Students learn about the science and math of CSI High-school students from several schools in Florida recently learned how math and science are used by crime scene investigators. The weekend CSI program spotlighted how math and science are used in determining bullet trajectories and chemical analysis. "There is so much science and math in everything we do," Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton said. Highlands Today (Sebring, Fla.) (2/24)  | Try Lexia Reading Core5 FREE!
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 | N.C. district designs plan for accelerated middle-school math A school district in North Carolina will offer compacted math courses to sixth-graders beginning this fall. The new courses will give students the chance to finish some traditional high-school math subjects by the end of middle school. "We want to continue to open the door for as many students who have the capacity or interest or perseverance that we're able to support," said Cathy Moore, the district's deputy superintendent for school performance. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2/24) Other News  |
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 | NCTM to highlight common core math during spring conference The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' "Principles to Actions" will be released at its annual meeting in April. The principles are designed to give math educators practical ways to implement the Common Core State Standards. "Many districts are now working on using Common Core, and just as many are not there yet," NCTM President Linda Gojak said. "It's the right time to share what we've learned and help districts as they get underway." District Administration magazine (3/2014) Researchers: Some math textbooks not aligned with common core Math textbooks touted as aligned with the Common Core State Standards may fall short of this goal, according to a recent study. Researchers found that some math textbooks include concepts not covered in the new standards or simply miss the mark on including key changes in the standards, including an emphasis on higher-level thinking. "They do not look that different from the previous versions," said Morgan Polikoff, an associate professor at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (2/24) | 7 tips to help educators create effective STEM programs Educators should follow seven tips to establish successful programs for science, technology, engineering and math, STEM program developer Susan Pruet writes in this blog post. Among Pruet's suggestions are to prioritize planning, conduct a self-assessment before launching STEM programs, include ongoing professional development, measure and monitor outcomes and share the initiative's progress. "Implementing a STEM program is hard work, so take every opportunity to encourage those involved," she writes. MiddleWeb/Stem By Design blog (2/23) Other News | Should ACT serve as the high-school exit test in Miss.? Mississippi is weighing whether to make the ACT the required exit exam for high-school students to graduate, a plan backed by the state's governor, among others. The proposal passed through the state's House of Representatives earlier this month and is now up for consideration in the Senate. Opponents say the ACT doesn't test knowledge of U.S. history, and that it measures college readiness, not what students have learned in high school. The Sun Herald (Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.) (2/20) | When punch lines include slopes and y-intercepts Bill Amend, the creator of the comic strip FoxTrot, published nationwide for more than 25 years, will be delivering the closing session, "When Punchlines Include Slopes and y-Intercepts" at the NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition in New Orleans, April 9-12. Register today and join Amend as he shares examples and stories of the joys and challenges of bringing math to the masses. Early-bird registration ends March 7. Register now to save up to $80!
The handshake problem "My absolute favorite math task to talk about is a classic known as the Handshake problem," says Ralph Connelly in the first blog post of Math Tasks to Talk About, NCTM's new blog for its elementary school journal Teaching Children Mathematics. "Alternatively, you may know it as the How Do You Do? problem or the Meet and Greet problem or one of more than at least a dozen different names. No matter what you call it, this problem is my favorite because it can be easily made accessible and interesting to students at all levels, from first grade through high school!"
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