MathVision is a television show
and phone-in mathematics homework helpline for the students, teachers, and parents of the
San Diego County school districts. The intended audience of the
show is primarily 6th through 9th grade students, although anyone calling-in with a
mathematics problem will receive assistance.
MathVision has received the
prestigious Golden Bell Award for excellence in educational programming.
MathVision combines the benefits
of one-on-one phone tutoring with the ability of the televised portion of the show
to provide modeling of effective mathematics instruction. The six toll-free tutoring
phone-lines are staffed by certified mathematics teachers on Wednesdays and Thursdays from
3pm to 6pm during the school year. Three additional mathematics teachers provide televised
on-air instruction broadcast over local cable television
channels from 4pm to 5pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
MathVision
offers phone tutoring services at no
additional cost to the taxpayer. The toll-free phone tutoring hotline number is: 1-800-628-4543