Change the number of sectors and increase or decrease their size to create any type of spinner. Then, conduct a probability experiment by spinning the spinner many times. How does the experimental ...

NCTM established the Mathematics Education Trust (MET) in 1976 to channel the generosity of donors by creating grants for preservice teachers, in-service teachers, coaches, teacher-leaders, teacher ...

This tool allows you to learn about various geometric solids and their properties. You can manipulate and color each shape to explore the number of faces, edges, and vertices, and you can also use ...

Educational decisions made by teachers, school administrators, and other professionals have important consequences for students and for society. The Principles for school mathematics provide guidance ...

How do you help your students demonstrate mathematical proficiency toward the learning expectations of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? This teacher guide illustrates how to sustain successful ...

Notice and Wonder When students become active doers of mathematics, the greatest gains of their mathematical thinking can be realized. NCTM members can engage with PreK-12 resources to support the ...

The purpose of this book study guide is to provide stakeholder groups with a tool to initiate needed critical conversations and actions in early childhood and elementary mathematics. Format: The book ...

Data science captures the complexity of data and data methods that have arisen with advances in technology. It is a collaborative science that uses complex data and methodology to identify and explain ...

NCTM is here to support the mathematics education community, not just during challenging times like these but 365 days a year. With so many teachers currently transitioning to online teaching, we ...

Reston, Va. - October 24, 2022 - Lower mathematics scores for grades 4 and 8 in the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are cause for systemic change in how we engage students in ...

In the August 2014 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics, authors Karen S. Karp, Sarah B. Bush, and Barbara J. Dougherty initiated an important conversation in the elementary mathematics education ...

I love the story of Carl Friedrich Gauss—who, as an elementary student in the late 1700s, amazed his teacher with how quickly he found the sum of the integers from 1 to 100 to be 5,050. Gauss ...