by Neal Tucker | Sep 11, 2024 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Grades K–5, Recent Blog Posts
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 Illustrative Mathematics | Aug 29, 2024 | Coaches Corner, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Professional Learning
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 Carrie Duncan | Feb 9, 2023 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2
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...
by Carrie Duncan | Feb 17, 2022 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–5, Professional Learning
By Dr. Kristen Taylor, IM Certified® Facilitator Math teachers can talk all day about math! We get super excited when we encounter someone else who enjoys these conversations as well. But too many of our students don’t get to experience that joyful discourse,...
by Carrie Duncan | Jun 22, 2021 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
By Max Ray-Riek, Director of 6–12 Professional Learning In my role at IM, working with teachers and administrators, I am asked to help with the challenges of implementing an IM curriculum. We are often asked, “How can I differentiate instruction while using this...
