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NCTM Releases New Position Statement on Changing the Professional Culture of Teaching Mathematics ...
One aspect of culture is a commonly held set of beliefs and norms that guides the practices of a group. At a broad/national level, the culture of mathematics teaching can be characterized as both an ...
NCTM established the Mathematics Education Trust (MET) in 1976 to channel the generosity of donors by creating grants for preservice teachers, in-service teachers, coaches, teacher-leaders, teacher ...
Enhance Your Professional Development with NCTM Membership Resources, research, an extensive network of peers, and exclusive member savings As a mathematics educator or researcher, your passion is ...
NCTM Position Procedural fluency is an essential component of equitable teaching and is necessary to developing mathematical proficiency and mathematical agency. Each and every student must have ...
Webinar Catalyzing Change: An Overview of the 4 Key Recommendations for Early Childhood and Elementary Mathematics May 27, 2020 7:00 p.m. EDT | Speaker: DeAnn Huinker, Cathery Yeh, Nicole Rigelman, ...
By Kitty Rutherford, Posted April 27, 2015 – People of all ages love to play games that are fun and motivating. Games give students opportunities to explore fundamental number concepts, such as the ...
By Jane M. Wilburne, Posted October 10, 2014 – I love the story of Carl Friedrich Gauss—who, as an elementary student in the late 1700s, amazed his teacher with how quickly he found the sum of the ...
Free online resources for teachers.Problems to Ponder/ Growing Problem Solvers/ Ear to the Ground From Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 Problems to Ponder are individual problems or ...
The following ideas are ours and those of others who came to our presentations on this topic. Rules that Expire 1. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. This “rule” is often taught ...