In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics invited educator Luis Leyva to write a guest blog post. Read about his recommendations for intersectional justice in mathematics classroom practices. Continue reading…
The NE Math Atlas is an interactive tool from the Nebraska Department of Education that illustrates the coherent structure of the NE 2022 College- and Career-Ready Mathematics Standards. Continue reading…
This is a famous problem that has been used in technical interviews and even appeared on a Mathematical Olympiad. You have four good batteries and four bad batteries, and you need to insert two good batteries to make a flashlight work. How many tests do you need? Continue reading…
Read the final message from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics President Kevin Dykema. Continue reading…
Every year during Hispanic Heritage Month, (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Lathisms features prominent Latinx/Hispanic mathematicians daily, providing biographies and information on their research, teaching and service contributions. Continue reading…
Middle school teachers: Check out this three-act task where students will engage in discourse on an airplane’s altitude and distance to the airport to calculate its descent ratio (NCTM membership required). Continue reading…