The Nebraska Summit on Math and Science Education welcomed 125 attendees on June 3-4, 2022. Attendees were composed of science and mathematics teachers, district curriculum coordinators, NDE curriculum specialists, and University of Nebraska faculty who hailed from one end of the state to the other. Continue reading…
Fellowships are still available for GEOS 898 - Weather, Climate and Climate Change, July 11-22, through UNL’s Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI). This course has been highly popular for the past few years, with both math and science teachers! Continue reading…
The COVID pandemic only amplified existing mathematics inequities in our schools that did harm to the children of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and working-class parents. We have an opportunity to do a radical reset that can transform the spaces in which we teach and learn mathematics. Continue reading…
The American Mathematical Society is now the publisher of “Mathematics 2023: Your Daily Epsilon of Math: 12-Month Calendar.” Pre-order today! https://buff.ly/3NuHw6X Continue reading…
You may be familiar with Pi Day on March 14th, but there is another mathematical day that is gaining speed: June 28th, also known as Tau Day. Tau Day playfully celebrates τ = 6.28..., which is 2π. Continue reading…
If you would like to attend a youcubed workshop to learn more about the Big Idea teaching approach, there are four options in the 2022-23 school year: two versions of the training, one for elementary school and one for middle school, and in-person and remote sessions of each. Continue reading…
The AMTE Board has released a Statement on Equitable and Inclusive Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Read on for the full statement, which is also available on the AMTE website: https://amte.net/. Continue reading…
Jo Boaler: "The new framework has updated its advice on meeting the needs of students at different achievement levels, emphasizing that schools should neither slow down children already experiencing great success, nor put young children on a path to mathematical nowhere." Continue reading…