Who is CMC?
We are you, the 6,000 teachers, administrators, parents, and teacher-educators from California, 45 other states, Canada, Australia, and seven other foreign countries who are committed to improving mathematics learning in the private and public classrooms throughout California, North America, and the world!
All of the work of the Council, with one exception, is done by volunteers. These TK to16 classroom teachers, retired teachers, principals, parents, district superintendents, authors, project managers, college professors, students, and others devote themselves tirelessly to bring you our fall conferences, our award-winning scholarly mathematics quarterly journal, The ComMuniCator, teacher and student awards and activities, and updates on events in Sacramento and Washington DC which affect the mathematics classroom.
Mission statement
We Believe in the Brilliance of Every Math Learner.
The California Mathematics Council believes that each and every student has the capacity to become mathematically competent and confident when provided with an equitable, rigorous and challenging mathematical program supported by high expectations.
The California Mathematics Council is committed to:
Providing and promoting professional activities and resources that will ensure continual improvement towards excellence in the teaching and learning of mathematics for each and every student;
Communicating with educators, parents, the public, and legislative bodies concerning issues related to teaching rigorous, relevant, and challenging mathematics;
and Increasing the diversity of membership of the California Mathematics Council and the diversity of leadership in mathematics education at the local, state, and national levels.
CMC SECTIONS
The California Mathematics Council is divided into three sections that come together to advance the work of math education in the state. Additionally, each section coordinates its own conference featuring world class speakers. Math educators in any corner of the state will find a place to learn new practices, make new professional connections and friendships, or share their own ideas with other thoughtful educators. We look forward to seeing you there.
Statements & Position Papers
The following position papers embody the mission of the California Mathematics Council. As a state mathematics body, we believe it is important that we clearly state our positions on important topics that will create opportunities to support all students to be successful in mathematics. This list compiles some of the most recent important position papers by mathematics educational organizations and is not an exhaustive list.