Dr. Hortensia Soto of the CSU STEM Center was born in Belén del Refujio, Jalisco, Mexico and raised on a farm in western Nebraska. In the past, she has taught NMSSI courses for UNL and hosted a Math Teachers' Circle. Read on to see her article in the Spring 2022 issue of Math Circular. Continue reading…
Welcome to the officially unofficial Pi Day celebration! On this page you'll find fun, geeky, information about pi, the magical math constant that is used (among other things) to measure the area and circumference of a circle. Continue reading…
The NASA Nebraska Space Grant opened a storefront for students, faculty, and others to purchase apparel. This storefront will be open through 5 p.m. on March 16. Continue reading…
Sandra Richardson, Program Director with the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship, has taken a new role at NSF as head of the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Section. Read this Q&A with Sandra about her time with Noyce and IUSE! Continue reading…
The Call for Presenters closes on April 13 for Nebraska's software development conference, to be held July 13-15, 2022, at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker. Continue reading…
The U.S. Department of Education, in a 2021 publication titled, "Ed COVID-19 Handbook: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting all Students’ Needs," stresses the need to consider how the pandemic has impacted opportunities to learn. Continue reading…
Applications are due April 30 for this highly selective program for national and international high school students who have exceptional skills in mathematics. Scholars are guided by world-renowned experts as they expand their knowledge to help solve complex challenges in multidisciplinary fields. Continue reading…
The new edition of Mathematical Mindsets includes: new research and ideas for applying a mindset approach in classrooms; greater and updated focus on ways to achieve equitable student grouping in mathematics; and new initiatives to bring 21st century mathematics to K-12 classrooms. Continue reading…
Youcubed has had many conversations with teachers who have asked what a growth mindset looks like in the classroom, and how it may be measured. Youcubed developed this new resource, a mindset rubric. Continue reading…
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the nation’s highest honors for K–12 STEM teachers. Leah Litz, a Zoo Kindergarten teacher for Bancroft Elementary, recently earned this award. Congratulations! Continue reading…