Launching IM K-5 Math

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Overview

This workshop is designed to serve as your learning community’s introduction to IM K-5 Math. Participants will have the opportunity to dive into the curriculum from a student perspective and use this experience to explore how the curriculum is designed for a problem-based approach to math instruction. In this workshop, participants will work together to develop comfort with the design and structure of curricular resources, and confidence in planning effectively.

Based on IM® v.360 created by Illustrative Mathematics®

Specifications

• 6 hours
• Participants will need a computer with Internet access

Outcome

I use the curriculum resources and structures to teach math with a problem-based approach.

Learning Experience

• Define the key characteristics of a problem-based math curriculum and contrast these characteristics with other approaches
• Explore the structure of activities, lessons, and units
• Explore the instructional routines, assessments, and centers built into the curriculum
• Build a plan for implementing Unit 1 of the curriculum with their students