The National Council of Teachers of Math issued an official statement about data science. It is a Joint Position of NCTM, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Statistical Association, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Computer Science Teachers Association. It is a short document, and you should read the whole thing,… Continue reading NCTM on Data Science
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Asilomar report, 2021
I attended the California Math Council North’s conference in Asilomar last weekend. Because of Covid, it was a dramatically smaller conference than usual. As a consequence, there were fewer sessions to choose from, and probably a smaller turnout for many of them. Here is my nearly annual report. Python Turtle Ned Diamond presented the Python… Continue reading Asilomar report, 2021
Asilomar Notes: Story Tables
In my last post, I shared notes from the California Math Council meeting last weekend. I focused on a couple of talks about the use of technology (Asilomar Notes: Tech). Today I write about a different sort of tool, the story table. Shira Helft and Taryn Pritchard’s Asilomar workshop introduced us to this powerful representation of algebraic expressions,… Continue reading Asilomar Notes: Story Tables
On NCTM, Part 2
In Part 1, I discussed my relationship with NCTM, its Standards, and its journals, mostly The Mathematics Teacher. In this post, I discuss NCTM conferences, and compare them with other math teacher gatherings.NCTM Conferences vs. Local ConferencesI've had much, much better luck attending great sessions at my local Northern California conference in Asilomar (Pacific Grove,… Continue reading On NCTM, Part 2
On NCTM, Part 1
I've read a few blog posts about the National Council of Teachers of Math (NCTM) in the last few weeks:Three posts by Tina Cardone, which can serve as an introduction to NCTM. NCTM and the Math Forum by Tracy Zager, including links to other posts (including NCTM's response) about the shutting down of the Math Forum.My… Continue reading On NCTM, Part 1
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