Upcoming IM K–12 Math Professional Learning Events
Our network of IM Certified Partners offers professional learning opportunities year round that help educators, coaches, and administrators successfully implement our curriculum and create an engaging mathematics classroom.
CREC
Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), working with and for its member districts, has developed a wide array of cost-effective and high-quality programs and services to meet the educational needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford.
IM 6-8 Focus on Vertical Alignment: Ratio and Proportion
September 29, 2023
How might teachers leverage the coherence of IM 6–12 Math in order to enhance access to grade-level mathematics for students? The purpose of this session is to uncover and explore the development of topics, mathematical diagrams, and representations in the curriculum for ratios and proportional relationships.
IM 6-12 Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom
October 13, 2023
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learningfor teachers. Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs; Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom; Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking; Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students; Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning; Part 6: facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources; Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning; Part 8: Putting It All Together. NOTE: Participants register for individual sessions.
IM K-2 Leveraging the Problem-Based Lesson Structure
October 27, 2023
Now that teachers have had some experience teaching with IM, how can they deepen their understanding of the problem-based lesson structure, their role in student learning, and bringing activities to life with students? This session will address common challenges and concerns in IM implementation.
IM 3-5 Leveraging the Problem-Based Lesson Structure
November 3, 2023
Now that teachers have had some experience teaching with IM, how can they deepen their understanding of the problem-based lesson structure, their role in student learning, and bringing activities to life with students? This session will address common challenges and concerns in IM implementation.
IM 6-12 Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking
November 17, 2023
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learningfor teachers. Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs; Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom; Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking; Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students; Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning; Part 6: facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources; Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning; Part 8: Putting It All Together. NOTE: Participants register for individual sessions.
IM 6-12 Focus on Vertical Alignment: Expressions and Equations
January 12, 2024
How might teachers leverage the coherence of IM 6–12 Math in order to enhance access to grade-level mathematics for students? The purpose of this session is to uncover and explore the development of topics, mathematical diagrams, and representations for expressions and equations in the curriculum.
IM 6-12 Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students
January 19, 2024
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learningfor teachers. Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs; Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom; Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking; Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students; Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning; Part 6: facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources; Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning; Part 8: Putting It All Together. NOTE: Participants register for individual sessions.
IM 6-12 Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning
February 23, 2024
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learningfor teachers. Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs; Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom; Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking; Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students; Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning; Part 6: facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources; Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning; Part 8: Putting It All Together. NOTE: Participants register for individual sessions.
IM 6-12 Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Part 6: Facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources
March 22, 2024
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learningfor teachers. Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs; Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom; Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking; Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students; Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning; Part 6: facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources; Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning; Part 8: Putting It All Together. NOTE: Participants register for individual sessions.
IM 6-12 Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning
April 26, 2024
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learningfor teachers. Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs; Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom; Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking; Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students; Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning; Part 6: facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources; Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning; Part 8: Putting It All Together. NOTE: Participants register for individual sessions.
IM 6-12 Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Part 8: Putting It All Together
May 17, 2024
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learningfor teachers. Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs; Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom; Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking; Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students; Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning; Part 6: facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources; Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment for Planning; Part 8: Putting It All Together. NOTE: Participants register for individual sessions.
Kendall Hunt
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Illustrative Mathematics K-5 Teach & Learn Virtual Professional Learning
October 2-4, 2023
Register for a special virtual professional teach & learn opportunity from Kendall Hunt and Illustrative Mathematics for grades K-5 teachers and administrators. Facilitated by IM-Certified trainers, the focus of the various sessions include: establishing routines, experiencing the problem-based learning, curriculum overview for teachers and preparing to teach a unit.
This event will be limited to the first 50 attendees. After that, additional sign-ups will be added to a wait list in case any of the initial 50 attendees cannot attend. There is a minimum of 10 registrations per each grade band to run the event. If the minimum is not met, the event will be canceled. We will communicate with you if you have been added to the wait list or if there has been any cancelations.
Illustrative Mathematics 6-12 Teach & Learn Virtual Professional Learning
October 2-5, 2023
Register for a special virtual professional teach & learn opportunity from Kendall Hunt and Illustrative Mathematics for grades 6-12 teachers and administrators. Facilitated by IM-Certified trainers, the focus of the various sessions include: establishing routines, experiencing the problem-based learning, curriculum overview for teachers and preparing to teach a unit.
This event will be limited to the first 25 attendees who sign up. After that, additional sign-ups will be added to a wait list in case any of the initial 25 attendees cannot attend. There is a minimum of 10 registrations per each grade band to run the event. If the minimum is not met, the event will be canceled. We will communicate with you if you have been added to the wait list or if there has been any cancelations.
Mathematics Institute of Wisconsin
The Mathematics Institute of Wisconsin provides a full suite of offerings tailored to complement the IM curriculum and build educator capacity to implement the materials with fidelity. Our team of IM Certified Facilitators are ready to support you onsite or online as you implement the IM K–12 Math.
IM 6-12 Math: Unit Planning Guide Launch Session for Leaders
September 28, 2023
How can coaches or PLC leaders support teachers to study and plan for upcoming units? This session introduces participants to the Unit Planning Guide activity structures and coach-facing materials, to help them prepare to use Unit Planning Guides with a group of teachers.
Michigan Math and Science Leadership Network (MMSLN)
MMSLN offers a suite of learning experiences designed to take educators on a deep-dive of the curriculum to explore problem-based learning and how they can implement it in their classrooms. Educators experience IM Math lessons, practice and rehearse key routines, explore various embedded supports for students with disabilities and English language learners, understand assessment materials and begin to use student thinking as a vehicle for productive planning.
IM Math™ Coaching Problem-Based Teaching and Learning | 6–12 Virtual
September 26, 2023
This 8-part series was designed to provide coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math™ curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learning for teachers.
IM Math™ Building Classroom Community | 6–12 Virtual
September 26, 2023
All students, each with unique knowledge and needs, enter the mathematics learning community as capable learners of meaningful mathematics. How do teachers learn about and leverage their students’ understandings and experiences in order to position and honor each student as a capable learner of mathematics? In this session we will consider structures to build classroom community so that students engage in each phase of the problem-based lesson structure: taking risks, engaging in mathematical discourse, productively struggling through problems, and participating in ways that make their ideas visible.
IM Math™ Leveraging the Problem-Based Lesson Structure | K-2 (Fall) Virtual
September 27, 2023
Now that teachers have had some experience teaching with IM, how can they deepen their understanding of the problem-based lesson structure, their role in student learning, and bringing activities to life with students? This session will address common challenges and concerns in IM implementation.
IM Math™ Leveraging the Problem-Based Lesson Structure | 3-5 (Fall) Virtual
September 28, 2023
Now that teachers have had some experience teaching with IM, how can they deepen their understanding of the problem-based lesson structure, their role in student learning, and bringing activities to life with students? This session will address common challenges and concerns in IM implementation.
IM Math™ Leveraging the Problem-Based Lesson Structure | 6-12 Virtual
October 10, 2023
How does the problem-based teaching and learning cycle invite students to play with mathematical ideas before formalizing them, learn math by making sense of problems, and listen to, respond to, and value each other’s thinking? And why are these important for learning? The purpose of this session is to enhance a teacher’s ability to engage students in learning through problem solving. The session builds on the experiences of Teach & Learn and focuses on the structures and instructional moves that are embedded in the curriculum to help ensure students spend the majority of their time in math class doing math. Teachers apply this learning with their grade-level colleagues in planning for an upcoming activity.
IM Math™ Eliciting Student Thinking with Instructional Routines | 6-12 V
October 24, 2023
How can effectively implementing instructional routines impact students’ experience with IM Math? The purpose of this session is to provide teachers an opportunity to explore several important instructional routines used in IM Math. These routines often occur at the beginning of a lesson and set the stage for eliciting student thinking and engaging students with the math of the lesson. By engaging in the routines themselves, teachers will gain effective guidance on how these routines are used in IM Math. Teachers apply this learning with their grade-level colleagues in planning and rehearsing an upcoming routine.
IM Math™ Adapting a Lesson Using Learning Goals (Winter) | K-2 Virtual
November 15, 2023
How can focusing on pedagogical decisions in our planning support the focus and pacing of the lessons? The purpose of this session is to provide teachers with strategies for making adaptations to lessons, based on the learning goals, in order to maintain pacing. The session builds on participants’ understanding of the problem-based lesson structure developed in Teach & Learn. Participants will gain an understanding of how the learning goals can help inform day-to-day choices to help with pacing in this flexible curriculum. In later sessions, they will build on this knowledge as they incorporate responding to student thinking, and using their growing understanding of math progressions.
IM Math™ Adapting a Lesson Using Learning Goals (Winter) | 3-5 Virtual
November 16, 2023
How can focusing on pedagogical decisions in our planning support the focus and pacing of the lessons? The purpose of this session is to provide teachers with strategies for making adaptations to lessons, based on the learning goals, in order to maintain pacing. The session builds on participants’ understanding of the problem-based lesson structure developed in Teach & Learn. Participants will gain an understanding of how the learning goals can help inform day-to-day choices to help with pacing in this flexible curriculum. In later sessions, they will build on this knowledge as they incorporate responding to student thinking, and using their growing understanding of math progressions.
IM Math™ Understanding Progressions Across Grades (Spring) | K-2 Virtual
January 24, 2024
How does understanding the progression of mathematical ideas in a unit support us in planning and teaching lessons across the unit? In this session, teachers will learn a process to help them understand the mathematical progression of ideas in an upcoming unit through the use of unit narratives and assessments. They will use these understandings to support them in planning with the mathematical goal in mind.
IM Math™ Understanding Progressions Across Grades (Spring) | 3-5 Virtual
January 25, 2024
How does understanding the progression of mathematical ideas in a unit support us in planning and teaching lessons across the unit? In this session, teachers will learn a process to help them understand the mathematical progression of ideas in an upcoming unit through the use of unit narratives and assessments. They will use these understandings to support them in planning with the mathematical goal in mind.