What Exactly is MCTM CONNECT?
You maybe have heard of MCTM CONNECT. Perhaps you saw the orange “CONNECT” flags on people’s name tags at the
Continue readingYou maybe have heard of MCTM CONNECT. Perhaps you saw the orange “CONNECT” flags on people’s name tags at the
Continue readingtarting off the year right means conveying your values to your students from your first meeting and throughout the year. What does mathematics mean to you? What does it mean to your students?
Continue readingThe Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Minnesota Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges held their annual Minnesota Spring Mathematics Conference May 4-5, 2018, at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
Continue readingMN Math Leaders and MDE 3-Day Leadership Series
Every Student Can Learn Mathematics!
with Tim Kanold
Join us for the CONNECT Annual Event for new and future teachers on Thursday, May 3 from 7pm to 9pm, the evening before the MCTM Spring Conference.
Continue readingThe goal of this article is to introduce you to a few math intervention resources that are used in Minnesota. Links to the homepage of the intervention resource is included along with a contact person from the given district.
Continue readingSeveral years ago a friend mailed me a copy of 10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn. At the time I had not heard much about mindfulness, but after reading the first chapter of this book, I realized mindfulness was a tool for parents as well as for educators.
Continue readingHave you ever handed a compass to a child? After they satisfy their initial curiosity that one of the ends is pointy, have you ever then seen what a child does with that compass?
Continue readingLike all of the wonderful tasks that brought my students joy, Estimation 180 made its way into my classroom through Twitter, @Estimation180.
Continue readingI stumbled upon Open Middle in 2015 while looking for resources to be used as a warm up that would be easily differentiated for my fifth graders. While we had discussed growth mindset, had been using visual representations, and had engaged in some productive struggle, many weren’t prepared for the level of flexible thinking Open Middle problems required. I was hooked!
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