Join us virtually for the free NATM Conference on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year's conference features the school year's first online Math Teachers' Circle, which will be held from noon to 1 p.m. and presented by Dan Schaben of Arapahoe Public School. Continue reading…
Fifteen faculty members have been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Office of Research and Economic Development’s Research Leaders Program, including Wendy Smith of the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, and Tomas Helikar of NebraskaSCIENCE. Continue reading…
As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure all students have equitable access to high-quality instruction and materials, the Nebraska Instructional Materials Collaborative is pleased to offer a new series, High Quality Instructional Materials in Mathematics. Continue reading…
Surveys and network analyses of 192 STEM faculty at UNL, the University of South Florida and Boise State University revealed that frequent users of evidence-based instructional practices are far more likely to engage one another than colleagues less familiar with the practices. Continue reading…
Emperor penguins display rigorously geometric spacing and mathematical efficiency when they huddle together for warmth, which may reveal secrets to their overall health. Continue reading…
Humans as a species are adept at using numbers, but our mathematical ability is something we share with a surprising array of other creatures. Continue reading…
Girls in Aviation Day is going virtual this year! The app will go live on Sept. 26. Available to all interested in aviation/aerospace and STEM, the Aviation for Girls (AFG) App is available now to download. The content will be launched on the official Girls in Aviation Day. Continue reading…
Choose your own maths adventure with interactive tools that allow you to build a custom playlist of inspirational maths activities and messages! To build your WIM week, select one video, one resource for creating a positive maths community, and one task per day and add to your playlist. Continue reading…
STEM-Trek is looking for eighth-grade science and math teachers who might be interested in helping with a Science Slam contest in October. Continue reading…
My work and that of my colleagues at EDC has always put mathematical thinking—the habits of mind that are indigenous to our discipline—at the core of our work with teachers. What we’ve learned from expert teachers has led me to think more carefully about what it means to "work like a mathematician." Continue reading…
'The most scandalous aspect of this fatuous editorial from one of the premier newspapers in America is what it leaves out—teachers. Teachers were not put online. Teachers went online, sometimes with little advanced notice (less than 24 hours here in NYC) and frequently with little support.' Continue reading…