A monthly publication of articles put out by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, MCTM.org
As a PLC, our middle school math department decided to try this strategy out as a way to give feedback on assessment this year. It is too soon to have data, but the feeling so far is positive from both students and teachers perspective.
Continue readingDr. Theodore J. Christ and his research team in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota are developing math assessment items for students in grades 9-12. We need math educators or others with similar skills (e.g., educators on sabbatical, retired, in-transition, math experts, etc.) who can participate in item reviews from late December 2017 – April 2018.
Continue readingOver the course of the last several years, many ABE teachers and I have been attending MCTM and other Minnesota math events, conferences and professional development sessions. The following is a brief introduction to who we are, what we do, who are students are, and ways you can begin to learn more!
Continue readingYou know, and we know, that learning, planning, and growing with others is better than doing so in isolation. MyNCTM, just released, is designed to support you in actively doing this with one another.
Continue readingSpring Conference, Pop-up PDs, Equity Alliance MN
Continue readingOn October 28th, a math education leader, Mary Jo Aiken, passed away. As reported in her obituary, “She was an
Continue readingI love books about leadership. I especially love those books that provide a vision and an opportunity for reflection. Dr. Timothy Kanold’s book titled HEART! Fully Forming Your Professional Life as a Teacher and Leader does both.
Continue reading2018 MCTM Spring Conference and Symposium – Information and Registration.
Continue readingSo how do we build those relationships with our middle schoolers? Let’s face it- their personalities can change by the hour sometimes! Here are a few things I’ve tried- some are the obvious types, others are stolen from #MTBOS folks that are so willing to share.
Continue readingReleased items and data tables are now provided for teacher or parent use as well as for students. All items on the MDE Released Item webpage were used operationally on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA-III).
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