Coordinators recently received a seed grant from the National Science Foundation to organize all the Dinner and a Math Problem events into a single Math Teachers’ Circle in Nebraska. The move allows us to participate in national organizations that support the work of Math Teachers’ Circles. Continue reading…
It has become our end-of-the-year tradition to celebrate the NebraskaMATH colleagues who have added new bundles of joy to their families. Check out these precious pictures and join us in congratulating the happy families! Continue reading…
Ten Nebraska mathematics teachers and educators presented at the NCTM’s 2012 Regional Conference and Exposition in Chicago from Nov. 28-30, 2012. Continue reading…
Grand Island math teacher and Noyce Master Teaching Fellow Danielle Buhrman was featured in the Dec. 10 issue of NCTM's daily newsletter, the NCTM Smartbrief. Continue reading…
Nearly 1,400 students attended UNL Math Day on Nov. 15, 2012. To view a video about Math Day, see full article below. One hundred bowl teams competed in the Math Bowl competition, with Lincoln East, Duchesne Academy, Brownell-Talbot and Nebraska Lutheran taking the top prize in each class. Continue reading…
The UNL Department of Mathematics will be offering two courses online in Spring 2013 to secondary mathematics teachers wishing to earn graduate credit while strengthening their knowledge and teaching skills. Register by Jan. 4. Continue reading…
NCTM's national conference is coming to Denver and the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Math would like to take you there! NATM is organizing a 56-passenger luxury bus, or possibly two, to transport NATM members to Denver for the NCTM national meeting in April 2013. Registration is now open! Continue reading…
As you make donations this holiday season, consider investing in the education of a Nebraska teacher by giving to one of the Center’s fellowships funds at the University Foundation. Continue reading…
Sarah Hoglund, kindergarten teacher at Belmont Elementary in Lincoln, was named the A+ Educator of the Week on Nov. 26 in the Lincoln Journal Star. Hoglund is part of LPS Cohort 4 of Primarily Math. Continue reading…
Children engaged in play had more focus and self-control (skills crucial for school success) than those whose parents made them do flashcards, according to a blog in the New York Times.
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Robyn Jackson writes, "Most people argue that great teaching cannot be taught. I offer that it’s not so much that it can’t be taught; it’s just that it often goes untaught." Continue reading…
The Gates Foundation has been funding the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project, and is now releasing reports related to what they are learning about providing valid and reliable feedback to teachers for professional development and improvement. Continue reading…
Once a month, Papillion-La Vista building math coaches and Primarily Math participants Danielle Inserra, Jane McGill and Elizabeth Scheppers present math topics to 14 of their district’s administrators, among others. Continue reading…
"If teaching were the same as telling, we'd all be so smart we could hardly stand it." (Mark Twain — pen name of Samuel Clemens; American author and humorist; 1835–1910.) Continue reading…
Michael Roussell writes a fascinating article, based on two decades of research, sketching out how beliefs can be altered by surprising events: when one receives praise instead of correction, this can increase positive self-beliefs. Continue reading…
General purpose tools are used to gain access to a wide range of problem-solving situations and mathematical content. These tools require strategies and skills highly applicable or transferable to other technology tools being used simultaneously or in the future. Continue reading…