Welcome back to school! We want to thank you for participating in our summer programs and helping us continue to reach more teachers each year. In summer 2014, 417 distinct teachers took a course through the Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes for a total of 961 registrations in 50 classes. Continue reading…
Congratulations to the 17 Nebraska teachers who will earn master's degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Aug. 16, in part as a result of their participation in NebraskaMATH or the Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes. Continue reading…
Matt Larson, the K-12 Curriculum Specialist for Mathematics for Lincoln Public Schools, spoke to several groups of teachers this summer about the guiding principles outlined in "Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematics Success for All." Continue reading…
Dianne Lozier wants to bring the Spalding Method, along with a math curriculum known as Singapore Math, to the private school that the Lozier Foundation plans to start on the campus of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in 2015. Continue reading…
Stanford's Jo Boaler: Teachers in the United States are often forced to follow directives that make little sense to them and are far removed from research evidence. Continue reading…
The Washington Post's Lyndsey Layton: Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is taking heat from education groups, which say the Gates Foundation's philanthropic support comes with strings attached. Continue reading…
AMTE/NCSM Joint Task Force on Formative Assessment released a position statement in May 2014. Continue reading…
Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician -- celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolic geometry underlying coral creation. Continue reading…
Today, while some states are moving forward, focusing on Common Core State Standards implementation, others are again becoming embroiled in public debates about the standards, and these debates threaten to squander the opportunity for systemic improvement that CCSS provides. Continue reading…
Read this interesting MSPNet blog on: "What does PISA mean to you, and for your work? The results of international tests of students' science and math knowledge get a huge amount of attention and commentary. Do you find a way to make use of these results"? Continue reading…
University of Oregon's Yong Zhao posted a recent blog exploring how sampling issues have distorted cross-nation comparisons being made with Shanghai; like the recent PISA claim that students of parents in elementary occupations in Shanghai outperform children of professional occupations in the U.S. Continue reading…
Did you know that a lion can actually hunt, capture, and eat a field mouse? There are certainly plenty of field mice around and yet, a lion rarely bothers with them. Why is it that a lion will spend more time stalking bigger prey rather than just eat his fill of field mice? Continue reading…