Recent News

Jon has been elected as director-at-large for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). He will begin a 3-year term in April 2012.

Jon was recently elected president-elect of the Association of Maryland Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMMTE).

Check out an iPad/iPhone app project that Jon has been working on with Splaysoft -- Common Core Look-fors (Mathematics).

Sample Workshop Sessions

Technology in Mathematics: Condition for Learning, or Just an Expensive Disruption?
Time and time again, we hear that all of our students need to become effective 21st Century citizens. Recent educational panels have reported that technology use in math classrooms seems minimal in its impact. So what does this mean for us as math teachers? This session explores these and other issues, and examines some innovative tools for use in mathematics classrooms.

Effective Fractions Instruction: Recommendations from a What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide
What evidence-based strategies can educators use to help students better understand fractions? A co-author of this publication, Jon presents findings from and hands-on activities that support the What Works Clearinghouse’s practice guide, Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade.

What's Your Mindset? Transforming Mathematics Learning Through Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies are often not yet widely adapted or fully actualized, but hold the potential to engage and deepen student learning. Learn about some amazing emerging tools/devices that possess remarkable promise for transforming the mathematics classroom!


Interested in scheduling a workshop? Contact Jon Wray.