A monthly publication of articles put out by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, MCTM.org
Submitted by Michael Wallus
The authors of NCTM’s recently published Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All note, “While the types of questions a teacher poses are important, so are the patterns of questions that they use during teacher-student interactions.”
Fifth year St. Paul middle school teacher, May Vang, was recently awarded the Arnie Cutler Scholarship for Mathematics Course Work for Middle Grades Teachers by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics Foundation,
Continue reading[one_half] Becky Rahm Current Position Math teacher at Luverne Public School – 8th grade and dual credit college classes for
Continue readingSubmitted by Christy Hemp
I started looking at those who I find to be experts on leadership for inspiration, within education and outside of education. I am not an original thinker. I’m more of a thief…my gift is that I can be very creative with someone else’s idea.
Resources and materials from the 2015 MESPA presentation on the MCTM website. Also archived resources from 2014 and 2013.
Continue readingMembers are being sought for the Equity Task Force, Instructional Practice Task Force or the Professional Practices Committee.
Continue readingSubmitted by Christopher Danielson
… two competing forces—teaching students responsibility for their learning, and wanting to make sure they understand…the need to prepare students for the instruction they’ll get in college, and …the desire to ensure they are prepared for the content they’ll get in college…
Explore the realm of polyhedra by constructing paper models chosen from among several hundred possibilities. Printable nets and in some cases step by step illustrated instructions are provided.
Continue readingSuggested by Judy Hansen
Goal: To help children develop an understanding of the order of numbers and to learn about the process of elimination.
Submitted by Sherri Kruger
I came across an interesting reading, a report titled Solving America’s Mathematics Education Problem
