Candidates for Region 3 Director
Dawn Dibley and Jessica Rice
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Get Off the Escalator! “Teaching” is Active and Intentional.
Submitted by Sara Van Der Werf
As we enter 2016, my wish for the all teachers is that we would stop wasting time making excuses for why our students are not learning, we would not waste time wishing for students to arrive with more skills than they have. I wish we would see the assets our students do arrive with. I wish for all of us that we would actively do something different if our students are not successful. My wish for 2016 is that all of us would ‘get off the escalator’ and make intentional choices in our teaching.
Math On-A-Stick
Submitted by Jessica Breur.
Those of you from Minnesota probably understand that for most Minnesotans the last “official” summer event is the Minnesota State Fair. I attended the fair. I did not eat anything on a stick. I did, however, experience Math On-A-Stick, and it was amazing.
Happy Hunting
Into the fall and winter many people find themselves out hunting. No different the mathematicians perusing the NCTM Regional Conference Program Book in November in Minneapolis. With pen and highlighter poised participants were ready to hit the target of the perfect session(s) to find that “just right” strategy to address the focus of classroom or district needs.
Continue readingPromoting the Right Stuff
You know what you should do? PROMOTE the right stuff.
Thoughts on MCTM’s Mission Statement
Math Tweeter of the Month
Last year, at MCTM in Duluth, Aloma P. Rohman (@rohmansoldier) joined Twitter and started her exciting journey through the MathTwitterBlogosphere (#MTBoS).
Continue readingMCTM’s Mission Statement
Earlier this year, when I began my role as President of MCTM, I decided it was important that I really read and try to understand our organization’s mission statement.
Continue readingMath Tweeter of the Month
As an ongoing feature, Math Bits would like to highlight some of Minnesota’s fabulous teachers that are growing professionally through social media.
Continue readingLooking to the future
Contributed by Amy Wix
This summer, I along with Region 7 Director Becky Rud, attended the NCTM Affiliates Leaders Conference in Phoenix. We found a common challenge is that change isn’t easy and we spent time with the ideas presented in the book “Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard” (Chip Heath & Dan Heath, 2010).
Kay Wohlhuter Candidate for NCTM Board
MCTM member Kay Wohlhuter from UMD is a candidate for NCTM Director At-Large. Election takes place from September 30, 2015 to
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