Processes surrounding the Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) have changed. Learn more about how to register for courses, as well as which courses are in need of higher enrollment. Continue reading…
Apply for NebraskaSTEM— a new, 5-year elementary STEM degree and professional development program for teachers, funded by the National Science Foundation. To be eligible for NebraskaSTEM, you must be a current elementary teacher in a rural Nebraska, high-needs school. Continue reading…
Stephanie Vendetti, events and outreach specialist for the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, received the 2018 Floyd S. Oldt Award from the University Association for Administrative Development. Continue reading…
An analysis of more than 2,000 college classes in science, technology, engineering and math has imparted a lesson that might resonate with many students who sat through them: Enough with the lectures, already. Continue reading…
The SEMINAL grant, of which UNL is a collaborator, was featured in the Christian Science Monitor for its work with active learning and helping schools reshape their classrooms and hold on to prospective majors. Continue reading…
A cinematographer produced a short film for International Women's Day. The request for film clips sent around the world through the 120 CWM Ambassadors list resulted in a phenomenal response -- 149 clips representing 249 women from 37 countries speaking 32 languages. Continue reading…
Implementing school-wide instructional improvements is a challenge. The authors of a recent article identified several conditions of professional peer relationships that either supported or reduced the sustainability of reform-based practices. Continue reading…
The speaker for the 2018 Howard Rowlee Lecture is Dave Benson, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. April 27 in Avery Hall, Room 115. All faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend. Continue reading…
"Put your phone away" has become a commonplace phrase that is just as often dismissed. But can our smartphones affect us even when we aren't interacting with them -- when they are simply nearby? Continue reading…
In the Teaching Channel's Tchers' Voice blog, a new article by Lily Jones features six lessons in a video series that is aimed at giving teachers of young children new strategies for imparting math knowledge throughout the day. Continue reading…
"Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas: Mindset Mathematics Grade 5," by Jo Boaler, Jen Munson and Cathy Williams, is now available. Continue reading…
Larry Ferlazzo's article for Education Week poses the question and seeks to answer, "What is an instructional strategy and/or teaching concept that you think is under-used/under-appreciated in the classroom that you think should be practiced more widely?" Continue reading…