by Carrie Duncan | Apr 11, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By William McCallum, IM CEO Here at IM we are excited by and proud of the reception IM K–12 Math™ is getting. As more and more districts adopt it, we are thinking about how to support them. What are the next steps? Our vision of a classroom community informs this...
by Carrie Duncan | Mar 9, 2023 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
By Courtney Ortega, IM Certified® Facilitator I was recently in a meeting where a participant declared, “Grade 8 and Algebra 1 basically have all the same standards.” Have you ever wondered this yourself? Have you heard colleagues share this sentiment? At first glance...
by Carrie Duncan | Mar 2, 2023 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Professional Learning
By Lizzy Skousen, 6–12 Curriculum Writer, IM Certified® Facilitator During a problem-based lesson, the teacher does a lot of listening while monitoring student learning. When teachers are introduced to a problem-based lesson structure, they may wonder: “Do we just...
by Carrie Duncan | Feb 16, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–5
By Meredith Dadigan Abel, IM Certified® Facilitator It is magical to be in a classroom with a strong math community. In this classroom, the brilliance of all students prevails. Students and teachers share a unanimous belief that they’re all knowers and doers of math....
by Carrie Duncan | Feb 9, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2
By Margaret Betts, IM Certified® Facilitator If story problems are your teacher kryptonite, you aren’t alone. Story problems are mathematical situations expressed with words. The element of reading creates an added layer of complexity which in turn makes it more...