By Cristina Roof, Math Specialist, Lexington Public Schools What are students thinking as they sit on the rug during a whole-class lesson? How much are they learning? How much are they simply just sitting quietly in their own world? These questions became the focus of...
By Sarah Caban, Director, PK–12 Learning Experiences A snow day. An assembly schedule. A class that needs more time to build understanding before moving on. Suddenly, you’re behind and asking yourself: Should I . . . rush the next lesson? skip activities? cut...
By Neal Tucker, Director of Marketing, with Linelle Brunson, EdD., Senior Specialist in Partnerships When I got home from the District 7 New York City Public Schools Math Showdown in the Bronx, I brought back a painted rock that says ”I’m a math person.” The IM is the...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team When we think about math class, it’s easy to picture students sitting at desks, working through problems on paper or screens. But some of the most powerful math learning happens when students are moving, talking, gesturing, and...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team In New York City’s District 7 in the South Bronx, the story of math instruction used to be one of inconsistency. Classrooms looked different from one another. Teachers pieced together lessons from multiple sources. Students moved...
By, Kiran Purohit, EdD, New Visions for Public Schools, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction and Jennifer Wilson, EdD, Illustrative Mathematics, Senior Director, Implementation Enablement New Visions for Public Schools, an IM Certified® partner, has worked...
By Rabell Afridi, Math Coach and Lindsey Duff, Gr. 3 SEI Teacher In our multilingual 3rd grade math classroom one afternoon, students hurried to their desks, eager to get started on a problem. Before they were even seated, they were already debating their ideas. The...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team When districts commit to high-quality instructional materials and the conditions that make strong implementation possible, the impact on student outcomes can be powerful—and measurable. A new case study from Columbia University’s...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team California educators are navigating big shifts in math instruction, grounded in access, coherence, and deeper student understanding. California AccessIM was designed to meet this moment. Available to all educators at...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team When schools pair a high-quality curriculum with the right digital tools and strong implementation, the results can be powerful. A recent case study from Kiddom, one of our IM® Certified curriculum distribution partners, highlights...
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