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ICTM Newsletter for February 2024
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Save the Date! The 2024 ICTM Conference is Tuesday, October 22. Our theme this year is Inspiring Minds + Unleashing Potential. Check out future newsletters, the website, and social media for updates.
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Focus on ICTM's Website Executive Board Members
We have a lot of new board members ready to lead and serve Iowa mathematics teachers. Get to know them!Miss a Webinar or Conference Session?
Check out our members-only resources at My ICTM. Visit our Video Library to watch former professional learning series and conference sessions by Peter Liljedahl, Jennifer Bay Williams, Doug Clements, Deborah Peart, India White, Vanessa Vakharia, and Graham Fletcher.
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Data Talks from Youcubed
NASA Data Talks Sea Level Rise encourages students to consider the causes and consequences of warming oceans using a dataset that starts in 1880. Land Temperature presents multiple visual representations of data and asks students to compare and discuss them. Appropriate for grades 6-10. Burger Data Talk Another new data talk on an environmental issue is BUNbelievable! The Hidden Thirst of a Burger, which asks students to consider the water required to produce the ingredients of a typical hamburger. Appropriate for grades 6-12.
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Have an Impact on Mathematics Education in Iowa
Are you interested in sharpening your leadership skills? ICTM would love to have you volunteer to join an ICTM committee and help with the ongoing work of our organization. Committees are being formed for 2024 now, so sign up here!
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IA-NCSM Learning Series The Iowa Affiliate of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (IA-NCSM) is a great way for all Iowa math teacher leaders, instructional coaches, district specialists or administrators to connect with other job-alikes and discuss best practices in mathematics at the state and national level. Join IA-NCSM on February 21 from 4:15-5:00 PM for the second of six discussions "Using Mathematics Coaching to Strengthen Mathematics Instruction." Future virtual discussions will be on March 20, April 17, and May 8. These will not be recorded but the slide-decks will be made available.
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2024 Professional Learning Series
ICTM's 2023 Professional Learning Series was fabulous: Graham Fletcher, Dr. India White, Vanessa Vakharia, and Jennifer Bay-Williams. What do you want to see in the 2024 Professional Learning Series? Tell us by filling out this survey.
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NCTM Events, Professional Development, and Resources
NCTM's Best of 2023
Looking for new resources? NCTM has compiled a list of the most popular member resources that came from this year. View journal articles, webinars, classroom resources, and more.
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ICYMI: Check out the Most Recent Articles on our WebsiteEmbed Financial Literacy in Algebra
As of the 2022-23 school year, Iowa students need a personal finance course to graduate from high school. How can math departments take the lead in helping students meet this new finance requirement? For ideas, read How an Algebra/Finance Course Can Compound Interest by Robert Gerver & Richard Sgroi.
AI, Data Literacy, & Teacher Preparation
AI has the potential to transform every aspect of society. What does that mean for math teachers and math teacher educators? Read Heather Gallivan's and Eric Weber's position on data science and data literacy instruction at the primary and secondary levels in Artificial Intelligence, Data Literacy, and Preservice Mathematics Teacher Training.
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We Want to Hear from You!
Do you have ideas for future emails, professional development activities, or website and social media posts? We'd love to hear from you; contact us at one of our email addresses. |
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