Get energized with a video and chat about rough draft talk

A problem can change while we’re figuring it out. Our ideas changed and they changed the question we were asking.

- A fifth grader, responding to Dan Meyer about what he learned about mathematics

Do your students struggle to share their thinking for fear of being wrong? With the second video in our series designed to start conversations that energize, engage, and empower teachers ahead of the 2019 Annual Conference, we invite you to watch Dr. Amanda Jansen’s video on rough draft talk. How do you make students feel safe to share their “rough draft” thinking while they are figuring things out? Follow @cctmath on Twitter and join other Colorado teachers of mathematics at 5 pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to engage in a slow chat with the hashtag #CCTM19.

Did you miss our first video? You can find it here.

2019 Call for Nominations for the CCTM Board of Directors

One of the best ways to be involved and serve the Colorado mathematics community is to serve on the CCTM Board of Directors. This year there are 3 positions open:

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  • Treasurer

  • Region 3 Representative (Aurora Public Schools, Adams 14, Bennett 29J, Northglenn, Thornton, Strasburg, Westminster, Byers, Cherry Creek, Deer Trail)

  • Region 6 Representative (Districts in Western Slope counties: Moffat, Routt, Jackson, Rio Blanco, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin, Montrose, Delta, Dolores, Montezuma, San Miguel, Ouray, LaPlata, San Juan, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Archuleta, Grand, and Summit)

You can nominate multiple people per position and you may nominate yourself. Nominations close April 7, 2019. For the full call for nominations, including the nomination form, read more under the Be a Leader page on the CCTM website.

Get energized with a video and chat about productive struggle

CCTM is launching a video series to start conversations that energize, engage, and empower teachers in anticipation of the 2019 Annual Conference.  Each month we will share a video showcasing great speakers in math education, some of whom have spoken at previous CCTM conferences. Then, for the following three days, we will host a slow chat to engage our community in discussion around each month’s video. Join us in sharing your thinking on Twitter using #CCTM19.

This month’s video focuses on productive struggle. Principles to Actions (2014) says this:

Effective mathematics teaching uses students’ struggles as valuable opportunities to deepen their understanding of mathematics. Students come to realize that they are capable of doing well in mathematics with effort and perseverance in reasoning, sense making, and problem solving.

How are you thinking about productive struggle in your classroom? Check out what Robert Kaplinsky has to say in this video, then check @cctmath on Twitter tomorrow at 5 pm to engage in a slow chat with the hashtag #CCTM19.