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Creating Time and Space for Students to Develop Foundational Mathematical Ideas

Creating Time and Space for Students to Develop Foundational Mathematical Ideas

by Maureen D. O’Connell | Nov 16, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5

By Maureen D. O’Connell “Slow down, you’re moving too fast, you got to make the morning last…” When we consider early childhood mathematics this familiar song comes to mind. In our hurried society where more is more, childhood expectations have been pushed...
Using IM’s Distance Learning Resources to Create a Hybrid Learning Plan

Using IM’s Distance Learning Resources to Create a Hybrid Learning Plan

by Illustrative Mathematics and 1 more | Sep 30, 2020 | Grades 6–8

By Lorie Banks Trying to plan for the 2020–2021 school year has been like trying to fly the airplane while building the wings. I am a career educator—a middle grades math teacher in an urban district in Western Massachusetts—and this year has promised to be one like...
Planning for the Student Experience

Planning for the Student Experience

by Sarah Caban and 1 more | Sep 4, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2

by Sarah Caban and Kristin Gray Teachers are so amazing and resilient. Amid all of the many thoughts and feelings about the challenges this school year brings, conversation continually revolves around their students.  When discussing instruction, teachers wonder:  How...
Facilitating the “Choral Counting” Routine Online

Facilitating the “Choral Counting” Routine Online

by Janaki Nagarajan | Aug 25, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2

by Janaki Nagarajan How can we best do mathematics together in an online environment? When school suddenly shifted online last spring, I found myself overwhelmed by the learning curve for new technologies—for both myself and my students. I knew that I wanted to...
Helping Elementary Students Cultivate a Strong Math Community

Helping Elementary Students Cultivate a Strong Math Community

by LaToya Byrd and 1 more | Aug 18, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5

by LaToya Byrd and Jenna Laib School looks different this year. It’s easy to focus on the changes that will need to be made—the new practices, the new routines, the new technologies—but we must first focus on our central beliefs about teaching and learning, and use...
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