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The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics was developed by the NCTM. The NCTM's stated intent was to improve mathematics education. The contents were based on surveys of existing curriculum materials, curricula and policies from many countries, educational research publications, and government agencies such as the U.S. National Science Foundation.
v. t. e. Founded in 1920, The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics ( NCTM) is a professional organization for schoolteachers of mathematics in the United States. One of its goals is to improve the standards of mathematics in education. NCTM holds annual national and regional conferences for teachers and publishes five journals.
Mathematics instructor Jaime Escalante dismissed the NCTM standards as something written by a PE teacher. In 2001 and 2009, NCTM released the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (PSSM) and the Curriculum Focal Points which expanded on the work of the previous standards documents. Particularly, the PSSM reiterated the 1989 standards ...
Reform mathematics is an approach to mathematics education, particularly in North America. It is based on principles explained in 1989 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The NCTM document Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics ( CESSM) set forth a vision for K–12 (ages 5–18) mathematics education ...
He was the chair of the "Commission on Standards for School Mathematics" for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM that led to the now flourishing standards-based movement in education. Second, from 1987 to 2002, he was Director of the National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education for the U.S. Department of ...
Mathematics Portal. v. t. e. In contemporary education, mathematics education —known in Europe as the didactics or pedagogy of mathematics —is the practice of teaching, learning, and carrying out scholarly research into the transfer of mathematical knowledge.
Diane Briars. Diane Jane Briars (born 1951) [1] is an American mathematics educator, the former president of both the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She has been an advocate for the Everyday Mathematics, Connected Mathematics, and Common Core State Standards Initiative ...
Connected Mathematics is a comprehensive mathematics program intended for U.S. students in grades 6–8.The curriculum design, text materials for students, and supporting resources for teachers were created and have been progressively refined by the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) at Michigan State University with advice and contributions from many mathematics teachers, curriculum ...