IM Certified™ Professional Learning
Improve Student Outcomes with IM Math
We are proud to be a certified partner of Illustrative Mathematics (IM) professional learning. IM certified professional learning includes a full suite of offerings tailored to complement the IM curriculum and build educator capacity to implement the materials with fidelity. Our team of IM Certified Facilitators are ready to support you onsite or online as you implement the IM curriculum.
Illustrative Mathematics (IM) Professional Learning empowers math educators to expand their understanding of how students learn, deepen their IM Math curriculum knowledge, and foster practices that impact student learning. IM Certified Professional Learning is tightly aligned and embedded with the curriculum, with the goal of building confident mathematics educators.
Whether you’re new to IM Math or an experienced IM Math teacher, IM Certified Professional Learning (IM PL) hosted by the Mathematics Institute of Wisconsin offers a full spectrum of support. The Institute is also a certified PLPG provider so you’ll be sure to engage in some of the best professional learning opportunities available.
IM Certified Professional Learning is developed and continuously refined by the curriculum’s authors who work hand-in-hand with IM Certified Facilitators to create high-quality learning experiences for mathematics educators.
Preparation Phase
Teachers and Leaders develop a shared vision of math teaching and learning and begin IM PL. Teachers experiment with select instructional routines.
Ongoing Deep Study
Teams of teachers engage in IM Certified PL and local study using IM Certified materials, while new teachers and leaders attend IM PL events to launch their implementation.
Implementation Phase
Teachers, leaders, and stakeholders focused on access for all students engage in IM Certified PL and shared study of implementation.
Who should plan to attend IM Professional Learning sessions?
Teaching
These sessions focus on teaching with IM Math. Everyone supporting the teaching of IM is encouraged to attend to learn from and with teachers.
Teaching for Access and Equity
These sessions focus on IM’s approach to access within a problem-based curriculum and practical strategies for access and equity. Everyone supporting the teaching of IM is encouraged to attend to learn from and with teachers.
Facilitating Teacher Collaboration
These sessions focus on the conditions and resources that help teachers to co-plan and collaborate as they focus on reflecting on student learning and instructional practices that support students to make sense of mathematics and one another’s ideas.
Leading in Math Implementation
These sessions focus on the different roles leaders play in establishing the conditions for successful IM implementation.
IM Math Professional Learning Events
May 20 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
IM Professional Learning for leaders who have adopted IM 6-12 Math and are preparing to support implementation.
May 20 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
IM Professional Learning for leaders who have adopted IM 6-12 Math and are preparing to support implementation.
May 22 @ 8:30 am - May 23 @ 3:30 pm
Gain first-hand experience with and confidence in using the IM Math curriculum at this two-day event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
June 12 @ 9:00 am - June 13 @ 2:00 pm
Gain first-hand experience and fluency with the IM curricula at this online implementation event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
June 17 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
IM Professional Learning for leaders who have adopted IM K-5 Math and are preparing to support implementation.
June 17 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
IM Professional Learning for leaders who have adopted IM 6-12 Math
June 18 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
IM Professional Learning for leaders who have adopted IM K-5 Math and are preparing to support implementation.
June 18 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
IM Professional Learning for leaders who have adopted IM 6-12 Math and are preparing to support implementation.
June 20 @ 8:30 am - June 21 @ 3:30 pm
Gain first-hand experience with and confidence in using the IM Math curriculum at this two-day event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
July 22 @ 8:30 am - July 23 @ 3:30 pm
Gain first-hand experience with and confidence in using the IM Math curriculum at this two-day event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
July 30 @ 9:00 am - July 31 @ 2:00 pm
Gain first-hand experience and fluency with the IM curricula at this online implementation event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
August 13 @ 8:30 am - August 14 @ 3:30 pm
Gain first-hand experience with and confidence in using the IM Math curriculum at this two-day event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
August 21 @ 8:30 am - August 22 @ 3:30 pm
Gain first-hand experience with and confidence in using the IM Math curriculum at this two-day event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
September 12 @ 8:30 am - September 13 @ 3:30 pm
Gain first-hand experience with and confidence in using the IM Math curriculum at this two-day event led by an IM Certified facilitator.
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