Each year I try to introduce new technology that requires coding into my middle school STEM class. In researching what’s out there in the “maker/tinkerer” world, I was attracted to the Arduino as a means to “ignite” my STEM students about coding and electronics.
Continue readingThis article is part 6 of an 8 article series highlighting 8 words in the MCTM Mission Statement highlighting the word ‘ALL’.
Continue readingMCTM needs volunteers to function. There are a variety of jobs that need to be filled and they vary from very short term commitments to positions on the Board of Directors.
Continue readingInformation on election results and upcoming changes to the MCTM Board.
Continue readingFact Families show us how a group of numbers relates to each other. A student’s family teaches us more about how best to teach the student. The idea of families and relationships holds true for each of the Minnesota benchmarks as well.
Continue readingThe terms number routine, number talk, and problem string, are often used interchangeably. Recently I have been wondering is there a difference? And if so, how would I describe it and when should I use one over the other?
Continue readingNew and future teachers are invited to the CONNECT Session held during 7:00–9:00 PM on Thursday, April 28th, the evening before the MCTM Spring Conference in Duluth.
Continue readingA lot of what we blog about is questions that have intrigued us or questions we have brought before our students that have given them a lot to chew on. We also blog about our department’s philosophies regarding assessment and pedagogy.
Continue readingHowever, as the students and I began working together, I realized all the classes I had taken, books I had read, and planning I had done still could not possibly prepare me for unique situations I would face (these are unpredictable 12 and 13-year-olds after all!)
Continue readingSubmitted by Angela Hochstetter and Ann Page (MDE Math Specialists)
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