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 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 Tina Cardone | Jul 25, 2022 | Grades 9–12
By Tina Cardone Geometry class can feel like word salad, with a heavy sprinkling of notation on top. Students need to both process and produce mathematical language in the vast majority of the tasks they work on. Here is a portion of the warm up from a section on...
by Vanessa Cerrahoglu and 1 more | Jul 6, 2022 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Professional Learning
By Vanessa Cerrahoglu and Danielle Seabold, IM Certified® Facilitators Learners have brilliant mathematical ideas. How we teachers use IM 6–12 Math™ impacts how often students and teachers recognize this brilliance. “…[C]urriculum choices matter. But how...
