NCTM New and Noteworthy

You need the best strategies to prepare your students for success, and NCTM’s Interactive Institute on High School Mathematics offers a variety of activities and tactics to effectively address the Common Core mathematical practices and NCTM process standards—giving your students better opportunities to examine, interpret, and think critically about math concepts. Immerse yourself in two and a half days of professional development in Washington, DC, August 1–3, and learn the best strategies to prepare your students for success. Register by May 31 and save $40.

It takes a mathematical community to develop an eager, confident math learner. What are you doing to build partnerships among school, home, and community to help support children’s mathematical understanding? Stakeholders must work together, but how? The Teaching Children Mathematics Editorial Panel seeks articles for a special Focus Issue on building a mathematical “village” where everyone works together to improve students’ mathematical learning. Learn more. Access http://tcm.msubmit.net to submit your completed manuscript to TCM by July 31, 2013.