MCTM Foundation Offers Spring Conference Grants
Thinking ahead to the Spring Conference but your school or district is short on funds? The MCTM Foundation offers grants of up to $550 per person to supplement your costs.
Continue readingA monthly publication of articles put out by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, MCTM.org
All Things Pythagorean
The Pythagorean Theorem has never seemed the same to me since seeing it rendered in terms of the Mona Lisa.
Continue readingArguments Encouraged
For 3 mornings I worked with a group of math teachers lead by Chris Luzniak (@pispeak) and Matt Baker (@stoodle) aimed at promoting discussion among your students allowing for more talk from them and less talk directed at them.
Continue readingAccess, Equity and Empowerment – A Report from the Affiliate Leadership Conference
The focus of this year’s conference was to frame the WHY of our organization in order to connect to the heart of our members and their work as educators.
Continue readingOpportunity at the Dana Center at the University of Texas
Are you a math educator tired of “business as usual” high school mathematics courses? We’re looking for someone to help
Continue readingHollyhock Fellows Application Has Opened
Highly qualified applicants will have Between 2-7 years of teaching experience in science, math, history, or English A teaching position
Continue readingPresent at the 2017 MCTM Spring Conference
What are you excited about? What is working for you? What is important to you? What do others need to
Continue readingChrome Extensions
My school became a GAFE school a few years ago and it has been great with all students having a google account. But I began to question how google could help me as a teacher. I heard a lot about apps, add-ons, and extensions but I didn’t really know the difference between them and which ones I should use.
Continue readingMathematical Immersion Unit for Pre-Service Teachers
For those working with pre-service secondary mathematics teachers, I’ve developed a two-week mathematics immersion unit as part of my secondary methods course. I start the methods course with this immersion experience as a kind of learning touchstone that we can go back to later when we are thinking about teaching.
Continue readingCONNECT Math Mixer on Dec. 1
You are invited to the CONNECT Math Mixer!
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