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6 May, 2011 Vol. 16, No. 18

THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS

STEM Education Data and Trends
Summer Workshops for Math Teachers | Educating Grace Blog

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STEM EDUCATION DATA AND TRENDS

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How well do students in your state perform on standardized
math tests?

How often do parents help their children with homework?

Am I doing enough to help my child as a parent?

Find answers to these and other questions be exploring the STEM
Education Data and Trends web tool. Based on the National
Science Board report "Science and Engineering Indicators," this
interactive statistical Flash tool provides one-stop access to
charts, graphs, key observations, and main findings about
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
from preschool through college, as well as related STEM
careers. Data sources of the NSB report include

- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten
Class (ECLS-K)
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS)
- Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
- Advanced Placement Report to the Nation
- Digest of Education Statistics
- National Center for Education Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau

For a plain text version, visit

http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/sei/edTool/timeLineButtonInfo.xml

To access the full "Science and Engineering Indicators" report
and its additional resources, such as presentation slides and
the State Data Tool -- which lets you create your own charts of
indicators for up to ten states at a time -- visit

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind10/

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PoW taking place: math problem-solving moment of the week

"What I like about Vi's solution is that she not only explained
what she did, but also explained why she did each thing and
what she was thinking as she made her decisions. I especially
like that she explained...."

- Annie, commenting on the Geometry PoW's Latest Solution

http://mathforum.org/pows/solution.htm?publication=3937

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SUMMER WORKSHOPS FOR MATH TEACHERS

http://www.centerforinnovativeteaching.org/

May 15th is the deadline for early bird discounts to summer
workshops at San Francisco's Center for Innovative Teaching:

- Become an Expert Interactive Whiteboard User: Practical
teaching techniques
- No Limits in Upper Level Math: Hands-on and visual approaches
to topics in Algebra 2 and Precalculus
- Meaningful Group Work in the Math Classroom: Applying the
Complex Instruction Framework

Special for subscribers of the Math Forum Internet News:
register early and save a total of 15% by mentioning the
code MATH2011.

Early registrants who do not subscribe to the Math Forum
Internet News may also save 15% on CIT workshops. Just bring a
colleague from your school; or show membership in the
California Mathematics Council (CMC), the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), or other select professional
teacher organizations.

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Now taking place: math education conversation of the hour

"In general, by the way, our students think we're nuts! Let me
see...it's 9:00 at night, and I'm writing an email extolling
the virtues of not rounding before the end...they may have
something there:)"

- Liz, posted to the secondary (grades 9-12) discussion
group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State

http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7446343

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EDUCATING GRACE BLOG

http://educating-grace.blogspot.com/

This blog focuses on mathematical thinking, teaching students
to think, thinking about teaching students, and ending
educational inequity, especially in math.

Written by a former high school math teacher who now develops
teacher training, educating grace's posts have included

- without struggle there is no progress
- imperfect solutions
- when none of your students do their homework
- Common Core Contemplation
- pseudoquestioning
- mixing up the algebra sequence

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How well do students in your state perform on standardized
math tests?


How often do parents help their children with homework?


Am I doing enough to help my child as a parent?


Find answers to these and other questions be exploring the STEM
Education Data and Trends web tool. Based on the National
Science Board report Science and Engineering Indicators, this
interactive statistical Flash tool provides one-stop access to
charts, graphs, key observations, and main findings about
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
from preschool through college, as well as related STEM
careers. Data sources of the NSB report include

<ul>
<li>
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten
Class (ECLS-K)
</li>
<li>
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
</li>
<li>
Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS)
</li>
<li>
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
</li>
<li>
Advanced Placement Report to the Nation
</li>
<li>
Digest of Education Statistics
</li>
<li>
National Center for Education Statistics
</li>
<li>
U.S. Census Bureau
</li>
</ul>

For a plain text version, visit

<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/sei/edTool/timeLineButtonInfo.xml">http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/sei/edTool/timeLineButtonInfo.xml</a>

To access the full Science and Engineering Indicators report
and its additional resources, such as presentation slides and
the State Data Tool — which lets you create your own charts of
indicators for up to ten states at a time — visit


<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind10/">http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind10/</a>



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PoW taking place: math problem-solving moment of the week

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"What I like about Vi's solution is that she not only explained
what she did, but also explained why she did each thing and
what she was thinking as she made her decisions. I especially
like that she explained...."
<dd>
- Annie, commenting on the Geometry PoW's Latest Solution
<dd>
<a href="http://mathforum.org/pows/solution.htm?publication=3937">http://mathforum.org/pows/solution.htm?publication=3937</a>
</dl>


<hr>


Summer Workshops for Math Teachers

<a href="http://www.centerforinnovativeteaching.org/">http://www.centerforinnovativeteaching.org/</a>


May 15th is the deadline for early bird discounts to summer
workshops at San Francisco's Center for Innovative Teaching:

<ul>
<li>
Become an Expert Interactive Whiteboard User: Practical
teaching techniques
</li>
<li>
No Limits in Upper Level Math: Hands-on and visual approaches
to topics in Algebra 2 and Precalculus
</li>
<li>
Meaningful Group Work in the Math Classroom: Applying the
Complex Instruction Framework
</li>
</ul>

Special for subscribers of the Math Forum Internet News:
register early and save a total of 15% by mentioning the
code MATH2011.


Early registrants who do not subscribe to the Math Forum
Internet News may also save 15% on CIT workshops. Just bring a
colleague from your school; or show membership in the
California Mathematics Council (CMC), the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), or other select professional
teacher organizations.



<hr>


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<dt>
Now taking place: math education conversation of the hour

<dt>
"In general, by the way, our students think we're nuts! Let me
see...it's 9:00 at night, and I'm writing an email extolling
the virtues of not rounding before the end...they may have
something there:)"
<dd>
- Liz, posted to the secondary (grades 9-12) discussion
group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State
<dd>
<a href="http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7446343">http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7446343</a>


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Educating Grace Blog

<a href="http://educating-grace.blogspot.com/">http://educating-grace.blogspot.com/</a>


This blog focuses on mathematical thinking, teaching students
to think, thinking about teaching students, and ending
educational inequity, especially in math.

Written by a former high school math teacher who now develops
teacher training, educating grace's posts have included

<ul>
<li>
without struggle there is no progress
</li>
<li>
imperfect solutions
</li>
<li>
when none of your students do their homework
</li>
<li>
Common Core Contemplation
</li>
<li>
pseudoquestioning
</li>
<li>
mixing up the algebra sequence
</li>
</ul>


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