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.
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Free Code.org Professional Development
Twin Cities PBS (TPT) is currently recruiting teachers grades 6-12 to participate in FREE Code.org professional development.
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 readingMathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge (http://m3challenge.siam.org) is the new name of the prestigious Internet-based competition known for providing a pinnacle high school experience for juniors and seniors and inspiring them to pursue STEM majors and careers.
Continue readingWhat’s new on the MCA III Math test? A straightedge tool!
Suggestions from teachers on item review panels led to the creation of a straightedge tool for select linear
regression items in grades 8 and 11.
Updated Item Samplers and TE Item Types for Math MCA
Submitted by Angela Hochstetter – Math Assessment Specialist, MNDOE Ann Page – Math Assessment Specialist, MNDOE This article will answer
Continue readingGrade 11 and DOK III Items Added to MCA Released Items
MDE added 21 released items to the released item web page. The items span grades 3 through 8 and 11, including a few DOK III items.
Continue readingHighlighting Mistakes
As a PLC, our middle school math department decided to try this strategy out as a way to give feedback on assessment this year. It is too soon to have data, but the feeling so far is positive from both students and teachers perspective.
Continue readingEducators Needed: Item Review for Grade 9-12 Math Assessment
Dr. Theodore J. Christ and his research team in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota are developing math assessment items for students in grades 9-12. We need math educators or others with similar skills (e.g., educators on sabbatical, retired, in-transition, math experts, etc.) who can participate in item reviews from late December 2017 – April 2018.
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