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Driven by Data

In his latest Huffington Post op-ed "Driven by Data" MƒA President John Ewing dissects how data plays an increasingly important role in our lives, both in the technological and cultural sense. 

In the News

How to Beat Teacher Burnout: With More Education

A new profile about MƒA in Governing Magazine puts the spotlight on our mission to cultivate excellent mathematics and science teachers to keep them in the profession.

Teacher Voices

Finding Inspiration in an Un-Hidden Story

Can any one name a mathematician? Of course you can! But what if I asked you to name a female mathematician? This requires a little more thought, I bet.

Workshop Spotlight

Taking an Estuary’s Vital Signs: Remote Sensing & STEM Education

In New York City, intertwining nature into the science classroom experience may be a bit difficult – though it’s certainly not impossible. In fact, New York City offers the unique opportunity to study

Teacher Voices

The Problem with Assessment

Eugenia Cheng, the author of How to Bake Pi, said in a colloquium she gave at MƒA this past fall that mathematics is best learned through understanding and play. 

In the News

We are Absolutely Not Losing at Everything, And Teachers are to Thank

In a guest blog post that appeared in Education Week Teacher, “Teachers are Not Losing at Everything,” MƒA President John Ewing and MƒA Executive Director Megan Roberts write about the current narrati

Workshop Spotlight

Arduinos

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software, and a number of teachers have begun to incorporate them into their STEM curriculums. This past fall

In the News

Education—It’s Complicated

In “Education – It’s Complicated,” which appeared today in the Huffington Post, MƒA President John Ewing does a deep dive into the similarities between politics and education reform.

In the News

Professional Development Through the Lens of Language and Technology

As a guest columnist for EdTech Digest, MƒA Executive Director Megan Roberts looks at the influence technology has had on teacher professional development as an ongoing and active practice. In her pie

Teacher Voices

What should students be able to do to demonstrate understanding?

Last year, a colleague of mine rhetorically asked me, "Can you imagine what our classrooms would look like if, instead of an exam, teachers themselves determined what students needed to do to demonstr