vocal learners who routinely discuss and sometimes debate their strategies
• Academic communicators who use the proper technical terms and definitions to express their reasoning
• Productive and contributive learners who ask questions, offer challenges, and connect related ideas