by Sara Baranauskas | Dec 14, 2022 | Grades K–5
By Sara Baranauskas, IM Lead Curriculum Writer, Grade 1 and IM Certified® Facilitator Counting Collections is an engaging and playful mathematical routine that supports and builds students’ sense of mathematical identity and develops a joy for doing mathematics. Young...
by Tashana Howse | Nov 2, 2022 | Grades 6–8
By Tashana Howse, IM Certified® Facilitator The relationship between fractions, ratios, and proportions is introductory to students’ development of the study of Algebra. Therefore, it is important for students to engage in ratio reasoning that positions them to...
by Dionne Aminata and 1 more | Oct 18, 2022 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5, Professional Learning
Dionne Aminata, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Marketing, Illustrative Mathematics Rolanda Baldwin, Vice President of Mathematics, UnboundEd Illustrative Mathematics and UnboundEd both agree that achieving racial justice in math education starts with the...
by Joe Herbert | Aug 9, 2022 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
by Joe Herbert “These problems are great, but they’re just so wordy. My students can’t handle all that reading!” Does this feel familiar? If so, you’re not alone! Many students and teachers struggle with the language demands of IM 6–12 Math when they first start their...
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...