by Neal Tucker | Feb 28, 2024 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5, Professional Learning, Recent Blog Posts
By Max Ray-Riek, Senior Director, Teacher Professional Learning Our vision at IM is a world where all students know, use, and enjoy mathematics. Educators in our IM Community work toward this vision in classrooms day after day using our problem-based curriculum. What...
by Neal Tucker | Feb 6, 2024 | Grades K–5, Professional Learning, Recent Blog Posts
By Cherelle McKnight, Director, PK-5 Content Development At one of my former schools, students who passed out birthday party invitations had to invite their entire class. While I disagreed with how the policy was implemented, I understood the spirit behind it. It’s a...
by Neal Tucker | Jan 18, 2024 | Grades K–5, Professional Learning, Recent Blog Posts
By Brea Jimenez, Specialist, Facilitator Certification and Quality Assurance and April Mouton, Senior Director, Access, Content & Equity IM believes in a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. We also believe all students deserve access to...
by Neal Tucker | Jan 4, 2024 | Back to School, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5, Partners, Professional Learning, Recent Blog Posts
A Look Back and a Look Ahead By Bill McCallum, IM Co-Founder and CEO Hello there, and welcome to 2024! I hope that you have had time to relax and recharge in preparation for all of the excitement that this year will bring. 2023 was a big year for IM, and I am amazed...
by Neal Tucker | Dec 20, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5, Professional Learning, Recent Blog Posts
In her interview with Yitzi Weiner for Authority Magazine, Odalis Amparo (Illustrative Mathematics’ Professional Learning Specialist) emphasizes the significance of culturally responsive and equitable mathematics education. As a first-generation Dominican American,...
by Carrie Duncan | Nov 29, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5, Professional Learning, Recent Blog Posts
Anita Crowder, Director of Impact at Illustrative Mathematics, reimagines math education by emphasizing the importance of students’ own experiences and existing knowledge. She challenges the traditional view of students as blank-slate recipients of mathematical...
