Why do I look forward to the MCTM Spring Conference?
Why do I look forward to the MCTM Spring Conference? Being fortunate to attend a few national math conferences, I
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What if We’ve Been Teaching Mathematics All Wrong?
Full disclosure. Fawn Nguyen is one of my favorite people. I met her last year at the MN Math Leaders
Continue readingWhen am I ever going to use this?
A student asked me the week before winter break, “Ms. Rice, when are we ever going to use y=mx+b?” If
Continue readingMCTM Foundation Spring Conference Scholarships
Think Spring! Think MCTM Spring Conference! The MCTM Foundation supports Minnesota teachers of mathematics in their professional growth through grants
Continue readingMeet your Regional Directors!
Hello! My name is Dawn Dibley and I’m the Region 3 director for MCTM. Region 3 includes eighteen school districts
Continue readingCounting Collections in Grades 1-2
Although I have worked with outliers in every elementary grade, most of my classroom experience has been in grades 1
Continue readingDepth of Knowledge High School Examples
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) I, II, III, and IV High School Examples with Shared Context The following is a
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43 new Math Items and Data Added to MCA Released Items MDE added 43 released items to the released
Continue readingSpring Conference Keynote Announcement
The first month of school has flown by and I hope you all are finding yourselves engaging with students in
Continue readingFawn Nguyen – Wins over MN Math Teachers
This summer the MN Math Leaders and MN Council of Math Teachers hosted 1 day professional development with Fawn Nguyen.
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