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Math Successes Multiply with a Growth Mindset
By Dr. Elisabeth O'Bryon, Chief Impact Officer and Co-Founder of Family Engagement Lab and Toka Hussein, K-5 Curriculum Specialist at Illustrative Mathematics Illustrative Mathematics (IM) and Family Engagement Lab (FEL) have collaborated to produce a three-part blog...
Visualizing IM K-5 Math in Specialized Academic Settings: Part 3
By Brea Jimenez, Specialist, Facilitator Certification and Quality Assurance and April Mouton, Senior Director, Access, Content & Equity Special education is intended to provide bridges between challenges and triumphs for students with exceptionalities. “I look...
Leveraging PLCs to Maintain the Magic in Math Communities Throughout the Entire Year
By Meredith Dadigan Abel, K-5 IM Certified Facilitator When teachers and students come back from spring break, spring fever is in the air, and classroom routines may falter. While teachers have spent the entire year setting high expectations and building strong...
Elements of Problem-Based Teaching and Learning
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...
Inviting Students to the Math Party: Creating an Inclusive and Engaging Math Community
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...
Visualizing IM K-5 Math in Specialized Academic Settings: Part 2
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...
IM Kickoff Message for 2024
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...
5 Steps We Must Take To Truly Create An Inclusive, Representative, and Equitable Society
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,...
Reinforcing Conceptual Understanding after Assessments
By Greta Anderson, CEO of Greta Anderson Consulting, LLC and IM Certified Facilitator There’s a common misconception that has surfaced on a checkpoint, but no additional minutes or days to reteach. How will this impact implementation and pacing? How in the world are...
Making math relevant starts with valuing your students’ experiences
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...