by Jen Hawkins | Sep 8, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Jen Hawkins, IM Facilitator and IM K-5 Product Specialist Illustrative Mathematics believes that students can achieve success as mathematical thinkers by working through problems and consolidating their learning through classroom discussions and anchoring...
by Asya Howlette | Jun 30, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Asya Howlette, Director of Mathematics and Science at Thurgood Marshall Raise your hand if you have been perplexed by professional learning that told you your class needs to be culturally responsive, but left you completely unsure about what that means in a math...
by William McCallum | Feb 22, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Professional Learning
By William McCallum Our vision at Illustrative Mathematics is a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. In my last post I picked up that first verb and talked about what it means to know mathematics. In this post I’d like to talk about what it...
by Dionne Aminata | Feb 17, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2
By Dionne Aminata “We are striving to . . . compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man. And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.” Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman Amanda Gorman recited...
by Kristin Gray | Dec 7, 2020 | Grades 3–5
By Kristin Gray This was originally posted on Kristin Gray’s personal blog, Math Minds, on November 15, 2020. Student work is just the best. It is the one thing that will always motivate me to write! So, let’s kick this post off with a great work example from grade 3....
