Wednesday, December 7, 2011

NCTM's Journals Go Online for Institutions through JSTOR in January 2012

RESTON, Va., December 7, 2011—The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) announces that beginning January 1, 2012, NCTM's teacher and research journals will be available online to institutions through JSTOR. On a single platform, users will have seamless access to the full run of each of the Council's journals—Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM), Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (MTMS), Mathematics Teacher (MT), and the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME)—beginning with a journal's first issue through its most recent issue.

By joining JSTOR (Journal Storage), NCTM will provide its member institutions and their faculties and students with the leading resources in mathematics education though JSTOR's Current Scholarship Program. This program gives users the ability to read current and past journals (up to five years old). In addition, institutions have the option to add the archival content of TCM, MTMS, MT, and JRME to their subscription through JSTOR's backfile collection. It will no longer be necessary to visit a campus library to locate a print edition of a journal; instead, users will be able to download material on their laptops from the comfort of their room or favorite coffeehouse. Several options are available under the JSTOR platform, including access by individuals. JSTOR currently is available through more than 7,000 institutions, with over 1,400 scholarly journals participating in the program.

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 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. With more than 90,000 members and 230 Affiliates, NCTM is the world's largest organization dedicated to improving mathematics education in prekindergarten through grade 12. The Council's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics includes guidelines for excellence in mathematics education and issues a call for all students to engage in more challenging mathematics. Its Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics identifies the most important mathematical topics for each grade level. Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making advocates practical changes to the high school mathematics curriculum to refocus learning on reasoning and sense making. NCTM is dedicated to ongoing dialogue and constructive discussion with all stakeholders about what is best for our nation's students.

Media interested in additional information, contact Gay Dillin, Communications Manager, gdillin@nctm.org, 703/620-9840, ext. 2189.