Indigenous People's Day
October 14th is Indigenous People’s Day. This is a very special holiday because it allows us to celebrate all Native Americans that live in the United States and their contributions. In Minnesota, our Indigenous People are the Dakota and Anishinaabe. Our 2022 Minnesota Math Standards include the teaching of their contributions in Dimension 2: Benchmark Contexts. Read more
Article by Laura Wagenman, President Elect
What does Teacher Noticing mean, and how does it influence classroom practice?
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Minnesota STEM Teacher Center website provides K-12 teachers with insights and materials to understand the current 2007 academic math standards that are in effect through the '26-'27 school year. As mentioned in the September MathBits, new professional development materials anchored around the new 2022 standards are now available. This month the focus is the skill set of teacher noticing and responsive teaching which anchors how the Standards of Mathematical Practice (What students do) and the Mathematics Teaching Practices (What teachers do) are implemented.
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Article by James Brickwedde, Project for Elementary Mathematics
Multiplying Two Binomials: Elementary Strategies' Vertical Connections to Middle School Algebra
There is a tension over how the mathematics standard algorithms are understood conceptually by students and the procedural steps used to execute them. This article focuses specifically on multiplication strategies and algorithms and their vertical connection to the algebra students engage with in middle school. Read more
Article by James Brickwedde, Project for Elementary Mathematics