Promotes the development and production of high-quality mathematics education publications, digital materials, and online published content. To oversee and guide the ongoing publishing activities of the Council to ensure that it fulfills its mission of
supporting teachers in providing a high-quality mathematics education for all students.
Committee Charge
The Publishing Committee (PC) is charged to:
- Develop an overarching vision for the complete portfolio of materials published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and monitor implementation of that vision that takes advantage of new and emerging electronic publishing technologies.
- Support the coherence of the NCTM publishing portfolio by coordinating and facilitating communications between other publications committees.
- Develop and oversee a plan and processes for the development, production, and marketing of books and other educational materials that balances serving the needs of members and other stakeholders with generating revenue for the Council.
- Ensure that all NCTM books and educational materials are appropriately reviewed to meet and ensure a high standard of quality.
- Regularly review products in the NCTM Catalog to ensure the commercial and professional viability of titles in print.
- Periodically review policies and practices for marketing NCTM publications.
- Monitor current and future activities of Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, the Journal for Research in Mathematics
Education (JRME), and Mathematics Teacher Educator (MTE), and suggest opportunities for integrated efforts.
- Advise the journal panels on how to address current issues of importance to their readers and all NCTM members.
- Develop means and facilitate opportunities for collaboration between all editorial panels of NCTM journals, publications, and joint publications.
- Address requests from journal panels that involve matters of common interest.
- Advise the NCTM Board, President, and staff on the editorial policies and processes, and business decision making related to NCTM publications and publishing.
- Advise the President when considering and making appointments on the resources and needs of journal panels and the Publishing Committee.
Committee Members
Spencer Jamieson, Chair
Fairfax, VA
2020-2021
Sarah Bush, Board of Directors Liaison
Winter Park, FL
2020-2021
Jason Slowbe, Board of Directors Liaison
Temecula, CA
2017-2020
Kim Markworth
Bellingham, WA
2018-2021
Esther Song
Chicago, IL
2018-2021
Lisa Bejarano
Manitou Springs, CO
2019-2022
Lateefah Id-Deen
Atlanta, GA
2019-2022
Patrice Waller
Corona, CA
2019-2022
Alicia Burdess
Grande Prairie, Alberta
2020-2023
Shaun Gross
Grants Pass, OR
2020-2023
Cathery Yeh
Orange, CA
2020-2023
Eleanore Tapscott, NCTM Staff Liaison
Reston, VA 20191