by Carrie Duncan | Jan 27, 2022 | Grades K–2
By Brianne Durst Grade 1 teachers have the awesome responsibility of introducing their students to, and helping them build an understanding of, the structure of our number system. This is no small task! Just think about how many tasks in later years depend on an...
by Carrie Duncan | Dec 7, 2021 | Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Alex Clayton When was the last time you stepped into an entirely new environment? You weren’t sure exactly what was going to happen. There was no one you recognized. How did you feel: Uncertain? Anxious? Hopeful? During morning circle on the first day of...
by Carrie Duncan | 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...
by Carrie Duncan | 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...
by Carrie Duncan | Oct 5, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By IM Certified Facilitators, Cheryl Fricchione and Rachel Rundstrom Consider this:A child whose primary language isn’t English does not participate in the classroom to the degree that their English-speaking peers do. Parent-teacher conferences are held with family...
