Illustrative
Mathematics is a problem-based curriculum meaning students need to make sense
of the mathematics first before being shown or told what to do. Based on
conceptual understanding, IM uses high-level tasks to elicit student thinking.
With this student thinking, the IM curriculum then uses the process of
synthesizing information to help students make sense of their new learning.
The process of a teacher launching a task, allowing students
to make sense of the mathematics in the task, and then the teacher helping
students synthesize their new learning is at the heart of the Illustrative
Mathematics curriculum. Grounded in mathematical rigor, Illustrative
Mathematics uses problem-based tasks to help students build procedural fluency
from conceptual understanding and also gives them opportunities to apply their
new mathematical knowledge. This session will dig deeper into this structure of
problem-based instruction. Please join us to learn more about the structure
behind this high-quality mathematics curriculum.
The zoom links will be sent out the day before the session.
For additional information:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTVjGoG0nAeQFCtRJTBtoPAARaC2MB50/view?usp=sharing
Please refer any questions to your local co-op math
specialist.