NebraskaMATH outstanding teacher leaders Amber Vlasnik and Susie Katt are graduating Dec. 19, 2020, with their doctorates in Educational Studies, both with a Teaching, Curriculum, and Learning specialization. Learn more about their journeys. Continue reading…
Taylor Dahlheim of ITEAM, Olivia Herr of Primarily Math, and Robin Yzaguirre of Primarily Math will earn their Master of Arts degrees this month from the UNL Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, with minors in mathematics. Continue reading…
We are excited to offer an online Nebraska Math Teachers’ Circle, with guest Dr. Hortensia Soto of Colorado State University, on Monday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. Central. Tensia will present for “Acting Out Mathematics,” where participants will act out movements related to geometry facts and proofs. Continue reading…
340 students from 41 Nebraska high schools participated in the 31st annual Nebraska Math Day on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, virtually on Zoom. Math Day 2.0 was the first-ever online bowl tournament. Two classes of 68 teams participated in five rounds. Continue reading…
Our NebraskaMATH colleague Cindy Beaman had surgery on Oct. 30 to remove a brain tumor. Although the tumor was benign, her recovery process is going to be much longer and more involved than was anticipated. Help us in spread the word about providing home-cooked meals for Cindy and her family. Continue reading…
If you welcomed a baby to your family in 2020 and would like a photo of the baby (or babies!) to be featured in the January 2021 issue of the NebraskaMATH Newsletter, please email me a photo by Jan. 2. Continue reading…
Ellen Ochoa vividly remembers some of her final moments in outer space. They came in 2002 at the end of a 12-day mission during which Ochoa, NASA’s first Latina astronaut, helped construct the International Space Station, a large spacecraft that’s been orbiting Earth since 2000. Continue reading…