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...
by Carrie Duncan | Sep 20, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Maureen D. O’Connell, Math Specialist Some math tools and representations help students solve in-the-moment problems. Other math tools and representations help students solve problems and grow their conceptual understanding. Which type of representations are you...
