Candidates for Region 6 Director
Solveig Harriday and Jesús Sandoval
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Candidates for Region 3 Director
Dawn Dibley and Jessica Rice
Continue readingTwitter Math Camp for Teachers
Submitted by Jessica Breur.
TMC stands for Twitter Math Camp and it is a conference run by teachers, for teachers. The participants, speakers and organizers communicate year round via Twitter, blogs and other social media. This 4-day conference in July is a chance for everyone to get together for face to face interactions.
Beginning Math Teachers – CONNECT in Duluth
Submitted by Larry Luck.
MCTM CONNECT is a resource provided by MCTM to make sure beginning teachers feel supported and connected to the profession. Our biggest event is the CONNECT Session which is held from 7:00-9:00 PM this year on Thursday, April 28, the evening before the MCTM Spring Conference in Duluth, at the DECC.
Best STEM Book of the Year – The Martian by Andy Weir
Submitted by Anna Thompson.
I’m not much of a science-fiction reader these days, but I like to keep up on the books my students are reading and this one looked like believable sci-fi. As I read, I realized it was chock-full of mathematical problem solving that my students could understand.
Rules That Expire
Submitted by Amy Wix.
It’s our job, as the middle level educators to be
the go-between and start the dialog with our math departments K-12 to encourage the
reasoning and understanding with the use of precise language in our classrooms. Let’s
get rid of these rules that expire!
MCTM Teacher Incentive Grant – Deadline Feb 1 2016
MCTM members – Do you have an idea/project and need support? Apply for the MCTM Teacher Incentive Grant – deadline
Continue readingFinancial Support for Attending MCTM Spring Conference-Deadline 2/10/16
Would you or a team from your district like to attend the MCTM Spring Conference in April but don’t have enough funding from your district? The MCTM Foundation funds grants up to $550/participant to assist early- to mid-career teachers in attending the conference.
Continue readingMCA Online Item Samplers and Teacher Guides
Item samplers and teacher guides are available as resources for MCA preparation. The teacher guides give additional information about each sampler item and may be used in conjunction with the samplers. (The online location for both of these is at the end of this post.)
Continue readingMCA Assessment Update
Now that the New Year has begun, it’s time to turn our attention to the MCAs. The following is some important information about OLPA and the 2016 MCA tests.
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