Fellowships worth $300 are available to help cover tuition for courses for teachers through the Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI). We have already awarded more than 110 fellowships to Nebraska teachers and have around 90 more to give away! Join your colleagues and apply today! Continue reading…
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/nmssi
A number of Nebraska teachers and student teachers attended NCTM's annual meeting in Denver, April 24-27, 2013. Pictured here are a number of student teachers with Dr. Lorraine Males (UNL's secondary mathematics education professor). They attended sessions with local and national presenters. Continue reading…
Math in the Middle and NebraskaMATH participants recently received a survey request from RMC Research Corporation. Why are these surveys so important? Two of our reasons: (1) we can keep offering opportunities for Nebraska teachers only if we learn they are effective; and (2) we are learning a lot! Continue reading…
Lawmakers in Texas and Florida are debating whether Algebra II is essential for all students. At issue is whether alternative courses or work experience should be allowed as a substitute. We want to know what YOU think. Take our poll: Should Algebra II be required in Nebraska High Schools? Continue reading…
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Summer 2013 AP* Teacher Training Institute, http://www.unomaha.edu/apsummerinstitute: June 3-6, 2013, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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The free GeoGebra North American Conference will be held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on August 3-4, 2013. Teachers, faculty, students, and parents are all welcome. More than 70 sessions are scheduled. Continue reading…
What makes an effective teacher? Here is a post on the issue from veteran educator Marion Brady, a classroom teacher for years who has written history and world culture textbooks as well as professional books. He studied Bill Gates' Measures of Effective Teaching project and has issues with it. Continue reading…
Mindsteps Inc: "I've been hearing a lot lately about student engagement. Everyone it seems, believes that it's the key to, well, just about everything. If students aren't engaged, they argue, then they cannot learn. I tend to agree... to a point." Robyn Jackson Continue reading…
An article by Lincoln Public Schools' Dr. Matt Larson, supervisor of mathematics, and Steven Leinwand on the Common Core will appear in the May issues of Teaching Children Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, and Mathematics Teacher. Continue reading…
For more photos from the Greater Nebraska Math Teachers Circle event in Plymouth on March 19, see our website: http://scimath.unl.edu/gnmtc/. Continue reading…
KenKen Classroom just re-launched their KenKen.com website with wonderful new features that should be an even bigger hit with your students. Continue reading…
Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers. Continue reading…