Hidden Figures
The movie, Hidden Figures, is currently the number one movie in the country! Here are ways to include it with your math courses…
Continue readingA monthly publication of articles put out by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, MCTM.org
It’s Elementary! – Planning
Last month we looked at what constitutes a rich task. How can we open up the tasks in our curriculum to be more engaging for all our learners?
Continue readingChoosing a Primary Resource for Instruction
The term “primary resource” for many would be the “curriculum” used to guide instruction. For the district in which I teach, our curriculum is the set of MN standards for math; our “primary resource” is the text (or other platform) teachers use to guide instruction on the standards and benchmarks
Continue readingIt’s Elementary! – Rich Tasks
We hear a lot about Rich Tasks these days. But…what does a “rich task” look like to you? What separates a rich task from an ordinary one? Where do we find them?
Continue readingLesson Planning Workshop in a Methods Course
I teach at St. Olaf College, where we have a small (but vibrant!) math education program for secondary pre-service teachers (PSTs).
Continue readingSupplemental Math Resources from MDE
On the Pearson Perspective website (https://mn.pearsonperspective.com/perspective) there are hundreds of FREE resources available to you and your students.
Continue readingMore Accessible Mathematics
I used the book: Accessible Mathematics: 10 Instructional Shifts that Raise Student Achievement by Steven Leinwand as a springboard for some ideas to reflect upon as the new school year was underway.
Continue readingMCTM Foundation Offers Spring Conference Grants
Thinking ahead to the Spring Conference but your school or district is short on funds? The MCTM Foundation offers grants of up to $550 per person to supplement your costs.
Continue readingAll Things Pythagorean
The Pythagorean Theorem has never seemed the same to me since seeing it rendered in terms of the Mona Lisa.
Continue readingArguments Encouraged
For 3 mornings I worked with a group of math teachers lead by Chris Luzniak (@pispeak) and Matt Baker (@stoodle) aimed at promoting discussion among your students allowing for more talk from them and less talk directed at them.
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