NCTM Interactive Institutes NCTM’s Interactive Institutes offer two and a half days of face-to-face, in-depth professional development provided by experts in mathematics education.
Continue readingI found all of his answers to my questions very thoughtful and interesting, and I wanted to share them all. So rather than giving you a summary of his responses, enjoy Andy Pethan…uncut.
Continue readingThe part that I want to share with you is they have a lending library of Rubik’s cubes. I signed up at the conference to have a set of 36 Rubik’s cubes sent to my district for me to use on loan.
Continue reading… but what about a hashtag for when you need to connect with your Minnesota Tweeps in June for Summer networking? Or in February when you need a Winter pickup from your local math minded online colleagues?
Continue readingDid Sara Vanderwerf get you signed up for Twitter during the MCTM Spring Conference? Wondering who to follow to get some great ideas for your classroom and connect with? Look no further than Becky Rahm ( @beckyrahm ).
Continue readingThe College Board updates its Advanced Placement courses every few years. Often, the changes are minor tweaks to course content. This year, the changes are substantial for three STEM courses.
Continue readingAs I enter my second and last year as MCTM’s President, I feel drawn to come before you as a white woman who has worked in a large urban school district for 25 years to say I have a lot to learn.
Continue readingThe calculators used on the MCA are available online for use in classrooms or on homework. To take advantage of the free online calculator, visit the PearsonAccess Next websites shown.
Continue readingEach year I try to introduce new technology that requires coding into my middle school STEM class. In researching what’s out there in the “maker/tinkerer” world, I was attracted to the Arduino as a means to “ignite” my STEM students about coding and electronics.
Continue readingThis article is part 6 of an 8 article series highlighting 8 words in the MCTM Mission Statement highlighting the word ‘ALL’.
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