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#NCTM is the public voice of #MathEd that supports teachers to ensure equitable math learning.

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NCTM @nctm.org · 10m
🤔 Did you know? NCTM members can apply for more than $75,000 in grants, scholarships, & awards through the Mathematics Education Trust (MET). Support your learning, classroom innovation, & career growth. 💰 Don't leave funding on the table. Apply: nctm.link/grants
Two women discussing opportunities at the NCTM Mathematics Education Trust booth during an event.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 19h
❓How do early-career math teachers balance ambitious teaching with real-world classroom constraints? Join us on Sunday, October 6 at 11:00 AM ET, as we examine new insights into evolving professional obligations and the decision-making that shapes the first years of teaching. 🔗 nctm.link/CJhfJ
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NCTM @nctm.org · 29/09/2026
📊 Data is everywhere. 🤔 Help students make sense of it. Looking for simple ways to integrate data literacy into everyday instruction? Join Dustin Purdy to explore classroom-ready routines and resources that help students investigate, discuss, and make sense of data. 🔗 Register: nctm.link/6R3Nq
Webinar on building data literacy through classroom routines scheduled for October 22, 2026, at 7 PM ET.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 28/09/2026
📍⛰️ One month until #NCTMDEN26 Here's a glimpse of what's waiting for you: ✔️ Keynotes that will inspire ✔️ 650+ Sessions with practical classroom ideas ✔️ 100+ Exhibiting Companies ✔️ Thousands of #mathematics educators ready to connect Register now and join us in Denver: nctm.link/denver2026
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NCTM @nctm.org · 25/09/2026
🗓️ ✈️ Mark your calendar. NCTM is headed to Louisville and Seattle in 2027! Make your plans early to be part of these highly anticipated Spring Conferences. Early-bird registration is now open! 🔗 nctm.link/Louisville 🔗 nctm.link/Seattle #NCTMLOU27 #NCTMSEA27
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NCTM @nctm.org · 25/09/2026
⌛ Deadline Approaching! Interested in applying to be the next Editor-in-Chief of Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 (MTLT)? Applications are due no later than Wednesday, September 30. Learn more and apply: 🔗 nctm.link/EIC-MTLT
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NCTM @nctm.org · 24/09/2026
Attend this two-day NCTM Interactive Institute for K–8 math educators and discover strategies that can help students develop confidence with numbers, reason through complex problems, and communicate their mathematical thinking. Learn more and register: nctm.link/Numeracy
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NCTM @nctm.org · 23/09/2026
🕖 Join us THIS Thursday at 7:00 PM ET! As the school year gets into full swing, explore intentional practices that build curiosity, confidence, productive struggle, and meaningful mathematical discourse from day one through the months ahead. 🔗 nctm.link/cCPPX
Portrait of Latrenda Knighten promoting a webinar on meaningful mathematics teaching scheduled for September 24 at 7 PM ET.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 22/09/2026
🔥Hot off the presses! The first three titles in the new Math Teaching in Practice Series are now available. These practitioner-friendly books unlock practical insights and high-impact instructional strategies that help all students succeed in mathematics. 🔓 Order: 🔗 nctm.link/MTiP
Cover of 'Decluttering Mathematics' book featuring tools like rulers and calculators, focusing on grades 6-12 math teaching strategies.Cover of Marian Small's book on deciphering math standards for grades K-8, focusing on powerful instruction and assessment.Educational book cover showing 'Fractions Unlocked' with handwritten notes highlighting teaching fractions effectively.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 21/09/2026
❓How many different trains of length 6 can your students build? Fibonacci Trains uses Cuisenaire rods to turn building into patterns, tables, graphs, and rules, and students have to prove they found them all. 🔍 🔗 nctm.link/RYRKL #MathChallenge #MiddleSchoolMath #NCTM
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NCTM @nctm.org · 18/09/2026
Help your students connect mathematics to real-world problem solving. 🔢 Become a coach and register a group for the 2027 State TEAMS Competition, where middle and high school students collaborate, think critically, and tackle engaging STEM challenges. Learn more: nctm.link/2027TEAMS
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NCTM @nctm.org · 17/09/2026
NCTM is currently conducting a search for a new Editor-in-Chief of Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 (MTLT). Applications are being accepted through September 30. 🔗 Learn more and apply: nctm.link/EIC-MTLT
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NCTM @nctm.org · 16/09/2026
🎙️This month, the authors of Microroutines: Maximize Mathematical Engagement, join the podcast to discuss how small, intentional teacher moves can amplify student thinking and create more opportunities for every learner to participate. 🎧 Listen: nctm.link/addingitallup
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NCTM @nctm.org · 15/09/2026
☕What Do You Really Know About the Caffeine You Consume? In this month's MTLT 9-12 feature article: Caffeine, Energy Drinks, and Exponential Functions, students discover exponential decay and half-life while modeling how the body metabolizes caffeine from energy drinks. ⚡ 🔗 nctm.link/V6ybS
Math work illustrating caffeine reduction using half-life formula y = 80(1/2)^x, including a table of caffeine remaining after each half-life number.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 14/09/2026
🕔 TODAY at 5:00 PM ET. Join us for a live webinar & learn about current grant opportunities (Early Career Research Grant due September 15; all other Fall Grants due November 1), get insider tips on proposal requirements, and ask your questions. Open to all. Register: nctm.link/aUVp9
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NCTM @nctm.org · 13/09/2026
🧩🔢Engage your students in mathematical thinking through the power of puzzles and play. NCTM is excited to now offer daily KenKen® puzzles to promote problem solving and reasoning in your classroom. New puzzles are available daily! Start solving: nctm.link/KenKen
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NCTM @nctm.org · 11/09/2026
📣2027 Annual Meeting & Exposition: Call for Proposals! The theme, Weaving a Tapestry of Mathematical Possibilities, celebrates the interconnected threads of mathematics that inspire innovation, foster belonging, and create opportunities for every learner. Submit a proposal: nctm.link/2027CFP
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NCTM @nctm.org · 10/09/2026
⏳ Last chance to save up to $200 on #NCTMDEN26 Early-bird pricing ends tonight at 11:59 PM PT. Register now: nctm.link/denver2026
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NCTM @nctm.org · 09/09/2026
🕚Time is running out to take advantage of early-bird pricing for #NCTMDEN26 ✔️ 650+ Sessions ✔️ 95+ Exhibiting Companies ✔️ 5,000+ Expected Attendees ✔️ 1 Must-Attend Learning & Networking Event Early-bird ends tomorrow. Register now & save up to $200! 🔗 nctm.link/denver2026
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NCTM @nctm.org · 09/09/2026
In this month's MTLT PK-2 feature article: Making Connections During Math Storytelling, children’s picture books are used as inspiration for students to create their own math stories. 🔗 nctm.link/hXlM0
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NCTM @nctm.org · 08/09/2026
What's in your piggy bank? 🐖 Explore this Problem to Ponder involving piecewise functions to consider the impact of replacing coins. A great opportunity to discuss domain, range, and the maximum amount of money that would be possible! 🔗nctm.link/KmKEP #HighSchoolMath #TeachMath
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NCTM @nctm.org · 04/09/2026
👀🔎Are you looking for funding to support your work in #math education? Join us for a live webinar and learn about available grant opportunities, get insider tips on proposal requirements, and ask questions. Sign up today: nctm.link/aUVp9
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NCTM @nctm.org · 03/09/2026
"Mathematics instruction should be consistent with research-informed and equitable teaching practices that nurture children’s positive mathematical identities and strong sense of agency." Read NCTM President @latrendak.bsky.social full message here: 🔗nctm.link/dg0fp
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NCTM @nctm.org · 02/09/2026
👉 The September issue of MTLT is out now! This month's Front & Center article explores mathematical belonging from the students' perspectives. 🔗 nctm.link/gvinV
Diverse, colorful student silhouettes with raised hands highlighting student voice in mathematics education.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 02/09/2026
📣 Announcement! Welcome Dr. Russell Ledet as the opening keynote speaker for #NCTMDEN26 Dr. Ledet has been featured on CBS Mornings, Good Morning America, CNN, BBC, The New York Times & People. We're excited to add NCTM to that list! 🔥 Early-bird pricing ends Sept. 10. Register: nctm.link/jEK7b
Headshot of Dr. Russell J. Ledet with a stethoscope, smiling against a dark background, featured as keynote speaker for NCTM 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 01/09/2026
"🔢 Growing Patterns (Gr 3–5): Students explore shape & number patterns step by step—from counting sequences to L-shaped figures—building early algebraic thinking! 📈 Check out the full lesson! 🔗 nctm.link/m38dg #MathEd #NCTMIlluminations #ElementaryMath #STEM"
Classroom resource titled 'Growing Patterns' for grades 3-5, part of Illuminations Lessons, featuring a triangular dot pattern graphic.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 31/08/2026
🕖 TONIGHT! Join us on Monday, August 31 at 7:00 PM ET, and explore how students develop multiplicative reasoning by moving beyond additive thinking to see and reason about groups of groups. 🔒Exclusive to NCTM members. Register: nctm.link/CPTyt
Webinar announcement on how students perceive multiplication, scheduled for August 31 at 7 PM ET.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 28/08/2026
👏 Welcome YouTube for Education as an #NCTMDEN26 Gold Sponsor! Denver is shaping up to be an incredible gathering for the #math education community. 🔐 Register by September 10 to lock in early-bird rates: nctm.link/jEK7b 🎯 Explore sponsor and exhibit opportunities: nctm.link/00PAu
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NCTM @nctm.org · 28/08/2026
✔️ Mathematical engagement doesn't happen by accident. Use Microroutines: Maximize Mathematical Engagement to discover how small, intentional, instructional moves can make student thinking more visible & participation more consistent. 🔗 Order: nctm.link/microroutines
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NCTM @nctm.org · 26/08/2026
⌛ Just two weeks left to save up to $200 off your #NCTMDEN26 registration. ✔️ 650+ Sessions ✔️ 90+ Exhibiting Companies ✔️ 5,000+ Expected Attendees ✔️ 1 Must-Attend Learning & Networking Event 🔗 nctm.link/denver2026 #MathEducation #MathTeachers
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NCTM @nctm.org · 25/08/2026
📈 $36,396 raised. One goal in sight. We're more than 70% of the way to our $50,000 MET 50th Anniversary goal, but we need one final push. Remember, every gift helps support opportunities for math educators & students across the country. Let's finish strong! Give today. 🎉 🔗 nctm.link/50-donate
Thermometer graphic showing $36,396 raised toward a $50,000 goal for supporting mathematics educators.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 25/08/2026
Know someone who brings experience, perspective, and sound judgment to #math education? Nominate them (or yourself!) for NCTM’s 2027 Board of Directors Election. ⌛Nominations Due by September 1. Help shape the future of mathematics education: nctm.link/cSQuM
Announcement for NCTM 2027 Board of Directors election nominations with a September 1 deadline on a purple background.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 24/08/2026
Explore #outliers and the effect they have on regression curves and residuals. As you experiment with different values, how is the slope changed? What values do not impact the slope as drastically? What generalizations can you make about outliers? nctm.link/wMNo4 #HighSchoolMath
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NCTM @nctm.org · 21/08/2026
In this MTLT Focus (6-8) article, the context of fire and ice are used to introduce positive and negative #integers. Players take turns laying playing fire or ice cards, determining the best card to add or remove to reach their temperature. 🔗 nctm.link/TU1vC
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NCTM @nctm.org · 20/08/2026
Focus on what truly matters for student understanding. 📘 The new "Deciphering Math Standards" helps math educators translate teacher-facing standards into student-centered learning experiences that prioritize student reasoning and connections over rote alignment. 🔗nctm.link/5fhic
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NCTM @nctm.org · 19/08/2026
🔥Hamish Brewer is coming to Denver as a keynote speaker at the NCTM 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition! Access 650+ sessions, visit a packed exhibit hall, connect with colleagues, & leave inspired. ⏰ Early-bird registration ends September 10. Register now and save. nctm.link/denver2026 #NCTMDEN26
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NCTM @nctm.org · 19/08/2026
Discussion stalls? Students get stuck? Only a few voices participate? 📘 Microroutines: Maximize Mathematical Engagement gives you short, repeatable routines that help students think, talk, and engage in math. Most take less than 10 minutes and work with any curriculum. 🔗 nctm.link/microroutines
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NCTM @nctm.org · 18/08/2026
🎙️The latest episode of Adding It All Up is out now! "The one big word is giving." Karen Karp reflects on how MET supports educators, fuels innovation, and celebrates service to the #mathematics education community. 🎧 Listen: nctm.link/addingitallup 💰 Give: nctm.link/50-donate
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NCTM @nctm.org · 18/08/2026
🕖Join us TONIGHT at 7:00 PM ET. Learn how the NASEM is engaging the community to better understand how Grades 9-14 #mathematics education can be modernized, and to share your insights. 🔗 Register: nctm.link/KKapA 🤔 Share your thoughts: nctm.link/5iNvp
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NCTM @nctm.org · 17/08/2026
⚾ Batting average is a fraction in disguise! Students use real baseball cards to turn hits and at bats into decimals and percents, build a 100 square game card, then play for a hands-on lesson in probability: nctm.link/K0ctZ 🔢 #MathInAction #MiddleSchoolMath
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NCTM @nctm.org · 13/08/2026
Task adaptation is more than modification—it is a commitment to equity, agency, and sense making. In this month's MTLT Feature article for Grades PK-2, discover how to make instructional decisions that truly center students. Read the full article here: nctm.link/iaI6y
Handwritten math explanation showing 52 broken into 50 and 2, subtracting 9 to get 43 with step-by-step notes.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 12/08/2026
⌛Time is running out! Inspire fellow mathematics educators by sharing the strategies, lessons, and insights making a difference in your classroom, school, or district. 📅 Submission deadline: 11:59 PM PT on August 15 🔗 Submit Your Proposal: nctm.link/Spring27CFP
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NCTM @nctm.org · 11/08/2026
❓Is high school mathematics keeping pace with today's world? Learn how the #NASEM is engaging the community to better understand how Grades 9-14 #mathematics education can be modernized, and to share your insights. 🔗 Register: nctm.link/KKapA 🤔 Share your thoughts: nctm.link/5iNvp
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NCTM @nctm.org · 11/08/2026
🛍️ Jason earned $600 babysitting & spent it over 10 trips, $10 more each time. How much did he spend on trip 1? Try this #MathFundamentals #ProblemOfTheWeek - guess & check, patterns, or algebra all work! 🧮 nctm.link/jhufF #MathTeacher #ElementaryMath #TeachMath #STEM
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NCTM @nctm.org · 10/08/2026
🕔 THIS AFTERNOON! Are you a doctoral candidate or early career #mathematics educator with a research idea? Join today's webinar at 5:00 PM ET on the Early Career Research Grant and learn how you could receive up to $10,000 in funding! 💰 🔗Sign up: nctm.link/ylGyx
Webinar on August 10 at 5 PM ET about Early Career Research Grant opportunities.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 10/08/2026
Know someone who brings experience, perspective, and sound judgment to #math education? Nominate them (or yourself!) for NCTM’s 2027 Board of Directors Election. Help shape the future of mathematics education: nctm.link/cSQuM
Purple background with a blue megaphone icon and text announcing nominations are now open for the 2027 Board of Directors election.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 07/08/2026
The latest issue of MTLT is out now! 👉 nctm.link/umwiQ Front & Center: Discussing the pros and cons of lesson planning with AI.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 06/08/2026
🤔 Are you a doctoral candidate or early career #mathematics educator with a research idea? Don’t miss Monday's webinar on the Early Career Research Grant—you could receive up to $10,000 in funding! 💰 🔗Sign up: nctm.link/ylGyx #mathresearch #iteachmath
Webinar on August 10 at 5 PM ET about Early Career Research Grant opportunities.
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NCTM @nctm.org · 06/08/2026
A strong start in the #mathematics classroom means creating and maintaining a classroom environment where students feel confident, curious, and ready to think mathematically every day. Read NCTM President @latrendak.bsky.social full message: nctm.link/0Vk76
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NCTM @nctm.org · 04/08/2026
When classroom discussion stalls, NCTM's latest publication, Microroutines: Maximize Mathematical Engagement, helps you get students thinking, talking, and engaging in mathematics. 🔗 Order your copy: nctm.link/microroutines
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