Enroll now in NMSSI courses
Be a life-long learner. NMSSI courses offer great learning opportunities for Nebraska K-12 math and science teachers at discounted tuition. Even lunch is provided! Continue reading…
NMSSI courses feature award-winning professors
The Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) coordinators seek to offer the best instruction possible to Nebraska's K-12 math and science teachers. Three NMSSI instructors were recently the recipients of prestigious teaching awards sponsored by UNL. Continue reading…
'Mathemagician' Dr. Benjamin to speak at UNK
Dr. Arthur Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in California, will provide mathematical entertainment on the UNK campus. The event will be held Friday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Ponderosa Room and is open to the public. Continue reading…
Nebraska leaders join national discussion on secondary mathematics teacher education
The three institutions which comprise the University of Nebraska System, along with their local public school districts, have formed a Nebraska partnership and joined a national partnership to help build a nationwide consensus on guiding principles for secondary mathematics teacher preparation. Continue reading…
More details at: http://www.mte-partnership.org'Math Matters, Even for Little Kids'
What is the best predictor for young children of later academic success? If you guessed reading skills, you’re wrong. How should the fact that early math skills better predict later academic success than reading skills be impacting early childhood education in our nation? Continue reading…
Primarily Math educator receives ORCA award
The 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award is Carolyn Pope Edwards, Professor in the Departments of Child, Youth and Family Studies and Psychology. Edwards is a co-Principal Investigator, researcher and instructor for NebraskaMATH's Primarily Math program. Continue reading…
New arrival!
Noyce Master Teaching Fellow Katie Soto recently welcomed a new baby girl. Kinsley Marie Soto was born Tuesday, March 27, at 12:32 a.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. Katie is a sixth grade teacher at Park Middle School in Lincoln. Continue reading…
Interesting problem to explore: Stones & Balances
Here is an interesting problem to explore with your students: you have a balance and a 40 lb rock. The rock breaks into 4 pieces and you realize you can now weigh any item 1-40 lbs (to the nearest pound) with the pieces and your balance. So, how much does each chunk of rock weigh? Continue reading…
Math Alive! Survey of Middle School Students
Raytheon Company commissioned an independent study to determine the learning preferences and habits of U.S. middle school students and pinpoint their perceptions and attitudes about the role math plays in the classroom and at home, as well as the importance of math to their futures. Continue reading…
CSMCE professor wins physics teaching award
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced on April 4 that Dr. Kevin Lee, of UNL's Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, is the recipient of the 2012 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award. Continue reading…
Resources: 'Actions Speak Louder than Words'
From Routledge Press: A fresh new example of taking up the challenge to teach toward equity and social justice, this book is an invaluable resource for educators who are passionate about the possibility of integrating activism and advocacy into curriculum as a means to engage in strong democracy. Continue reading…
World population lesson (Statistics)
Is it feeling a little crowded in here, or is it just us? In November 2011, the UN predicted the world population had reached 7 billion. In "The Next Billion," students try to predict when we will surpass 8 billion. Continue reading…
Originally published April 13, 2012 -
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