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Free Webinar: HS Math Pathways Reimagined (August 6 @ 7pm)
Economically, racially, & ethnically diverse Evanston Township High School has used out of the box thinking to create transdisciplinary innovation in their school. In this webinar, the ETHS team will highlight their detracking efforts, discuss necessary instructional changes, and summarize their innovative courses, such as Algebra in Entrepreneurship, Algebra in Coding, Geometry in Construction, Geometry in Introduction to Engineering Design, STEAM Design Thinking & Innovation, and most recently Data Science. The changes implemented over the course of the past ten years have already begun to make the classrooms at ETHS more equitable & are helping to transform mathematics at their school and across the country as they continue to share their work with other districts. This webinar will he held on Tuesday, August 6, from 7 - 8 pm. Everyone is welcome, and current ICTM members can earn 1 hour of IL PD credit for attending. No registration us required, you can join the webinar using the link: https://bit.ly/MATHPATHWAYSREIMAGINED24 ICTM gives a special thank you to Dale Leibforth, Jake Mills, and the ETHS math department for their willingness to share about their ongoing journey!
The NCTM Annual Conference is in Chicago in September!
ICTM will not be holding our own annual conference this fall, instead we are helping to support the NCTM annual conference that is taking place in Chicago from September 25 - 28! The theme of the conference is The Math of Their Dreams: Illuminating Students’ Brilliance. If you have never been to national conference, it is an amazing experience with thousands of Math Educators (from ALL grade levels) from around the country and features many keynote speakers and different session formats to make the most of your conference experience. Registration is open! To learn more about the conference and different registration options, click HERE.
Congratulations to our 2024 ICTM Teaching Award Recipients
Each year, ICTM recognizes up to 9 individuals for specific teaching awards who have demonstrated excellence in math education in Illinois. We are excited to announce and celebrate our 2024 recipients!
- Promising New Teacher - Anna Bagwell (Mascoutah Middle School)
- Excellence in Elementary Math - Cyndi Lopardo (Onahan Elemntart School in Chicago)
- Excellence in MS Math - Emily Soenksen (Carl Sandburg Junior High)
- Excellence in Secondary Math - Rachel Seibert (Danville High School)
- Fred Flener (Beyond the Classroom) - Xinming GUO (GO and Math Academy)
- Lee Yunker (Leadership Award) - Esther Song (Nth Education Partners)
- Distinguished Life Achievement - Anne Jacobs (Highcrest Middle School in Wilmette)
Check out the June issue of the Illinois Math Teacher Journal!
The Illinois Math Teacher (IMT) has been the official journal of ICTM since the early 1970's! After a brief hiatus, we are excited to announce that the IMT has been relaunched so that Illinois math educators of all levels have a another great way to share their learning, lessons, and reflections with our broader community. CLICK HERE to go to the new IMT webpage and access the June issue which contains five relevant and interesting articles related to the Pythagorean Theorem, probability and statistics, and the use of autonomous vehicles to engage students in mathematics applications! You can also find out how YOU can share your work in future editions of the IMT! Special thanks goes to our new lead editor, Marshall Lassak (Eastern Illinois University), for leading the effort to bring back the IMT!
Congrats to our Newly Elected Board Members!
Please join us in congratulating the newly elected ICTM Board members: Shanteau Allen (EC-6 Director), Marissa Grayson (9-12 Director), and Lauren James (Director At-Large). These directors will serve three-year terms starting in the fall of 2024. Additionally, you elected Jeremy Babel to be the next President of ICTM. Jeremy will serve as President-Elect for one year starting in the fall of 2024 and then begin his two-year term as President in fall of 2025. Finally, he will serve a one-year term as Past President starting in the fall of 2027. Thank you to all members who ran for these elections, and welcome to our new Board members!
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If you are new member, or need to restart a lapsed membership, then Fill out a membership application here to join us today. We'd love to have you be a part of ICTM! If you are a member, when it is time to renew your membership, our system will automatically send you a renewal e-mail. In the email is a link to an invoice. You can either pay that invoice online with a credit card or mail in a check. If you are an individual member (instead of a retired or student member), you can select different renewal periods such as 3-year or 5-year renewal. Questions? e-mail [email protected]
