Want to learn more about the math you teach? Care to brush up on your teaching skills? Wish to be better prepared to teach to the new Nebraska state standards? A first draft of the Nebraska Math & Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) 2013 course schedule is now available online. Check it out! Continue reading…
Math Teachers' Circles bring together mathematicians and teachers with the goal of experiencing and sharing with students the excitement and richness of problem solving. Check here for dates of upcoming meetings in Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha. Watch for more meeting locations in future newsletters. Continue reading…
NPR recently ran a story featuring the research of a UCLA psychology professor who studies teaching and learning around the world and finds differences in the way American classrooms and Eastern classrooms approach the experience of intellectual struggle. Continue reading…
LPS mathematics supervisor Dr. Matt Larson and mathematics educator Dr. Timothy Kanold co-authored "Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work, Leader's Guide" in 2012. Continue reading…
CSMCE faculty member Wendy Smith, LPS educators Sue Graupner and Jerel Welker, and retired Papillion-La Vista teacher Linda Hayek had an article about the New Teacher Network published in the California Mathematics Project's Supporting Teachers to Increase Retention monograph in 2012. Continue reading…
Readers of this newsletter are likely to be aware of the vastness of the applications of mathematics, but can it really be used in the context of stable marriages? To find out, check out a paper written by Jennie Premer (8th grade mathematics teacher for Omaha Public Schools) at the link below.
CTEq recently released iON Future, a suite of free online learning games to introduce middle to early high school-age youth to a variety of STEM-based professions. Continue reading…
What makes a job best or worst? Sometimes it comes down to "brain power vs. brawn power," said Tony Lee, publisher of CareerCast.com's 2011 Jobs Rated Report. See how many of the top jobs involve mathematics. Continue reading…
High school math teachers tend to rate white female students' math abilities lower than those of their white male peers, even when their grades and test scores are comparable, according to a University of Texas at Austin study. Continue reading…
Math joke for January
Educators are increasingly using Twitter to connect and share resources and insight, asserts Amy Erin Borovoy, Edutopia's digital media curator. In this blog post, she offers resources to help teachers use Twitter in the classroom. Continue reading…
The 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) results have been released, assessing the mathematics and science knowledge and skills of fourth- and eighth-graders internationally. Continue reading…
A powerful NCTM resource, Dynamic Paper, allows you to create nets, graphs, spinners, pattern blocks, tessellations, and much more — then export the images for use in Word or PowerPoint, or download an 8.5" × 11" PDF ready for student use. Continue reading…