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Two Recommendations to Elevate Instruction

Two Recommendations to Elevate Instruction

by Kate Nowak | Mar 2, 2022 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Professional Learning

By Kate Nowak, IM Vice President of Curriculum Development and Portfolio “The more intensely interested a teacher is in a student’s thinking, the more interested the student becomes in his or her own thinking.”—Eleanor Duckworth If you’re reading this you probably...
Using IM K–5 Math™ to Support Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI)

Using IM K–5 Math™ to Support Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI)

by Mike Henderson | Nov 16, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2

By Mike Henderson “The activities require skills that students are not taught prior to doing the activity. They’re expected to just jump right in. Why isn’t there more modeling or re-teaching of basic skills so students can be successful with the lesson?” As teachers...
Together Apart: Amplifying the “Gift of Student Thinking” in Distance Learning with IM

Together Apart: Amplifying the “Gift of Student Thinking” in Distance Learning with IM

by Maureen D. O’Connell | Oct 26, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5

By Maureen D. O’Connell, IM K–5 Math™ Pilot Teacher,IM Certified® Facilitator for IM K–5 Math “The more intensely interested a teacher is in a student’s thinking, the more interested the student becomes in his or her own thinking.”  —Eleanor Duckworth Whether we teach...
The 5 Practices: Looking at Differentiation Through a New Lens

The 5 Practices: Looking at Differentiation Through a New Lens

by Catherine Castillo | Nov 21, 2019 | Grades 6–8

By Catherine Castillo Our district had seen a downhill trend in standardized test scores in mathematics. This forced us, as educators, to take an intentional look at our teaching practices. The past few years have been an exciting time in math instruction. Research on...
The Illustrative Mathematics Team Reflect on the 5 Practices

The Illustrative Mathematics Team Reflect on the 5 Practices

by Illustrative Mathematics | Jan 30, 2018 | Professional Learning

The entire Illustrative Mathematics team spends a lot of time reading about teaching and learning. Most recently, we have been reading—some of us rereading—and reflecting on the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions by Mary Kay Stein and...
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