Spreading Some Desmos Love
17 years. That is how long I have been teaching for. When, I think back to how I learned math,
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“I do” or “You do”?
By Margaret Williams, MCTM VP Elementary Please take a moment to answer this question: What are your beliefs about teaching
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 readingSense-Making Math Makes Career Ready Coding
I still remember the morning Mike came to my math classroom and said to me, “you should try implementing
Continue readingElementary Intervention from a Secondary Background
After 14 years teaching middle and high school math in White Bear Lake I decided to take a leave. Staying
Continue readingAssessment and Intervention with Tim Kanold
Jessica Breur – Mounds View Schools, Emily Elsner – Edgewood Middle School, Donna Forbes – Mahtomedi Schools, Deb Rykken –
Continue readingWhy I Started Focusing on Soft Skill in My Math Class, and Why You Should Too.
By Amber Delliger Metro North ABE @adelliger Over the past 13 years I have worked with math students of all
Continue readingMCA Formula Sheets
Formula Sheet Article Occasionally, the mathematics assessment group at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) receives inquiries about the
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
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