By Elisa Smith, Senior Specialist, 5–12 Content My family likes to take road trips. Driving gives us the freedom to make our own schedule, stop along the way, and take in the varied landscapes of our country. Each night we talk about what’s ahead the next day: how far...
Anatomy of an IM Math Lesson
Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson: Making Instructional Decisions with the Cool-down
Aug 25, 2026
by Ashli Black, Director, 5–12 Content You’re wrapping up the day’s lesson, head filled with all the things you saw on student papers and heard as you visited groups. You already have some ideas about what is going smoothly and what you’ll want to spend some extra...
Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson: Making Meaning in the Lesson Synthesis
Aug 18, 2026
by Sarah Caban, Director, PK–12 Learning Experiences and Timesha Brooks, Sr Specialist, PL Design Imagine you're teaching Grade 6, Unit 1, Lesson 4. Students have spent the class investigating the area of parallelograms. As you circulate during activity 3, you notice...
Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson: Why Centers Matter
Aug 3, 2026
by Lindy Olejniczak, PK–6 Content Specialist In this series of blog posts—The Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson—we’re taking a closer look at each part of an IM® Math lesson and how it contributes to meaningful student learning. After exploring the launch and warm-up in...
Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson: Setting Up Students for Success with the Warm-up
Jul 28, 2026
by Fattama Alkaysi, Content Specialist, PK–6 In this series of blog posts—The Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson—we’ll take a closer look at each part of an IM Math lesson and how it contributes to meaningful student learning. After exploring the launch in our first post,...
Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson: Making the Launch Work for You
Jul 21, 2026
By David Petersen, Specialist, 5–12 Content In this series of blog posts—The Anatomy of an IM® Math Lesson—we’ll take a closer look at each part of an IM Math lesson and how it contributes to meaningful student learning. We begin with the launch: the moment that helps...
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