We hope this helps you in your efforts to make connections. If you find something you want to share, or are looking for volunteers within the MCTM organization, contact your Region Director who will be able to channel the information to the Communications Committee.
Continue readingSpring Conference Grants Deadline Feb. 10th
Scholarships for Middle School Teachers of Mathematics
The movie, Hidden Figures, is currently the number one movie in the country! Here are ways to include it with your math courses…
Continue readingThe term “primary resource” for many would be the “curriculum” used to guide instruction. For the district in which I teach, our curriculum is the set of MN standards for math; our “primary resource” is the text (or other platform) teachers use to guide instruction on the standards and benchmarks
Continue readingOn the Pearson Perspective website (https://mn.pearsonperspective.com/perspective) there are hundreds of FREE resources available to you and your students.
Continue readingThe 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 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.
Continue readingMark your calendars for the Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) 9th Biennial National Conference
Continue readingOver the summer I rediscovered the book Accessible Mathematics: 10 Instructional Shifts that Raise Student Achievement by Steven Leinwand. The lens is pointed to “engage, and focus on understanding and application.” (p.2) In this time of heightened awareness and action to engage all students and to be culturally responsive in our classrooms, it makes sense to integrate Leinwand’s shifts.
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