Hartford Athletic – CT’s professional men’s soccer team – will be, for the first time ever, offering their STEM & Soccer Education Day on two dates in 2025: Tues May 6 & Tues May 20! STEM & Soccer Education Day is an engaging field trip opportunity at Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford, running from 9:30am – 1:00pm on each date. The event features student projects and displays from corporate & community partners, and a Hartford Athletic Exhibition Match for students to enjoy! All students and educators in attendance receive a STEM & Soccer Education Day Workbook which highlights STEM in Soccer via data, questions & interviews. More information can be found here and information on logistics can be found here. Interested in attending? Fill out the STEM Day Expressions of Interest Form by February 28, 2025! If you have any questions, feel free to email or call Jessie Oram: joram@hartfordathletic.com / 860-945-4207. 

Register for the 2025 ATOMIC Conference! Hello All!    We are happy to announce that we have an exciting line-up of presenters for the 2025 ATOMIC Conference. Register Now!   Registration Link Registration closes March 7, 2025 Please note: Session times and room assignments are tentative and may change up until two weeks before the conference date to better accommodate the number of participants in each session. Connect directly with registration using the following link

The Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Connecticut team is excited to announce a unique opportunity for PreK-12 public school educators to help shape the future of computer science education in our state. Through recent grant funding, we are assembling a diverse team of educators and stakeholders to revitalize Connecticut’s Computer Science Plan.

We are seeking 10 dedicated PreK-12 public school professionals to join this initiative. Selected educators will collaborate with 15-20 representatives from state leadership teams, business partnerships, and teacher unions to create a comprehensive vision for CS education in Connecticut.

Event Details:

• Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
• Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Location: 165 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT

Your Role and Impact:

• Help develop a state-wide vision for computer science education;
• Establish measurable short-term and long-term goals;
• Participate in ongoing working groups to develop implementation strategies; and
• Contribute to annual progress assessments and plan refinement.

We are particularly interested in applications from educators representing:

• Different grade levels (PreK-12)
• Various school sizes and types
• Diverse geographic locations across Connecticut
• Both experienced CS educators and those new to CS education

Important Dates:

• Application Deadline: February 14, 2025
• Notification of Selection: March 3, 2025

This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on computer science education in Connecticut. Selected participants will be part of a pioneering effort to ensure all Connecticut students have access to high-quality computer science education. Together, we can build a stronger foundation for computer science education in Connecticut.

To apply, please complete this application form 

Questions? Please contact Cheryl Tokarski at Cheryl.Tokarski@gmail.com.

The conference will be held on October 30 & 31, 2025, at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA.

Join keynotes Howie Hua, Annie Fetter, Julia Aguirre, Maria del Rosario Zavala, and Brian Buckhalter and a diverse lineup of presenters in Marlborough, MA at the ATMNE 2025 Fall Conference. Submit your speaker proposal form by April 1, 2025 to be considered for the program.

We hope that you will consider submitting a proposal. As teachers, we learn best when we learn from each other. Encourage your colleagues to present with you. It’s a wonderful experience and math teachers are the best, most understanding audience. Really.

If you have questions or concerns about the proposal form or ATMNE conference, feel free to contact either of the co-chairs of the program committee – Ann Elise Record (annelise.record@atmne.org) or Erin Barlow (erin.barlow@atmne.com).

Thank you for your contributions toward making this a great conference!

Dear MoMath enthusiast,

Students who are 15 to 18 years old are invited to apply for the 2025 Steven H. Strogatz Prize for Math Communication!

Cash prizes will be awarded for compelling math communication projects, with winning entries recognized online.  Share your love of math with the world through social media, video, writing, song, poetry, dance, art, or audio — or any other mode of public communication — celebrating the universality of math.  Entries will be judged based on content, creativity, and communication.

Start your application for the 2025 Strogatz Prize today, and turn in your final project no later than April 23.

Learn more and apply at momath.org/strogatzprize/

Saturday, February 1st, 2025

[Snow Date: February 8th, 2025]

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

A FREE Conference Supporting Future Elementary and Secondary Mathematics Teachers

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2025MATHconference

Offers: 

• Morning and Afternoon workshops by CT Teachers and Math Coaches
• Panel Discussions: Sharing experiences from students teaching and first-year teaching
• New this year! Workshops on creating a positive classroom environment for learning mathematics at the elementary and secondary levels.

Keynote Speaker: CT Author and Charter Oak International Academy Principal, Georgina Rivera

Location: Manchester High School

134 Middle Turnpike East

Manchester, CT 06040

(Enter through the Summit St. entrance)

 

The Associated Teachers of Mathematics in Connecticut Presents (ATOMIC):

Transforming Mathematics

Equity in Action

Monday, March 24, 2025

Over 60 educator-led sessions! Featuring keynote speaker: Steve Leinwand

This will take place at Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale 155 Temple St New Haven, CT

General Registration: $200* ATOMIC Member Registration: $175

Pre-Service Teacher Registration: $50 *1-year membership or renewal included

Visit atomicmath.org for registration!

Flyer: Transforming Mathematics Equity in Action

SPECIAL SCREENING FOR CONNECTICUT

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

4:30 – 8:30 pm

Central Connecticut State University – Alumni Hall

Join us for the local Premiere of “Counted Out” hosted by a coalition of education leadership groups in Connecticut with guest speaker Dr. Jo Boaler!

Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time—political polarization, racial and economic inequity, a global pandemic, and climate change—through an unexpected lens: math.

In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.

But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power.

Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, Counted Out shows what’s at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society—and can help shape it?

 

Sign up here starting February 1^st, 2025: https://tinyurl.com/CountedOutCT

Friday, November 8th, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Using Global and Community Math Stories as a Foundation for Designing and Implementing Culturally Relevant Mathematics Lessons in the United States and South Africa

Speaker: Shelly Jones

You can join us in MS 101 or remotely using the following link: https://ccsu.webex.com/meet/gotchev

Abstract: There is an increasing demand for more equitable outcomes in mathematics education, particularly for students who have been historically marginalized in math classrooms. Dr. Jones and her colleagues (Matthews et al., 2023) suggest that culturally relevant math tasks hold great potential in fostering equitable teaching and learning for all students. 

In this session, Dr. Jones and colleagues will present the findings from her sabbatical project, which focuses on incorporating global and community-based math stories into K-12 math instruction. This includes a teacher exchange with educators from South Africa and the United States. 

By building on students’ existing knowledge and experiences, this approach aims to cultivate a positive math identity, helping students become more confident in their mathematical abilities. This work also has implications for college-level mathematics classrooms, including preservice teacher education and general math courses.