A Message from the VP of Elementary Math
tarting off the year right means conveying your values to your students from your first meeting and throughout the year. What does mathematics mean to you? What does it mean to your students?
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Wrapping Up a Successful Annual Conference in Duluth
The Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Minnesota Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges held their annual Minnesota Spring Mathematics Conference May 4-5, 2018, at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
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MN Math Leaders and MDE 3-Day Leadership Series
Every Student Can Learn Mathematics!
with Tim Kanold
CONNECT Annual Event
Join us for the CONNECT Annual Event for new and future teachers on Thursday, May 3 from 7pm to 9pm, the evening before the MCTM Spring Conference.
Continue readingElementary Math Intervention Resources
The goal of this article is to introduce you to a few math intervention resources that are used in Minnesota. Links to the homepage of the intervention resource is included along with a contact person from the given district.
Continue readingCan Mindfulness Help?
Several years ago a friend mailed me a copy of 10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn. At the time I had not heard much about mindfulness, but after reading the first chapter of this book, I realized mindfulness was a tool for parents as well as for educators.
Continue readingCalling for a Compass Comeback
Have you ever handed a compass to a child? After they satisfy their initial curiosity that one of the ends is pointy, have you ever then seen what a child does with that compass?
Continue readingMy 5 Favorite Estimation 180 Tasks
Like all of the wonderful tasks that brought my students joy, Estimation 180 made its way into my classroom through Twitter, @Estimation180.
Continue readingMy 5 Favorite “Open Middle” Problems
I stumbled upon Open Middle in 2015 while looking for resources to be used as a warm up that would be easily differentiated for my fifth graders. While we had discussed growth mindset, had been using visual representations, and had engaged in some productive struggle, many weren’t prepared for the level of flexible thinking Open Middle problems required. I was hooked!
Continue readingLearning Basic Single-Digit Combinations (Facts)
Rather than a sole emphasis on rote memorization in high stakes timed environments, consciously spending time on these derived strategies helps students develop the very strategies and algebraic relations that are necessary when operating with multidigit numbers.
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