By Rabell Afridi, Math Coach and Lindsey Duff, Gr. 3 SEI Teacher In our multilingual 3rd grade math classroom one afternoon, students hurried to their desks, eager to get started on a problem. Before they were even seated, they were already debating their ideas. The...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team Pittsburgh Public Schools’ (PPS) third-grade proficiency rates nearly doubled just two years into implementing IM® Math through Imagine Learning, one of our IM Certified® curriculum distribution partners. But behind these recent...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team In the 2024–2025 school year, 40.7% of Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) third-grade students scored proficient or advanced in mathematics, surpassing the district’s interim goal of 33.4% and nearly doubling proficiency rates from...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team When districts commit to high-quality instructional materials and the conditions that make strong implementation possible, the impact on student outcomes can be powerful—and measurable. A new case study from Columbia University’s...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team California educators are navigating big shifts in math instruction, grounded in access, coherence, and deeper student understanding. California AccessIM was designed to meet this moment. Available to all educators at...
By the Illustrative Mathematics team A new parent poll from EdTrust–New York marks the first step in a statewide effort to better understand persistent challenges in mathematics instruction and outcomes. The findings offer important insights into what families are...
By Courtney Ortega, IM Certified® Facilitator Learning takes time. Students make connections, deepen their understanding, and address misunderstandings. Along the way, it can make the learner feel vulnerable. “When we learn, we actively work to make sense of an idea...
Jennifer Wilson, Senior Director, Implementation Portfolio When teachers are curious about and trust student thinking to drive learning, they create classrooms where students learn mathematics by making sense of problems, learn through collaboration, and value each...
By Claire Neely, Senior Implementation Specialist Illustrative Mathematics’ redesigned IMplementation Reflection Tool (IRT) is a powerful, non-evaluative resource intended to shape the way your school adopts and implements IM Certified® Math. With research-backed...
By Margaret Betts, IM Certified® Facilitator If story problems are your teacher kryptonite, you aren’t alone. Story problems are mathematical situations expressed with words. The element of reading creates an added layer of complexity which in turn makes it more...
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