Submitted by MCTM Foundation
Suzanne Horne, a 6th grade teacher, math coach and ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) coordinator at St. Paul Humboldt has been awarded a $1200 Arnie Cutler Scholarship for Middle School Teachers.
Submitted by Courtney LaRoche
The past four days, I have had the opportunity to visit many middle school classrooms. The teachers in my district are focusing on using teamwork and team strategies to engage students in rich mathematical tasks.
Submitted by Becky Rahm
As a teacher in a small district in greater Minnesota I find myself using social media to stay connected and collaborate with other teachers. My go to is generally twitter, but lately I have been getting lots of new ideas from Periscope.
Submitted by MCTM CONNECT
Spring Conference CONNECT event info and Summer Interns for summer programs.
As President of MCTM, I am hoping to see each of you in Duluth April 29-30th, 2016 for our annual conference. My favorite part of conferences is the opportunity to network with math teachers from around the state that inspire me. The best ideas and most effective change I’ve made in my own classroom has often come from the people I meet in Duluth each year.
Continue readingSubmitted by Sara Van Der Werf
This article is part 5 of an 8 article series highlighting 8 words in the MCTM Mission Statement highlighting the word ‘MEANINGFUL’.
Submitted by Megan Schmidt.
A few years ago, Nicole Bridge (@NicoleBridge1) couldn’t imagine any use for Twitter in her life. Now she can’t imagine her life without it.
Submitted by Sara VanDerWerf.
So what might the Learning of Math look like in our classrooms? Here are a couple of areas I am challenging myself in my own practice and I share with you.
Submitted by Anna Thompson.
I’m not much of a science-fiction reader these days, but I like to keep up on the books my students are reading and this one looked like believable sci-fi. As I read, I realized it was chock-full of mathematical problem solving that my students could understand.
Submitted by Amy Wix.
It’s our job, as the middle level educators to be
the go-between and start the dialog with our math departments K-12 to encourage the
reasoning and understanding with the use of precise language in our classrooms. Let’s
get rid of these rules that expire!
