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...
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...
by Tina Cardone | Aug 11, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
by Tina Cardone The vision of Illustrative Mathematics is to create a world where learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. This raises the question: Which learners? And what role do the authors of a curriculum play in shaping the experience? There are multiple...
by Vanessa Cerrahoglu and 2 more | Jul 27, 2020 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Professional Learning
by Vanessa Cerrahoglu, Jennifer Wilson, and Liz Ramirez We envision creating a world where learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. Knowing and using math goes beyond calculating and evaluating. We create purposeful opportunities for students to engage in...
by David Petersen and 1 more | Jul 15, 2020 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
by David Petersen and Kate Nowak In our previous post, we described how we are thinking about planning for next fall. We are also creating some new resources to support users of IM K–12 Math in the fall. Some of this is to address unfinished learning from spring 2020,...
