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 | Dec 17, 2021 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Professional Learning
By the IM Team In a class of 25 students, there are 25 different learners with 25 different backgrounds. Students come into the classroom with varied experiences with school, with mathematical content, and with life. While this has been true for time immemorial,...
by susanllovell | Jan 12, 2021 | Professional Learning
By Portia Gibbs Roseboro, Britnee Wright, Justin Brennan The IM Community Hub, affectionately known as “The Hub,” was created to support educators using the IM Curriculum in navigating what teaching looks like now. Educators register for free to access resources from...
by Illustrative Mathematics | 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 Jenna Laib | 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...
