A monthly publication of articles put out by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, MCTM.org
A learning trajectory is a common developmental path to understanding a concept. Douglas H. Clements describes a simple example: “children first learn to crawl, which is followed by walking, running, skipping, and jumping with increased speed and dexterity.”
Continue readingQ1: What can you do to help prepare students for the MCA?
Continue readingBetter yet, attend EdCamp Math & Science MN on October 21st 2016, 9 AM to 3 PM at a new location, Prior Lake High School. Register here: www.edcampmsmn.org and follow on Twitter #EdcampMSMN.
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Book: Blindspot
The Optional Local Purpose Assessment (OLPA) will be administered this school year for the last time. The testing window opens
Continue readingIf there are mathematics teachers in your building who are in their first few years of teaching, make sure that they get CONNECTed to MCTM. As part of the Council’s service to our members, the MCTM CONNECT Committee offers several opportunities to help beginning teachers feel supported and grow professionally. Since there is no convenient way to get in touch with new colleagues, we rely on you, our members, to help us get connected. Please give this page to your colleagues who are new.
Continue readingSometimes an idea keeps coming up in surprising places and surprising ways. At first it intrigues you. Then it pops up again and again. You start thinking someone out there is trying to tell you something.
Continue readingEdcamp Math Science MN is a form of unconference designed specifically for math and science teachers and their needs.
Continue readingSince 2006, Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge (http://m3challenge.siam.org) has become the online math modeling competition known for inspiring high school juniors and seniors to pursue STEM majors and careers, awarding nearly one million dollars in scholarships to date!
Continue readingTo succeed in math, students need number sense and strong reasoning skills. They also need to visualize, generalize and communicate their thinking.
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