From the NCTM Desk: Mark Your Calendars!
From the NCTM Desk: Mark Your Calendars! The NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition is October 15–18 in Atlanta! This is
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Welcome back from MCTM President
Welcome Back! When you see and hear the number 744, what do you think of? How does it connect to
Continue readingNumber Talks: Making Thinking Visible, Valuing Mistakes, Building Confidence
Number talks have long helped students with mental math, but as I have used them over the years I find
Continue readingEveryone Is a Math Person: Perspective from a Teacher and a Mom
Everyone is a math person. As Howie Hua says, “We are all people and we all do math.” At our
Continue readingWhat I Discovered By Playing Card Games with My 8th Grade Students
By Jamie Fenicle, Region 2 Director Most math educators can agree that in today’s world, playing board games and card
Continue readingUsing ChatGPT in the Math Classroom: A Helpful Tool for Teachers and Students
by Dan Bungert, Region 3 Director In writing an article about generative AI in the classroom, I thought it would
Continue readingWhy Is It The Best One: A Twist On “Which One Doesn’t Belong”
Alexis Wolf, Region 4 Director Are you looking for a new way to use a high-quality instructional routine in your
Continue readingBuilding a Thinking Classroom Together: May
I would like to use this article to recap the Spring Conference in Duluth. It had a very strong theme
Continue readingFor the Love of the Puzzle!
I often get the question from students of the “why” behind me choosing to be a math teacher. While I
Continue readingAn Equity and Excellence Framework for Mathematics in Minnesota
By Lesa M. Covington Clarkson, University of Minnesota and Fawnda Norman, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Since Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework
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