December Monthly K-12 Math Newsletter Updates

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December 2020

K-12 Mathematics Newsletter

K-12 STANDARDS, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Enjoy Access to Exclusive Members-Only Webinars This Week

We are committed to partnering with you and our math educator community by providing resources, networking opportunities, and launching initiatives that support the mission of attaining high education standards worldwide. In doing so, providing professional development is a priority.

Before the Taking Action: Bringing the Effective Teaching Practices to Life in your Classroom Webinar Series finale on December 15, we have another week of engaging breakout workshops that are exclusively available to our membership community!

Join our membership community so you can have exclusive access to resources and participate in the Taking Action Webinar Series!

Live Member Exclusive Webinars This Week
Learn more and register here!

Focus on Elementary School: Building Community to Increase Student Engagement (Taking Action) | December 7, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. | Speaker: Roshanna Beard

Focus on Middle School: Encouraging Discourse and Discussion (Taking Action) | December 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. | Speaker: Jennifer Perego

Focus on High School: Using Meaningful Discourse and High-Quality Tasks | December 10, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. | Speakers: Fred Dillon and Anthony Bokar

Bookmark our Professional Development webinar page to view the series schedule and register for upcoming webinars.

Don’t miss out on valuable resources like these provided to our membership community. Join NCTM to gain access to upcoming webinars, benefit from the resources we offer math educators, and engage with an extensive network of peers.

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Don’t miss a moment of this series concluding December 15.

Equitable and Ambitious Teaching of Mathematics (Closing Session)(Taking Action) | December 15, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. | Speaker: Robert Q. Berry III

National Museum of Mathematics

Free events this week at MoMath, Dec. 7 - Dec. 13

MoMath is pleased to offer FREE registration for remaining seats in the following events this week.

Loving Math — a wild and crazy story hour for the little ones, with Steve Sherman

Tuesday, December 8 at 4:00 pm ET (New York)
Join master storyteller Steve Sherman for an exciting December session designed for kindergartners through third graders. If your child loves stories, games, and laughter, don't miss this wild and wacky event! Learn more at loving.momath.org and click here to register for Tuesday's event for free.

Math Gym
Wednesday, December 9 at 3:30 pm ET (New York)
Students, spend an hour online independently working on engaging and beautiful math problems, hand-selected by MoMath's advisory council of math PhDs. Choose whichever challenges you like and explore them with the guidance and mentorship of an expert mathematician. If you love math and want to experience the incredible joy of mathematical discovery, you won't want to miss this enjoyable monthly program. Learn more at workout.momath.org and click here to register for Wednesday's event for free.

Statistics in the STEM Classroom: Real-Life Applications and Impacts
Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00 pm ET (New York)
Join us for a stimulating conversation about making connections between the real world and the classroom. This summer, physics and math educators participated in a two-day workshop on statistics and hypothesis testing hosted by Dr. Allen Mincer, a physicist from New York University. The workshop was a collaboration between the National Museum of Mathematics, New York University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Discussions centered on hypothesis testing as it relates to the trigger system of the ATLAS experiment at CERN and possible pitfalls in the process of hypothesis testing. Come hear from participating teachers about their experiences and how Dr. Mincer's lectures and feedback helped them prepare classroom lessons with real-world relevance. Learn more and register for free at bnl.momath.org.

Mathematical Magic Tricks
Thursday, December 10 at 5:45 pm ET (New York)
Most traditional magic tricks require lots of practice, skill, and coordination. Mathematical magic tricks work automatically, all by themselves — sometimes you don't even need to touch the cards! With at most a bit of misdirection to create the appearance of complications, Joshua Zucker will perform several tricks, teach you to perform them yourselves, and guide you through the mathematical thinking that makes them work. Using that thinking, you can even create new tricks of your own! Learn more and register for free at tricks.momath.org.

Family Fridays: "Are We There Yet?"
Friday, December 11 at 6:30 pm ET (New York)
Knowing what's coming next — and when — can be quite useful when it comes to your daily commute, the weather, or the stock market. But in a world full of random events, trying to anticipate the future is a "dicey" game. Gather your dice and coins and take a walk into the unknown with Rosenthal Prize awardee Ralph Pantozzi. What can you know about the likelihood of future events? Step right up and push your luck as far as it will go in a variety of simple games of chance. Learn more and register for free at familyfridays.momath.org.

Krazy Kahoot — a fun-filled event for the entire family!
Saturday, December 12 at 4:00 pm ET (New York)
Join MoMath's favorite math quizmaster Steve Sherman for a family fun-filled game bursting with a wide range of entertaining questions for all ages. Is your family up for this lively challenge?! Learn more at krazy.momath.org and click here to register for Saturday's event for free.

Space is limited! All remaining seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Bring the World to Your Classroom

UNC-TV and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you. Bring math concepts to life through interactive games, animations and engaging media resources. Click link for more information.

PreK-12 Resources for New School Routines

As teachers, students, and families enter an uncertain school year with new routines, both in-person and virtual, PBS LearningMedia offers this special collection of flexible resources to support learning from anywhere.

Find videos, self-paced Interactive lessons, printable activities, and more. Browse our distance learning broadcast schedules aligned with PBS LearningMedia resources:

The PBS KIDS 24/7 Channel provides educational programming for children ages 2-8 throughout the day, seven days a week. (en español)
The WORLD At-Home Learning Block, offered nationally by WGBH, features educationally aligned programming for students in grades 6-12 from Noon – 5 PM daily.

Click link for more information.

North Carolina Association of Elementary Educators Conference

Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021

Time: 8:45am-12:00pm

The North Carolina Association of Elementary Educators (NCAEE) invites you to attend the "Change, Challenge, Opportunity" Conference on January 30, 2021. We have heard the need for FREE, quality professional development and we are here to help! Join us from the comfort of your own home! Our conference will be completely virtual! We hope to see you there!

For more information click the following links:

Itinerary

Registration

NCDPI K-12 Mathematics Virtual Webinar

On November 10, 2020, the NCDPI secondary mathematic consultants along with special guests:

Stefanie Hill (Buncombe County), Emily Hare (Randolph County),

and Sonia Dupree (Wake County) offered a 4th Level Math NCSCOS virtual webinar for high school math educators and school and district leaders. It served as a follow-up to the 2020 Information Session on 4th Level Mathematics. The agenda, presentation, and recording are now available on the K-12 Mathematics Google site.

Click HERE to Subscribe to our Google Calendar to get updates on PD opportunities and events.