In late April, two mathematics conferences were held in San Diego: The NCSM (National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics) and the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics). This is the final in a series of posts from those conferences. NCTM Session: Does Singapore Mathematics (SM) Enhance Students’ Learning in the United States? By Richard Askey, Patsy [...]

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In late April, two mathematics conferences were held in San Diego: The NCSM (National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics) and the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics).  This is the third in a series of posts from those conferences. NCSM Sessions Singapore Math for the U.S. Classroom – Patsy Kanter, Andy Clark Lessons from [...]

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Last week, two mathematics conferences were held in San Diego: The NCSM (National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics) and the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics).  This is the second in a series of posts from those conferences. The vendor exhibit hall at the National Conference of Teachers of Mathematics reminds me of a [...]

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Last week, two mathematics conferences were held in San Diego: The NCSM (National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics) and the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The first focuses on mathematics teacher-leaders and includes supervisors, coaches, and just about anyone who works at a department head level or is involved in a Professional Learning [...]

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Sponsored by the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, the theme for April’s Math Awareness Month (MAM) is Mathematics and Sports.  From the press release: Sports offers a cornucopia of instances involving data, strategies and chance, each of which is perfectly [...]

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