$$$$ Available for MN Math Teachers
Cutler Scholarships Available for Middle Grade Teachers and Teacher Incentive Grants Available from MCTM
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Minnesota Math Teachers to Follow on Twitter
The MCTM Communications Committee has been looking for ways to people connect with other Minnesota math teachers throughout the year. One of the things we have done is create a list of Minnesota math teachers to follow on Twitter in the following Google Doc
Continue readingPopUp PD and Equity Book Discussion
May Vang is starting a monthly Pop-up PD this year. Annie Perkins organized a small number of people to read “Weapons of Math Destruction”
Continue readingProject Dragonfly – 2018 Earth Expeditions
Miami University’s Project Dragonfly is accepting applications for 2018 Earth Expeditions graduate courses that offer extraordinary experiences in 16 countries throughout the world.
Continue readingHow to Get Involved in MCTM
Are you interested in getting more involved in the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics but don’t know where to get started?
Continue readingWelcome to August!!
As we look at heading back to school, establishing your classroom community is key to setting the tone for the entire year. Jo Boaler provides a framework for norms for the mathematics classroom with seven norms.
Continue readingMCTM Twitter-Intro Sessions
The MCTM Communications Committee has heard that people want more ways to connect with other Minnesota math teachers so we are offering 3 times in August to help people get signed up for Twitter.
Continue readingOne Week Course: Entrepreneurship and Design-Thinking for Teachers
This brand new, one-week course immerses teachers in design-thinking and lean startup methodology concepts using a hands-on curriculum to promote entrepreneurship with their students. Registration is $80 and all participants will receive a $150 stipend and 35 CEUs upon completing the full course.
Continue readingMN Math Leaders and MDE Fall Kick-Off
What does fluency with basic facts actually mean, and how is fact fluency developed? During this session, participants will explore meaningful activities and games designed to help children progress along a developmental trajectory towards lasting fact mastery.
Continue readingMN Math Leaders & MDE 2-day Leadership Series
This 2-day series is designed to help school and district leadership teams implement K-12 mathematics programs that sustain and improve the learning of each and every student over time. Research affirmed practices and protocols are provided that when implemented correctly significantly improve student learning and teacher knowledge of mathematics.
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