Most of you know me as the math girl and that is absolutely true, but….before I was the math girl, I was the word girl. I like to joke that I am a word”smith” but it isn’t a joke. I…
Most of you know me as the math girl and that is absolutely true, but….before I was the math girl, I was the word girl. I like to joke that I am a word”smith” but it isn’t a joke. I…
Two months ago, Jordyn Marie was born. Nothing can match the joy of having a child, unless it is the birth of a grandchild. If you ask me, she is pretty darn perfect, and as a devoted Nee’Nee’ (my name…
Seven entities with vested interest in the area of mathematics and common core state standards have agreed to lend their collective expertise to the formation of a new coalition called MC3. The organizations include the National Council of Teachers of…
I just read a blog post by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics President, J. Michael Shaughness, about the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. In his post, CCSSM and Curriculum and Assessment: NOT Business as Usual, Shaughness shares…