This July, MTLT Teacher Talk will meet to talk about an article from the legacy journal Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School: “Tech-Knowledgy and Diverse Learners” by Jennifer Suh.

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics is a guide to what mathematics students should learn; what teaching practices, approaches, and tools show promise; and the role that assessment plays in ...

A tessellation is a repeating pattern of polygons that covers a plane with no gaps or overlaps. What kind of tessellations can you make out of regular polygons? What shapes tessellate? If shapes can ...

Use this tool to strengthen understanding and computation of numerical expressions and equality. In understanding equality, one of the first things students must realize is that equality is a ...

Start this lesson by reading a counting book of your choice. (Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews is especially appropriate, but any book which uses a "count on by 1" strategy will work.) Then ask students ...

When students become active doers of mathematics, the greatest gains of their mathematical thinking can be realized. The process of sense making begins when we create classrooms full of curious ...

Use tiles to represent variables and constants, learn how to represent and solve algebra problem. Solve equations, substitute in variable expressions, and expand and factor. Flip tiles, remove zero ...

This tool allows you to practice multiplying single-digit numbers. Click on any of the blue squares to show a product. Double-click on any displayed product to hide it behind a blue square again.

These grade-band specific professional learning modules are focused on the Effective Teaching Practices and Guiding Principles from Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All.

The NCTM Spring Conferences provide dynamic, face-to-face networking and learning opportunities for mathematics educators across the nation. These opportunities are a great way to engage with your ...

Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and ...

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is the public voice of mathematics education, and a professional membership association supporting teachers to ensure equitable mathematics learning of ...