The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is a non-profit organization that promotes improvements in the education of mathematics to students of all ages. The organization publishes a variety of educational journals aimed at different educational levels, including:
- Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM)
- Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (MTMS)
- Mathematics Teacher (MT)
- Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME)
All of these journals are print journals. None of the content, going all the way back to 1920 when the organization was founded, was available on the web.
Logically enough, NCTM wanted to extend its efforts by making content available to members via the Internet. That’s where I came in. NCTM didn’t have the in-house expertise to accomplish a complex project like this, so they commissioned me to lead the effort. This case study describes the progress of this project, which ultimately proved to be one of the most successful projects of my career.
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