NPR recently ran a story featuring the research of a UCLA psychology professor who studies teaching and learning around the world and finds differences in the way American classrooms and Eastern classrooms approach the experience of intellectual struggle. Continue reading…
Have you been asked to lead a PLC discussion or organize a staff development session? Primarily Math instructors Michelle Homp (UNL) and Susie Katt (LPS) have developed a presentation on problem solving that you may wish to use. Continue reading…
PMC3 West's Mary Carriker of Fairfield, Neb., shares her experience of leading a discussion with her PLC. Mary shares how her plans to carefully structure a discussion did not go as planned, but quick adjustments allowed for a powerful learning experience. Continue reading…
In this second installment in the series of articles highlighting findings from the numerous surveys completed by Primarily Math teachers, we focus on teacher confidence. Continue reading…
Sarah Hoglund, kindergarten teacher at Belmont Elementary in Lincoln, was named the A+ Educator of the Week on Nov. 26 in the Lincoln Journal Star. Hoglund is part of LPS Cohort 4 of Primarily Math. Continue reading…
The LPS cohort 3 of Primarily Math started a collection among themselves during Math 802P in the summer of 2012 and raised $1,600 so that other teachers can have this same opportunity to take graduate courses with free or reduced tuition and fees. Continue reading…
The Omaha World-Herald featured the work UNL has been doing with mathematics education in the Omaha area elementary schools on Dec. 5 with a front page article. Continue reading…
Teaching preschoolers to actually count numbers, not just recite them, will better prepare them for success in math once they start school, new research from the University of Missouri suggests. Continue reading…
Whether you're analyzing your own practice or working with a team to study a lesson, this free app can be used to document the flow of a lesson and its impact on students. Continue reading…