Seattle’sChild:  Opinion | Post-pandemic, kids can catch up in math and still have fun.  We need to take a playful approach to rebuilding students' skills. By Dan Finkel Read More   Access what Dan Finkel (MathForLove) had shared in 2020 here. Get MathForLove Remote Curriculum Free

One story and the tool that changed the way I teach fractions by Graham Fletchy - Three-part video series that will help you build a stronger understanding of fractions with your students. Each video is about 10 minutes long and it comes with a free resource that you can download and use right away.  Read More

Esti-Mysteries by Steve Wyborney – Kindergarten and grades 1-2 Download here

Robert Kaplinsky created a brand new three-part video series with ideas you can use now.  The first one is called My Two Favorite Strategies For Engaging Math Students When Teaching Remotely.

Shifting School: 15 Free collections of check-ins PDFs  ‘Digital do now’

Illustrative Mathematics:  What does it mean to know mathematics? By William McCallum - A world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. Perhaps the most mysterious verb in the IM vision—a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics—is the first one: know.  Knowing...  Read More

KQED MindShift:  How Encouraging Rough Draft Thinking in Math Class Highlights the Strengths of All Students by Kara Newhouse - This is the first article in a two-part series about rough draft math, a concept that applies a process from language arts — creating, discussing and revising rough drafts — to math classrooms. In this Q&A, Amanda Jansen, a University of Delaware math education researcher, discusses how framing math as a shared exploration, rather than a set of right or wrong steps, enables more students to develop math competence and confidence. Read More

Education Week:  Teach Math in Ways That Are ‘Proactive’ & Not ‘Reactive’ by Larry Ferlazzo - The new question-of-the-week is: What are specific ways educators can make teaching math more culturally responsive? Read more  (This is the final post in a two-part series. You can see Part One here.)

Schooldays magazine - The Sydney Opera House has a new video series, Maths of the Sydney Opera House, developed in collaboration with Eddie Woo, the award-winning maths teacher and star of the popular YouTube channel Wootube.  Read more

Edutopia:  Check out some ways that hand signals can help class discussions be more equitable and inclusive and reduce interruptions. Read More

Desmos Live 1/7/2021 - Here's five minutes from Dan Meyer on the implications of this week's violence on the work of teaching math.  Watch Desmos Live

Ampliy & Desmos Math Teacher Lounge - Curious how data science can reveal profound noticings in your math class? Special guest Jenna Laib joins Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer to discuss this and the power of data science in the classroom.  Watch Now. 

Save the dates:  2020-2021 District Mathematics Leaders meetings District and building mathematics leaders in the region in a collegial environment focus on student sense making. Our network will share instructional strategies and formative practices while we develop a collaborative professional learning community and focus on leading in the current climate. We will learn from each other and keep up-to-date on what’s happening in mathematics in the state. Meetings occur five times throughout the year and will be held via Zoom from 9:00am-12:00pm, all math teacher leaders are welcome. Please contact Leslie to be added to the email list for District Math Leader Meetings

Clock hours will be available through PSESD.  Registration

Race and Equity Conversations in Math

NCSM's Leadership in Mathematics Education Podcasts - Episode54-Mike Flynn, "Bold Advocacy: Empowering Educators to Create System-Wide Support for Change in Mathematics Education" Mike Flynn discusses the importance of advocacy and specific strategies to empower those that we serve.  Listen Here. Previous Podcasts

Forbes:  The Ridiculousness Of Learning Loss by John Ewing - Learning is complicated. Plutarch famously wrote that minds are not vessels to be filled but fires to be kindled. Fires don't leak.  Read More

OSPI Math 
OSPI is holding a Webinar, 3:00pm-4:00pm on Monday, January 25th - Screening for Biased Content in Instructional Materials | Webinar Flyer
If you are interested in this Webinar register here!

Math On The Move: An On Your Feet Book Study - This book was written for K-6 classrooms and we welcome PK-8 general education and specialist teachers to join us!  There are up to 15 STEM Clock Hours available for participants. 
Math on the Move must be purchased separately in print or ebook format.  
Dates:
Online Thursday February 25, 2021 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM 
Online Thursdays in March 2021 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

If you are interested in the February book study register here!

This winter, the Washington State Mathematics Council (WSMC) is sponsoring:  Sip + Solve- Maximizing Math Moments.  Connect and collaborate with fellow math educators in a relaxed setting for engaging conversations about mathematics teaching practices.  FREE with up to 6 clock hours available ($3/clock hour).  Sessions will be held first Mondays (4-5 pm) and third Tuesdays (7-8 pm) (Attend any or all: 1/4, 1/19, 2/1, 2/16, 3/1, 3/16). Click here to learn more. Click here to register 

2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching nominations are open.  The PAEMST is the highest national honor for a K-12 mathematics or science teacher. Each year the award alternates between elementary and secondary teachers. This year's awards will honor science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers working in grades 7-12. Nominations close on March 1, 2021. Learn more about the program on OSPI's PAEMST webpage or visit the PAEMST.org website where you can find out more information about the award and nominate/apply.

21 Mathematical Highlights for 2021 by Inder J. Taneja
This short work brings 21 main representations of 2021 in different ways.  These representations are of crazy-type, running numbers, single digit, single letter, Triangular, Fibonacci, palindromic-type, prime numbers, embedded, repeated digits, colored patterns, magic squares, etc. Read more

PSESD offers access to additional services and resources in our monthly newsletters.

• Meet with you and your math leaders to identify needs as well as areas of interest such as Common Core Content, the Standards for Mathematical Practice, and high leverage mathematics teaching practices
• Conduct professional development sessions targeted at identified needs and areas of interest which are informed by research, on-going, and job-embedded
• Support math coaches in classroom coaching, debriefing and leading PLCs
• Support math leaders in conducting district wide instructional materials reviews to consider the match of district needs, research informed best-practices, and available instructional materials
• Support math coaches and teachers in crafting and leveraging an assessment system that utilizes assessment resources already in place, including summative, interim/benchmark and formative assessments
• Assist in collaborations within district between math teachers and other departments such as Special Education, English Language Learning, Blended Learning or content areas such as Science.