NCTM established the Mathematics Education Trust (MET) in 1976 to support the mathematics education community by funding grants for preservice teachers, in-service teachers, coaches, teacher-leaders, ...

From Standards to Success; Creating pathways for each and every learner.

Illuminations works to serve you by increasing access to quality standards-based resources for teaching and learning mathematics, including interactive tools for students and instructional support for ...

A net is a two-dimensional figure that can be folded into a three-dimensional object. Which of the nets below will form a cube? Click on any net, and determine whether or not it can form a cube. An ...

This summer, join us in the vibrant city of Chicago for a unique and energizing professional learning experience—the Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics, hosted by the National ...

A tessellation is a repeating pattern of polygons that covers a plane with no gaps or overlaps. What kind of tessellations can you make out of regular polygons? What shapes tessellate? If shapes can ...

Use this interactive tool to create dynamic drawings on isometric dot paper. Draw figures using edges, faces, or cubes. You can shift, rotate, color, decompose, and view in 2‑D or 3‑D. Start by ...

All content found in the Illuminations Web site—including text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, applets, activities and programs, as well as the collection, arrangement, and ...

This tool allows you to practice multiplying single-digit numbers. Click on any of the blue squares to show a product. Double-click on any displayed product to hide it behind a blue square again.

recognize the attributes of length, volume, weight, area, and time; compare and order objects according to these attributes; understand how to measure using nonstandard and standard units; select an ...

A net is a two-dimensional figure that can be folded into a three-dimensional object. Which of the nets below will form a cube? Click on any net, and determine whether or not it can form a cube. An ...

These grade-band specific professional learning modules are focused on the Effective Teaching Practices and Guiding Principles from Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All.