Mathematics Resources for July 2010 - June 2011: Professional Links

In Audrey Cucci’s math classes in Frankfort, N.Y., it’s not unusual to see students moving around the room, engrossed in conversation, sometimes even laughing—and generally having a good time.

Since elementary school, Vinze Villapando was not only good at math, he liked it too. In high school, his passion for math was unwavering. He excelled in the subject and tutored his peers. Now, Villapando is working toward a career teaching high school math — thanks to a $10,000 scholarship that is helping him complete his undergraduate degree.

Having a highly math-anxious female teacher may push girls to confirm the stereotype that they're not as good as boys in math," said Sian Beilock, an expert on anxiety and stress related to learning and performance. Beilock teaches psychology at the University of Chicago

To the Editor: The final set of common academic standards released June 2 by the Common Core State Standards Initiative are a welcome milestone in the standards movement that began more than 20 years ago when the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published its “Curriculum and Evaluation Standards...