whatisnctm

· History of NCTM

Prior to the most recent Standards publication, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics 2000, NCTM published three Standards which laid the foundation for the 2000 Standards. They are:

"The The Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989) presents recommendations for improving and updating the mathematics curriculum and the evaluation of student’s achievement. " (NCTM at a Glance, www.nctm.org).

"The Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (1991) offers specific suggestions for how mathematics teachers can create successive learning environments for every students and promote their own professional growth." (NCTM at a Glance, www.nctm.org).

"The Assessment Standards for School Mathematics (1995) describes ways to have a comprehensive mathematics assessment program and provides criteria for judging the quality of mathematics assessment." ( NCTM at a Glance, www.nctm.org).

· NCTM's Other Publications

· NCTM’s Addenda Series brings the Standards into the classroom. It is a 22 book series that includes suggestions for classroom activities, suggestions for evaluating student performance and skills, and also suggestions of how technology can effectively be used in the classroom.

· NCTM also publishes four professional Journals

· Teaching Children Mathematics
    http://www.nctm.org/tcm/tcm.htm

· Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
      http://www.nctm.org/mtms/mtms.htm

· Mathematics Teacher
      http://www.nctm.org/mt/mt.htm

· Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
      http://www.nctm.org/jrme/

· NCTM News Bulletin
     http://nctm.org/news/

· Student Math Notes

· Mathematics Education Dialogues

· More than 200 educational books, videos, and other materials