The Center for Science, Teaching, and Learning (CSTL) and Dow Chemical Co. present the Dow STEMtheGap Teacher Challenge, which offers the top 50 winners the opportunity to win a $1,000 educational grant for their classrooms. Teachers are invited to submit their ideas on how to improve STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. Entries will be judged by an independent [...]
Registration has opened for the Kentucky Center for Mathematics’ 2015 annual conference, "Engage!" The conference be held March 9 and 10 at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown in Lexington. Speaker proposals are being accepted through Dec. 13. For more information, visit the conference website. The conference flier is here. Questions? Contact Mandy McDonough, KCM communications and events coordinator, at kcm@nku.edu.
The faculty and staff in the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Teacher Development in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville have developed a set of assessments to measure middle school teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics. They are looking for need middle school mathematics teachers to complete preliminary assessments to validate individual assessment [...]
Add a little art to your mathematics lessons with a new KET collection that features lesson plans for grades K-8 that use dance, drama, music, and visual arts to teach mathematics concepts. Check out Math + Arts on PBS LearningMedia.
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday As states moved to implement new, more rigorous college/career-readiness standards in English/language arts and mathematics, they faced a challenge: how would they assess student progress on the new standards? Writing high quality assessment items that truly measure student mastery of the standards would be no small task. It would be both time consuming and [...]
MetaMetrics is offering the Summer Math Challenge, a free six-week, e-mail-based, mathematics skills program based on the Common Core State Standards for students who have finished grades 2-5. The program is designed to help students retain mathematics skills learned during the previous school year. It runs June 23 – Aug. 1. Teachers may find this a beneficial resource to share [...]
Space camp participants say students will benefit from teamwork and excitement in the classroom.
The 2014 Presidential Awards will honor mathematics and science (including computer science) teachers working in grades K-6. Nominations close on April 1. The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the nation’s highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities and leaders in the improvement [...]
The University of Louisville’s Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education and the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Teacher Development will present the Mathematics Education Colloquium: “Strategies for Encouraging Students to Persist When Working on Cognitively - Demanding Tasks” March 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the University Club, Mary Bingham Room on the Belknap Campus. Featured speakers include [...]
Natalie McCutchen, a Hope Street Group 2013-2014 fellow and a 7th grade Math at Franklin Simpson Middle School in the Simpson County School District, shared her thoughts and experience on implementing the Kentucky Core Academic Standards (KCAS) in Education Week this week. McCutchen's column, "Standards: A View From My Classroom", appeared in Stu Silberman's regular online blog space. Silberman is the [...]