Description: This presentation will provide an overview of the mathematical questions that arise in decisions about the census, apportionment, redistricting, who gets to vote, how the vote takes place, how the votes are counted, and how the votes are tabulated. We will be looking back to the 2020 national elections and forward to the 2021 […]
Description: Are you looking for ways to help students be sense-makers rather than answer getters? Get ready to explore a rapid-fire selection of engaging tasks designed to ignite mathematical curiosity, spark reasoning and promote rich math discourse.
Description: Investigating mathematical relationships can be a wonderful experience but one that often does not resonate with students. Let’s explore some contextual situations such as ranking or predicting (will woman’s […]
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Description: NCTM recently released the Catalyzing Change series with recommendations for PK-12 mathematics to initiate critical conversations for supporting mathematics teaching and learning. Access and equity are at the center […]
Description: My annual address about the state of mathematics education in NJ (and throughout the country) including thoughts about necessary and long overdue changes that need to be made in curriculum, instruction and assessment.
Our 2020 Business meeting will take place on December 8th from 7-8pm. If you are interested in attending, please register here by Sunday, December 6th. Business Meeting Agenda
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Description: Recognizing the increasing need for statistical/quantitative thinking and reasoning in today's world, NCTM’s Catalyzing Change identifies making sense of the world as a central purpose in teaching mathematics. How can we make this vision a reality in our classrooms and why is it important to do so? How can technology help?
Description: Do your students struggle with factoring? Can’t keep track of which method to use and when? Come learn ONE method for factoring that even the most struggling learners can […]