Four teachers from Nebraska attended the CryptoClub Project workshop in Chicago in June: Angela Blank, Cedar Hollow School in Grand Island; Virginia Clark, Waverly Middle School; Jeremy Renfro, Goodrich Middle School in Lincoln; and Trina Hellbusch, Boone Central Middle School in Petersburg. Continue reading…
Math Teachers' Circles bring together mathematicians and teachers with the goal of providing an opportunity to discover and share with students the excitement and richness of problem solving in deep yet accessible mathematical topics. Check here for dates and locations near you. Continue reading…
Dinner and a Math Problem events for Fall 2012 will take place in six locations: Scottsbluff, Grand Island/Hastings, Superior, Norfolk, Seward/Brainard, and Shickley/Hebron. Come enjoy food, fun and a great math problem suitable for adaptation to the middle level or secondary classroom. Continue reading…
Angela Penner, a Primarily Math teacher at Sheridan Elementary in Lincoln, was named A+ Educator of the Week in the Journal Star on Oct. 1, 2012. Continue reading…
LPS' Dr. Matt Larson's newly published article, "Will CCSS-M Matter in Ten Years? – Reflect and Discuss," appeared in the September 2012 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics. Download it at: http://www.nctm.org/publications/article.aspx?id=34060. Continue reading…
NebraskaMATH PI and CSMCE Director Jim Lewis was awarded the Don Miller Service Award at the NATM Fall Conference on Sept. 24. Continue reading…
Registration for the 2012 UNL Math Day at the $6.50 per student price ends on Friday, Oct. 19. Register online at http://go.unl.edu/mathdayregister. You can start your school's registration process before payment has been received so log in today and get started!
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 year. The Einstein Fellowship is a paid fellowship for K-12 STEM teachers. Einstein Fellows spend 11-months in Washington, D.C. Applications are due Dec. 5, 2012. Continue reading…
More details at: http://www.einsteinfellows.org
Our informal and formal math education system produces a very large number of adults who have math anxieties—even to the level of being math phobic. It is appropriate to ask why, and what can we do about it? Continue reading…
Marguerite Rigoglioso writes an article for the Stanford Educator explaining that while the ethnic achievement gap has narrowed some, the socioeconomic achievement gap is as wide as ever, leading to a vicious cycle. Continue reading…
In the article, "Assessing Mathematical Learning: Observing and Listening to Children," in the Beginnings Workshop article collection, Numbers and Math, Juanita Cooper offers these suggestions for listening to children. Continue reading…
Poor math skills are leading to bad shopping decisions, according to a recent study by the University of Miami School of Business. Read more in this article in the Omaha World-Herald: http://tinyurl.com/92fulfp
Any math jokes you want to share? Send them to us at nebraskamath@unlnotes.unl.edu.
If you are looking for lessons about mathematics and the election process, check out these resources: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/elections/teacher-resources/6615.html Continue reading…
UNL Assistant Professor Lorraine Males and Lincoln High math teacher Josh Males write their own blog about math education, "Talking Math Ed with the Males." The couple just moved to Nebraska from Michigan. Join their discussion and check out the resources at: http://themalesfamily.com/mathed/.
Many of you have wanted a "habits of mind" problem library. NCTM is building a national online (free) library of "reasoning and sense-making tasks." We encourage you to check out what is already there, and to submit your own favorite tasks for inclusion in this library. Continue reading…
In many ways, algebra can be as challenging for teachers as it is for students. With so much emphasis placed on procedural knowledge and manipulations of variables and symbols, it can be easy to lose sight of key ideas and the relevance of algebra in the real world. Continue reading…
Deborah Ball, dean of the University of Michigan School of Education, received the 2012 AMTE Excellence in Teaching in Mathematics Teacher Education Award. Lately she has had a number of conversations regarding teacher education with high profile U.S. leaders, and gave this interview to AMTE. Continue reading…
How many different triangles of area 2 can you construct on a 5 x 5 geoboard? How many different quadrilaterals of area 2 can you construct on a 5 x 5 geoboard? What about polygons? Consider challenging your students with these problems and sending their solutions to NCTM. Continue reading…