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NNN 2020-21 Annual Meeting
It will be held. More details shortly.
Numeracy indexed by Scopus
Numeracy, the NNN's premier publication, has been accepted
for indexing in the Scopus Journal of Metrics. Scopus is the largest
abstract and citations database of peer-reviewed literature.
Their Cite-Score is an open-access tool for documenting
the scholarly impact of journals and their publications.
Numeracy is the leading open-access, peer-reviewed journalfocused on Numeracy, Quantitative Literacy and Statistical Literacy.
NNN VP Wins Statistics Award
Luke Tunstall, NNN VP, and his co-author won the C. Oswald George
2019 prize for the best article in the academic journal:Teaching Statistics.
Calendar Decade Conundrum
Some say 2019 is the end of this decade; others say 2020.
Do both sides have reasons? If so, what are they?
Should NNN take a stand on this? (Milo, 12/31/2019)
NNN Elects New Officers
Milo Schield Luke Tunstall Marc Isaacson
President Vice President Sec/Treasurer
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NNN 2019 Annual Meeting:
October 11-13: Austin, Texas
Co-hosted by Austin CC (ACC) and the
Uri Treisman
The Equity-Minded Design of Introductory Mathematics Courses:
Nicholas Horton
Data acumen and data numeracy
Six Workshops; 31 Papers: Schedule Abstracts
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NNN Numeracy Workshop
Palomar Community College
San Marcos, CA
Sept 20-21, 2019
Invitation with map; Workshop details
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Read NNN's Journal: Numeracy
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Welcome to the new NNN website
2017 marks the roll-out of this website: the new home of the National Numeracy Network (NNN). This website highlights NNN's four primary activities: (1) Organize annual meetings on numeracy, (2) sponsor Numeracy: the #1 peer-reviewed journal focused on Quantitative Literacy, (3) offer numeracy faculty-training workshops, and (4) coordinate Quantitative Centers at colleges and universities.
Mission: To See "About the NNN"
With your support we can improve the level of numeracy in academia, schools and the world at large.
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Numeracy News2019/09/30. Statistical Literacy: A Study in Confounding is authored by NNN VP, Milo Schield.
2018/06/20. Syntax vs. Semantics: Quote: "Fortunately, only one in ten Americans have died from being struck by lightning in the three decades between 1981 and 2010" Author intended to say "Fortunately, only one in ten Americans being struck by lightning in the three decades between 1981 and 2010 have died" Small changes in syntax can create big changes in semantics. Source: https://gizmodo.com/5936361/what-happens-when-you-get-struck-by-lightning [Analysis by Milo Schield]
2018/05/01 Six Habits of Highly Numerate People by Doug Birdie. Pdf
2018/04/08 Pamela Burdman announces Just Equations. The goal: "re-conceptualizing the role of math in ensuring equal educational opportunities for students. Just Equations is an independent resource on the role of mathematics in education equity, working across education systems and advancing evidence-based strategies to ensure math policies give all students the quantitative foundation they need to succeed in college and beyond."
2018/03/05 Data Literacy: NNN officers, Marc Isaacson and Milo Schield, present a workshop on Data Literacy at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2018 in Grapevine, TX. Over 50 IT executives attend. The Gartner keynote address notes that Data Literacy is now the biggest problem in dealing with big data. Quant-Fluent website
Gartner ($4.8 B revenue) is the world's leading research and advisory company and a member of the S&P 500. Gartner sponsors high-end conferences for those working in Information Technology.
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QL Blog by Eric Gaze - NNN President
https://thinkingquantitatively.wordpress.com/
Quantitative Reasoning & Writing: Bernie Madison
