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Message from MCTM President |
By Kristin Johnson, President Spring has arrived, and with it comes a time of reflection and new growth. April always feels like a season of transition—both in nature and in our work as educators. As my term as MCTM president comes to a close at the spring conference, I find myself reflecting on the incredible progress we’ve made together. MCTM has expanded professional development opportunities, launched engaging book studies, and strengthened our commitment to equity. We continue to support the implementation of the 2022 math standards, and the MCTM High School Task Force has worked hard to develop recommendations to provide valuable guidance for high schools and districts as they transform the future of mathematics. Most importantly, MCTM is listening to its members—striving to provide the resources and support you ask for and need, all through the dedication of our amazing volunteers. Read more. |
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Symposium Description: As many teachers look to add high-yield tasks to their repertoire, the struggle to make it all work becomes real. Let's examine how problem-based lessons can be used throughout the scope of a unit and how we can harness their power to move student thinking forward. We'll identify strategies and explore tasks that help us find a healthy balance between application, conceptual understanding, and procedural fluency.
The Progression Videos are a series of videos that show how math concepts build and grown through the grade levels.
This session will address the proposed 2022 MN Academic Standard for Mathematics Number Five, Number Relationships.
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“All of us are smarter than one of us.” – Graham Fletcher
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:00A.M. - 3:30P.M.
WHERE: Duluth, DECC on Harbor Side
PRESENTER: Graham Fletcher, Lead presenter with Howie Hua as a featured guest
COST: 1-4 participants $220 per person, after 4 registrations from the same district/group, the next 5 or more participants are at $175. One free administrator registration for every four 4 registrations.
Limit of 10 registrations per district
REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
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What I Discovered By Playing Card Games with My 8th Grade Students Most math educators can agree that in today’s world, playing board games and card games has become a lost art. Gone are the days of sitting around the table at home playing UNO, Old Maid or even Yahtzee. Children and adults may still play those games, but there is an electronic version of these games readily available at any time. After being out of the classroom for 5 years, I made it a priority this school year to implement card and dice games with my 8th graders and to also incorporate some cross-grade level activities with our 4th grade students. READ MORE
By Jamie Fenicle, Region 2 Director |
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Foundation Update: April 2025
Check out this month's Foundation Update for information about the Arnie Cutler Scholarship for Mathematics Coursework for Middle School Teachers (Applications due March 31st). Congratulations to our Spring Conference Support Applicants —The MCTM Foundation will be supporting 28 students, 3 teams, and 2 individuals! |
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Math Moments in Early Childhood
We know a child’s math identity is so important for the child to fully engage with mathematical experiences. We know that caregivers’ attitudes about math have a strong influence on how their children view math. We also know that positive early math experiences are a strong predictor for children’s later success in both reading and math, and can predict high school graduation and even future income.
In fall of 2024, I applied for the MCTM Teacher Incentive Grant (TIG). The purpose of the grant was to give me an opportunity to go into daycare environments to set up math explorations around spatial reasoning. I needed a lot of materials if this was going to work. The TIG made this possible. Read MORE.
by Elisabeth Carlson, Teacher Incentive Grant Recipient |
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A Document in Progress – How Does Explicit Instruction Practices Fit, if at all, into (Guided) Inquiry-Based Classroom Environments?
In the January issue of MathBits, the first of what will be a series of articles describing the differences and similarities between explicit/direct instruction and (guided) inquiry/dialogic-based instructional practices. In that issue, Aimee Albrecht used the concept of 'adversarial collaboration' to assist in navigating these approaches towards student learning. This issue works to define various terms that one hears in such discussions. The ultimate goal of this series is to provide a compilation of key information so as districts move through MTSS integration of services, curriculum adoption, staff professional development, etc. one has the depth of information needed to make such decisions as well grounded as possible. Read more.
Compiled by James Brickwedde, Project for Elementary Mathematics
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Don't forget to check out our new MCTM swag at the conference!
Prices range from $20.00 - $25.00 Show your MCTM pride! |
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2025 Math Leader Book Clubs
Sign-ups for the 2025 (January - April) Minnesota Math Leader Book Club Group sign-ups are open on the MCTM Events Page soon. You can also sign up for the book clubs HERE. Groups will meet virtually 3-5 evenings in informal conversations centered around the book. More information will come out soon. Buy your books and join MN Math Leaders in deepening your learning around mathematics learning and instruction. All groups are free to join. BYOB (bring your own book). Your facilitators will reach out to you as the book clubs get underway. Questions: mctm@mctm.org |
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One Stop Shop Page for all MN Math Links and Resources
Are you struggling to find a Minnesota Math link or Resource? Try starting with the One-stop shop google doc that links to Minnesota Math standards, assessment links, videos and more. On this page you will find an updated 2024-25 PD calendar and information on MDE office hours. It is recommended you bookmark this page as it is updated often. ProTip ‘Ctrl F’ or ‘Command F’ allows you to FIND a word you are looking for on the document.
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MN Math Leaders has its own page on the MCTM website!
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The MN Math Leaders Group has its own page on the MCTM website. More information will be coming to this page soon. Did you know it is FREE to join this group? Find the link to join the group on this page and please share with others. We are on a mission to have at least one person from all 500+ MN school districts connected to this group.
As a reminder, the MN Math Leader group has monthly PLC meetings on the 3rd Tuesday (from 12:30-2:30 p.m) and 3rd Thursday’s (from 4-6 p.m.). This group is open to all MN Math teachers and district leaders. March's PLC dates are March 18 (12:30) and March 20 (4:00). |
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Did you know MCTM has an active YouTube Channel?
Are you subscribed to MCTM’s YouTube Channel?
In the 2024-25 School year MCTM will be releasing over a dozen Math PD videos, most of which come with PD module links in the description to be used by MN sites/districts to support math learning across the state. |
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This fall we have released 7 videos of recent MCTM webinars:
If you are interested in creating math content for the MCTM YouTube channel, reach out to mctm@mctm.org . |
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