About NCTM 

• NCTM is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.
• Founded in 1920, NCTM is the world’s largest mathematics education organization, with more than 100,000 members and 230 Affiliates throughout the United States and Canada.

Principles and Standards

• Principles and Standards for School Mathematics outlines the essential components of a high-quality school mathematics program and presents a common foundation of mathematics to be learned by all students.  It provides guidelines for excellence and calls for all students to engage in more challenging mathematics.
• NCTM’s Navigations series, journals, and other resources assist teachers in bringing the Standards to life in the classroom.
• Curriculum Focal Points, published in 2006, identifies three important topics at each grade level pre-K–8, and is the next step in implementing the Standards.

Publications and Resources

• NCTM publishes five professional journals: Teaching Children Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, the Mathematics Teacher, the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, and ON-Math, the online journal of school mathematics.  Other publications include the NCTM News Bulletin (the monthly member newsletter), monthly electronic Member Updates, and more than 200 educational books, videos, and other materials.
• NCTM’s Web site, www.nctm.org, features resources such as Student Math Notes.  NCTM’s Web site also includes information about jobs and new products as well as information about NCTM and its programs.

Professional Development 

• The Council holds an annual meeting and exposition along with three regional meetings each year, with a combined attendance of 30,000.  Teachers of mathematics and others attend lectures, panel discussions, and workshops and view exhibits of the latest mathematics education materials and innovations.
• NCTM offers a diverse array of professional development events, services, and resources.  The Professional Development Web pages have information about future offerings, including e-workshops and NCATE report compiler training sessions.
• The Professional Development Focus of the Year identifies resources from NCTM journals, publications, Web sites, and sessions at the Annual Meeting and Regional Conferences that relate to a key theme from Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

Research 

• NCTM works with Council leaders, staff, researchers, and practitioners to synthesize and summarize existing research that supports the organization’s mission and objectives, products, and services. 
• NCTM’s Research Clips and Briefs focus on research that links mathematics to education practice.

Legislative and Policy Leadership

• To represent the interests of its members, NCTM engages in government relations activities dedicated to constructive policy discussions among all stakeholders to determine what is best for students.
• The NCTM Advocacy Toolkit, available to all NCTM members, is a collection of materials to give individuals the tools and guidance they need to advocate for mathematics and education.

Grants and Awards 

• NCTM’s Mathematics Education Trust (MET) provides funds directly to teachers, affiliates, and institutions to enhance mathematics education. MET offers grants, scholarship and award programs, and a lifetime achievement award.

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