Reading the MCA Reports
What do Partially Meets, Meets, and Exceeds mean on the Individual Student Reports (ISR)?
Continue readingA monthly publication of articles put out by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, MCTM.org
Open the Middle of Problems for Students
There are so many questions that float through my head when I see something new that piques my interest. Let’s look at one of those resources, Open Middle. Open Middle sprang from the mind of Robert Kaplinski after attending to Dan Meyer’s talk Video Games and Making Math More Like Things Students Like.
Continue readingNCTM Professional Development Summer (and Fall) 2016
NCTM Interactive Institutes NCTM’s Interactive Institutes offer two and a half days of face-to-face, in-depth professional development provided by experts in mathematics education.
Continue readingMN Math Tweeter of the Month
I found all of his answers to my questions very thoughtful and interesting, and I wanted to share them all. So rather than giving you a summary of his responses, enjoy Andy Pethan…uncut.
Continue readingRubik’s Cube Lending Program
The part that I want to share with you is they have a lending library of Rubik’s cubes. I signed up at the conference to have a set of 36 Rubik’s cubes sent to my district for me to use on loan.
Continue reading#MTBoSMN
… but what about a hashtag for when you need to connect with your Minnesota Tweeps in June for Summer networking? Or in February when you need a Winter pickup from your local math minded online colleagues?
Continue readingMN Math Tweeter of the Month
Did Sara Vanderwerf get you signed up for Twitter during the MCTM Spring Conference? Wondering who to follow to get some great ideas for your classroom and connect with? Look no further than Becky Rahm ( @beckyrahm ).
Continue readingMN State High School Math League Seeks Executive Director
The Minnesota State High School Math League is in search of an Executive Director.
Continue readingAP STEM Course Changes for 2016-17
The College Board updates its Advanced Placement courses every few years. Often, the changes are minor tweaks to course content. This year, the changes are substantial for three STEM courses.
Continue reading#MCTMequity – A Call To Action
As I enter my second and last year as MCTM’s President, I feel drawn to come before you as a white woman who has worked in a large urban school district for 25 years to say I have a lot to learn.
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