By Meredith Dadigan Abel, K-5 IM Certified Facilitator When teachers and students come back from spring break, spring fever is in the air, and classroom routines may falter. While teachers have spent the entire year setting high expectations and building strong relationships, they have also developed a sense of familiarity with students, which can sometimes […] The post Leveraging PLCs to Maintain the Magic in Math Communities Throughout the Entire Year appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

By Max Ray-Riek, Senior Director, Teacher Professional Learning Our vision at IM is a world where all students know, use, and enjoy mathematics. Educators in our IM Community work toward this vision in classrooms day after day using our problem-based curriculum. What does an IM classroom look like? What does it sound like? We often […] The post Elements of Problem-Based Teaching and Learning appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

By Cherelle McKnight, Director, PK-5 Content Development At one of my former schools, students who passed out birthday party invitations had to invite their entire class. While I disagreed with how the policy was implemented, I understood the spirit behind it. It’s a terrible feeling to realize everyone, except you, has been invited to “THE […] The post Inviting Students to the Math Party: Creating an Inclusive and Engaging Math Community appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

By April Mouton, Senior Director, Access, Content & Equity and Brea Jimenez, Specialist, Facilitator Certification and Quality Assurance  IM believes in a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. We also believe all students deserve access to playful discovery, critical thinking, and self-determination in mathematics. For some of our students, these goals require […] The post Visualizing IM K-5 Math in Specialized Academic Settings: Part 2 appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

A Look Back and a Look Ahead By Bill McCallum, IM Co-Founder and CEO Hello there, and welcome to 2024! I hope that you have had time to relax and recharge in preparation for all of the excitement that this year will bring. 2023 was a big year for IM, and I am amazed at, […] The post IM Kickoff Message for 2024 appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

Anita Crowder, Director of Impact at Illustrative Mathematics, reimagines math education by emphasizing the importance of students’ own experiences and existing knowledge. She challenges the traditional view of students as blank-slate recipients of mathematical concepts. Instead, she advocates for a teaching approach that integrates the students’ own personal and cultural backgrounds into the curriculum. Crowder […] The post Making math relevant starts with valuing your students’ experiences appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

By April Mouton, Senior Director, Access, Content & Equity and Brea Jimenez, Specialist, Facilitator Certification and Quality Assurance  The Gradual Release of Responsibility approach to learning mathematics—I do, we do, you do—centers the educator as the holder of information and knowledge. It creates a landscape of students waiting on the educator to model, and waiting to […] The post Utilizing IM K–12 Math as Part of a “Dream Team” of Supports appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

By William McCallum, IM CEO You asked, we listened, and now, we are preparing to deliver! I am excited to tell you today about our new curriculum, IM 360, which was developed based on your thoughtful feedback. IM 360 is the most comprehensive revision of our curriculum to date, with many new features and updates […] The post Introducing IM 360: Taking Students Around the World of Mathematics appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

By Deborah Peart, Founder and CEO of My Mathematical Mind If we want students to Know, Use, and EnJOY mathematics, it begins with teachers. Joyous math experiences are about more than having fun and keeping students happy in math class. Happiness is a state of mind that shifts based on external forces, while joy comes […] The post Cultivating Joy in the IM Classroom appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more

By Dionne Aminata, IM Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives As a fully remote organization, the IM team gets a lot done working behind the screens. Now, with IM K–12 Math in full swing, many of us are stepping away from our computers and going OUTSIDE! We are booking flights, donning our purple shirts, and creating face-to-face […] The post The IM Experience – Let’s All Know, Use, and Enjoy Mathematics appeared first on IM CERTIFIED® BLOG ..read more