by Courtney Ortega | Apr 27, 2023 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
By Courtney Ortega, IM Certified® Facilitator Learning takes time. Students make connections, deepen their understanding, and address misunderstandings. It can make the learner feel vulnerable. “When we learn, we actively work to make sense of an idea that does not...
by Lizzy Skousen | Mar 2, 2023 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Professional Learning
By Lizzy Skousen, 6–12 Curriculum Writer, IM Certified® Facilitator During a problem-based lesson, the teacher does a lot of listening while monitoring student learning. When teachers are introduced to a problem-based lesson structure, they may wonder: “Do we just...
by Meredith Dadigan Abel | Feb 16, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–5
By Meredith Dadigan Abel, IM Certified® Facilitator It is magical to be in a classroom with a strong math community. In this classroom, the brilliance of all students prevails. Students and teachers share a unanimous belief that they’re all knowers and doers of math....
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...
