Over the course of the last several years, many ABE teachers and I have been attending MCTM and other Minnesota math events, conferences and professional development sessions. The following is a brief introduction to who we are, what we do, who are students are, and ways you can begin to learn more!
Continue readingYou know, and we know, that learning, planning, and growing with others is better than doing so in isolation. MyNCTM, just released, is designed to support you in actively doing this with one another.
Continue readingI love books about leadership. I especially love those books that provide a vision and an opportunity for reflection. Dr. Timothy Kanold’s book titled HEART! Fully Forming Your Professional Life as a Teacher and Leader does both.
Continue reading2018 MCTM Spring Conference and Symposium – Information and Registration.
Continue readingSo how do we build those relationships with our middle schoolers? Let’s face it- their personalities can change by the hour sometimes! Here are a few things I’ve tried- some are the obvious types, others are stolen from #MTBOS folks that are so willing to share.
Continue readingReleased items and data tables are now provided for teacher or parent use as well as for students. All items on the MDE Released Item webpage were used operationally on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA-III).
Continue readingThis interaction reminded me of a talk Christopher Danielson gave at MCTM Duluth this past spring, using photos to encourage math discussion and Malke Rosenfeld’s Instagram Page, Math Off the Page. I was inspired to find the mathematical beauty as I explored Trinidad and Tobago the next several days.
Continue readingHere are some of my favorite Minnesota Math Teacher Bloggers. You need to follow each of their blogs. They all have some fantastic things to say. (In no particular order)
Continue readingI organized a professional development day this summer and had to make signs to point people in the right direction. As an overachiever, I had to make them mathy.
Continue readingThe following examples were compiled to demonstrate one way depth of knowledge (DOK) levels I, II, and III may be displayed in a test item (question).
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