Looking for a little levity in your summer? If so, get comfortable in your chaise lounge or hammock and settle in with a book of math jokes. Or if you prefer the Sunday comics, NCTM has a collection of math cartoons for you to check out.

Or maybe you’re craving a little more serious reading to improve your practice for next year? Have a closer look at our Reflection Guides, which are enhancements to NCTM’s school journal articles.

Reading not really your style? Then flex the mind with Math Games, a collection that includes both online and paper-based games.

As the school year winds down, crank up the fun factor. Engage your students with challenging games, and be sure to involve families to multiply the learning. Send your students home with exercises that will limber up their gray cells while they bulk up their muscles during the summer months.

The 2011 Research Presession proposal system is now up and running. The submission deadline is Monday, August 2, 2010 (PST). We encourage submitters to start the process early since a new system is in place. Also note that the individual paper sessions in the Research Presession have been changed to interactive paper sessions. Please read the session description for more information on these new sessions. The Research Presession will be held April 11–13, 2011, in Indianapolis.