Math On-A-Stick
Math On-A-Stick is back for 2016, and we need your help to make it another successful venture! In our first
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MDE/MCTM MN Math Leader Workshops
MDE and MCTM present two workshops for MN Math Leaders
Continue readingThank You, Tom Muchlinski
The MN Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) Board of Directors wishes to extend its appreciation to Tom Muchlinski for his many years of service as Executive Director of MCTM.
Continue readingequiTABLE Talk
Equity in mathematics education in Minnesota is moving beyond rhetoric. We will meeting around the table to have conversations to fuel the movement.
Continue readingAnother Diversity Tool – Podcasts
As we strive to meet the learning needs of all students, especially students of color, I want to invite you join me as I eavesdrop on conversations I don’t normally hear in my white suburban world. I do my eavesdropping through two podcasts, Code Switch and Counter Stories.
Continue readingReading the MCA Reports
What do Partially Meets, Meets, and Exceeds mean on the Individual Student Reports (ISR)?
Continue readingOpen 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.
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