-
Opinions expressed on these pages were the views of the writers and did not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the American Mathematical Society.
Categories
- Active Learning in Mathematics Series 2015
- Advising
- Assessment Practices
- Classroom Practices
- Communication
- Curriculum
- Early Childhood
- Education Policy
- Faculty Experiences
- Graduate Education
- History of mathematics education
- Influence of race and gender
- K-12 Education
- Mathematics Education Research
- Mathematics teacher preparation
- Multidisciplinary Education
- News
- Online Education
- Outreach
- Prison
- Research
- Student Experiences
- Summer Programs
- Task design
- testing
- Year in Review
Archives
- July 2023
- January 2022
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
Tag Archives: K-12 mathematics
My “First” Mathematical Problem and What It Means
I am inspired, by several previous blog entries, to write about my own mathematical awakening, and what I’ve learned from reflecting on it. I went to New York City Public Schools, in the Bronx. I always enjoyed arithmetic and mastered … Continue reading
Learning by Teaching: Service-Learning in a Precalculus Classroom
By Ekaterina Yurasovskaya, Seattle University Mathematics is a beautiful subject that can easily become an ivory tower. There can be a temptation for teachers and students of mathematics to shy away from the role that mathematics plays as a social … Continue reading
Posted in Faculty Experiences, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research
Tagged community, K-12 mathematics, service learning
Comments Off on Learning by Teaching: Service-Learning in a Precalculus Classroom
They Taught Me by Letting Me Wonder
By Dr. Nafeesa H. Owens, Ph.D., Program Director/PAEMST Program Lead, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, National Science Foundation* Today we celebrate the story of Marizza Bailey, who was honored last year by the White House with … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Education Policy, K-12 Education, News
Tagged family, K-12 mathematics, NSF, teaching awards
Comments Off on They Taught Me by Letting Me Wonder
The Second Year of “On Teaching and Learning Mathematics”
By Art Duval, Contributing Editor, University of Texas at El Paso Another year has flown by, and so it is once again a good time to collect and reflect on all the articles we have been able to share with … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices, Curriculum, Early Childhood, Education Policy, K-12 Education, Online Education, Outreach, Student Experiences, Year in Review
Tagged Active Learning Series 2015, Conceptual Understanding, Curriculum, K-12 mathematics, outreach, service learning, standards based grading
1 Comment
One Reason Fractions (and Many Other Topics) Are Hard: Equivalence Relations Up and Down the Mathematics Curriculum
By Art Duval, Contributing Editor, University of Texas at El Paso Why are fractions hard to learn for so many people? There are many reasons for this, but I like to think about one in particular, a mathematical idea hiding in … Continue reading
Mathematical education of teachers Part II: What are we doing about Textbook School Mathematics?
By Hung-Hsi Wu This two-part series is a summary of the longer paper, Textbook School Mathematics and the preparation of mathematics teachers. TSM (Textbook School Mathematics) has dominated school mathematics curriculum and assessment for the past four decades, yet, in … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged Common Core, K-12 mathematics, teachers, Textbook School Mathematics
8 Comments
Mathematical Education of Teachers, Part I: What is Textbook School Mathematics?
By Hung-Hsi Wu This two-part series is a partial summary of the longer paper, Textbook School Mathematics and the preparation of mathematics teachers. School mathematics education has been national news for at least two decades. The debate over the adoption … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged Common Core, K-12 mathematics, teachers, Textbook School Mathematics
3 Comments