by Carrie Duncan | Jun 23, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–5, Professional Learning
By Eric Partridge, IM Certified® Facilitator I don’t have many memories from elementary school. The one memory I have from elementary math is from playing Around the World. The object of this game was to answer a multiplication fact faster than your opponent. The...
by Carrie Duncan | Jun 6, 2023 | Grades 3–5
By Jody Guarino, Math Coordinator and Suzanne Huerta, SDC Teacher What does it look like for everyone in a school to learn together? This question, posed by Elham Kazemi, pushes us to consider that we, adults and educators, can learn collaboratively with the students...
by Carrie Duncan | May 24, 2023 | Grades 6–8
By Lisa Matthews, IM Certified® Facilitator and PL Specialist Team for Grades 6–12 The IM curriculum is so thoughtfully designed and written that even those of us who have spent years with IM often find content that is new, or ideas within it that deepen our math...
by Carrie Duncan | May 10, 2023 | Grades 6–8
By Sonja Twedt, IM Certified® Facilitator, IM 6-12 Writing Team Special Projects Course Assistant “In the digital era, data is the new oil.” —Srini Vemula I can’t think of many middle school students I know who are not active on social media. Our students are...
by Carrie Duncan | Apr 27, 2023 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
By Courtney Ortega, IM Certified® Facilitator Learning takes time. Students make connections, deepen their understanding, and address misunderstandings. It can make the learner feel vulnerable. “When we learn, we actively work to make sense of an idea that does not...