The Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) 2013 course catalog is nearly complete. We expect to offer more than 35 courses for K-12 mathematics teachers in 12 Nebraska locations. New this year are three courses being offered online. Continue reading…
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/0fbNCTM's national conference is coming to Denver April 17-20, and the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Math would like to take you there! NCTM conferences are a wonderful and beneficial experience and we want Nebraska teachers to take advantage of the location of this year's annual conference. Continue reading…
The NCTM Newsbrief in early February featured Project Lead the Way at Kearney High School. Continue reading…
NCTM president Linda M. Gojak writes that elementary math coaches commented to her that many of their teachers were confused by exactly what was meant by teaching and learning with "rigor." Continue reading…
Item 7 in the Standards for Mathematical Practice in the Common Core reads "Look for and make use of structure". What exactly does this mean? And how might teachers create experiences to help students "make use of structure"? The Illustrative Mathematics Project is designed to do just that. Continue reading…
Research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports a three-pronged approach in teacher evaluations that includes students' test scores, classroom observations conducted by multiple people and feedback from students. Check out this story from The Washington Post. Continue reading…
By Marsha Ratzel: What's on the horizon for my young learners? I can't predict the future, but I know this much: Performing basic computational tasks won't be a gateway to a well-paid or long-term career... They will have to be able to think, reason, and communicate to solve complex challenges. Continue reading…
Check out this game for algebra students from the Illustrative Mathematics Project website. It's designed to address Common Core standard "Create equations that describe numbers or relationships." The website includes the task (the game), comments to instructors, and a complete solution. Continue reading…
Robyn Jackson, author of "Never Work Harder Than Your Students", writes about the three common errors when implementing teacher evaluation systems. Continue reading…
A new title from NCTM, Connecting the NCTM Process Standards & the CCSSM Practices, focuses on the Standards for Mathematical Practice set out in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM). Although CCSSM features these standards prominently, they are not described in detail. Continue reading…
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