Make plans to attend! All teachers of mathematics (especially of grades 6-12) are invited to join in an evening of free food, fellowship and fun at a "Dinner & a Math Problem" event or "Math Teachers Circle" near you. Continue reading…
The Mathematics Department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha is excited to announce the addition of Angie Hodge to its faculty. Hodge is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and the Dr. George Haddix Chair of Mathematics Education at UNO. Continue reading…
Did you know that during Summer 2011, Nebraska teachers were awarded nearly $120,000 in support to take NMSSI courses? 117 Nebraska teachers received fellowships covering all or part of tuition expenses to take 170 courses. Continue reading…
Nominations for the 2012 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching (grades K-6) are now being accepted. Congratulations to 2011 Secondary award state finalists Master Teaching Fellow Shelby Aaberg of Scottsbluff High School and David Hartman of Lincoln Southwest High School.
Registration closes Oct. 14 for the Enacting Standards for Mathematical Practices Conference Oct. 21-22 on the UNL City Campus. Travel support is still available. A number of outstanding plenary speakers have been assembled, and several teachers will be giving breakout sessions. See schedule online. Continue reading…
Robert Noyce Master Teaching Fellow Gary Furse of Pound Middle School is seen wearing his NebraskaMATH T-shirt to the Kansas City Royals game on Aug. 20 vs. the Red Sox. (He said even his usher was a UNL grad!) Send photos of you in your shirt to nebraskamath@unl.edu.
Check out this editorial in the Wall Street Journal from Oct. 3, then go to the Nebraska Math & Science Network to join a discussion about your reactions. This former NFL player thinks he knows how to fix U.S. education. What suggestions do you find valuable? Which points would you argue? Why? Continue reading…
2011 Pre-Professionals Conference:
Saturday, Oct. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Lincoln North Star High School, 508 N 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68508 Continue reading…
"It’s All Connected" provides teachers of mathematics with an in-demand collection of 18 lessons for grades 6–8 which explore proportionality, acknowledging that the ability to reason proportionally is the big idea that connects across all strands in middle level curricula. Continue reading…
Spirals and Quilt Designs: featuring the work of Jessica Korth, OPS Math in the Middle Cohort 1. Have you ever looked at a quilt and thought about the math behind it? Continue reading…
Congratulations to Casey Fries, who won NATM Rookie of the Year award at the NATM Fall Conference on Sept. 19 in Kearney. Fries, a mathematics teacher at Lincoln High School, is a member of NebraskaMATH's New Teacher Network.
In January, the MIT Women's Initiative would like to visit six schools in close proximity to inform and encourage high school females in the engineering profession. Applications to nominate your school for a visit are due Oct. 16. Email wi-schools@mit.edu for more information.
NCTM President Mike Shaughnessy presents another interesting "Problem to Ponder" to give you and your students an opportunity to engage in reasoning and sense-making in the classroom. Continue reading…