Are you looking for support to attend a conference or other professional development? Consider applying for a WEA Trust Grant: www.weatrust.org/educator-edu...

If today feels a little different, perhaps it's because it is a pythaogrean triple day!

Now is the time to start planning your annual conference experience! Propsals for talks are due by December 15th. What will you share with us? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

WMEF seeks to fund activities focused on mathematics education. These include grants for professional development opportunities, materials and student activities grants. Several of these grant applications are due by December 1, 2025. www.wismath.org/site_page.cf...

PD Opportunity: Are you committed to addressing the predictability of student outcomes? Unbound2025 is focused on one goal: making education work for everyone through evidence-informed, impact-grounded practices that deliver real results for all learners. unbounded.org/events/

WI Math CNECT Reminder: As you progress through don't forget your important routines: 1. Prioritize 1-2 super important routines and stick to them. 2. Communicate every time what you want does routines to look like. 3. Sweat the small stuff so it become automatic to students!

What is a Biltmore stick? What is it used for? Find out "Math in the Forest For High School Teachers" on October 11th. cnroutreached.asapconnected.com#EventID=2874...

PD Opportunity: The College Readiness in Math Symposium gives a space to discuss concerns, best practices, and shared goals as we work towards reimagining high school mathematics to best support student options in post-secondary pathways. place.education.wisc.edu/k12-programs...

PD Opportunity: Math requirements can be an academic barrier to success for STEM students, especially those in community college. Join a session on 9-15 which explores the roles that can played in improving the path to STEM degrees and careers. www.justequations.org/events

As you start your year, whether this is your first year or twentith, don't forget to create and cherish "lollipop moments." What's a "lollipop moment"? Find out at: www.ted.com/talks/drew_d...

Calling all new and early career teachers! Here is the WI Math CNECT September news letter! Consider signing up to CNECT at: wiamte.org/cnect/

PD Opportunity: Join Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr for "The Process, Plan, and Tools For Designing Effective Math Action Plans" - learn strategies, reflective tools, and collaborative dialogue to help participants build and sustain effective math action. www.wismath.org/site_page.cf...

PD Opportunity: Join Ann Elise Record for sessions on the development of thinking from counting to additive and multiplicative reasoning as well as daily routines, games, and activities that can be implemented right away in your classroom. www.wismath.org/site_page.cf...

Are you a new teacher? Know a new teacher? WI Math CNECT is here to support our next generation of teachers! wiamte.org/cnect/

Wishing every educator in Wisconsin (and beyond) an amazing year full of learning and growth!

PD Opportunity: Starting Monday, join fellow teachers from across the state to explore different toolkits from Building Thinking Classrooms. Up first: "How do we start our year?" www.wismath.org/site_page.cf...

Happy Mathy Independence Day!

WMC is preparing a great series of professional learning opportunities for the upcoming school year! Check out our website on Aug. 1st for all the details!

New Teacher Opportunity: Are you a new teacher curious about navigating your first years of teaching? Consider joining the STRETCH Summer Bridge Institute. Applications are due by June 6th!

The fun never stops at the WMC Conference! Bring your A game for a night of fun!

Join Fawnda for an interactive presentation where you will explore the Equity and Excellence Framework, a practical tool for integrating equity theories into daily lesson planning. You will leave with actionable strategies to foster a more inclusive and equitable environment!

Join me for Game Night at the @wismathcouncil.bsky.social Annual Conference this week #wismath25 #iTeachMath

Preparing a presentation for @wismathcouncil.bsky.social on Thursday!

How a student feels about math directly impacts their ability to learn math. This session will breakdown the neuroscience of how emotions and cognition collide in our classrooms, with practical tools to help ALL learners see themselves as math people.

Conference Session Call Out: Experience hands on card sorting activities from Algebra 1 through Trig that can highlight misconceptions, identify categories, or explain steps in a process. Hear hacks and hints and leave with free downloads!

Why should you attend an 8 AM session? To join two upbeat, passionate educators who have found a super simple way to ignite some interest and bring more joy into math class while building community at the same time!

Can’t wait to join @wismathcouncil.bsky.social conference! Who’s coming?!?!

Conference Session Call Out: Let's explore best practices for providing access to all students to become problem solvers by beginning modeling the structure of the story types in concrete and visual ways. Together we can build the identity and agency of all students!

Do you use cold calling? Have you considered what it might mean to "warm" call on students? Join Lisa Hennessey in Green Lake to learn how warm calling is a way to elevate student status and bring more equity to voice in the classroom.

Conference Session Call Out: Does your school district have a mission and vision? Does your school district have a math mission and vision? Join Celia Paczwa and Dave Ebert as we share our process to create a 4K-12 math mission and vision.

We are honored to be recognizing two amazing educators with the Distinguished Mathematics Educators Award! Arnold Chandler was a life long champion of shifting the emphasis of mathematics from computational to conceptual understanding. Join us in honoring Arnold next week!

Have you ever wondered if it is possible to fold a piece of paper so that it reaches 10 feet high? This question will be addressed and used to explore problems that aid students in developing their understanding of expressions, equations, and functions.

Conference Session Call Out: Join Amanda Malcolm as she discusses how 3-5 educators can learn how to use diagnostic assessments to identify student needs, align instruction with learning progressions, and implement engaging, evidence-based activities!

Are you planning your conference schedule? Interested in high school pathways and how to innovate in 9-12 mathematics? Check out these sessions offered by the Wisconsin Math Alignment Task Force!

We are excited to be honoring two amazing educators with the Distinguished Mathematics Educators Award! Our first is Mike Weidner - a teacher since 1993, a ten year board member, and a leader of the WI Mathematics Education Foundation. Join us in celebrating Mike next week!

Who's ready for Exploding Dots? Join Nick Johnson at the annual conference as he will spend time showing how playing with Exploding Dots can have students from any mathematical background feel the power that comes from understanding concepts like they never have before.

Conference Session Call Out: In her session, Decimals Don't Move, and Other Mathematical Myths, Melissa Sperle aims is to help teachers build their confidence to teach some of the toughest concepts-fractions and decimals so their students will soar!

Conference Session Call Out: A finance/algebra connection has the power to empower students by compounding their interest, competence, confidence and awareness using real-world math in real-world financial situations.

Session Call Out! Imagine you inherited this historic hotel in Bayfield WI. What costs would you need to consider to manage it? Consider this question and more with Kyle Whipple as he explores using mathematical modeling to provide cultural relevance for problem solving!

Ready to make math stick? Join Tara Crebs at WMC on Wednesday, 5/7 from 2:30 – 3:30 in Bauer Morehouse B for a dynamic session on boosting retention with tech-powered spiral review! Bonus: New campuses get a full year of GMM access—FREE! #MathEd #EdTech #GetMoreMath

Conference Session Call Out: Who doesn't love game shows? Learn about how you can use games shows to teach probability tasks with insights from a game show participant! Join Crystal Vesperman and Ryan Fox for "The Mathematics of Game Shows"!

WI Math CNECT at Green Lake! What questions do you have about your future career? Get them answered by a panel for new teachers by new teachers!

Conference Session Call Out: The WMC Conference is such a great place to learn new things! We can't wait to enrich our geometry knowledge with Ray Klein!

Confernce Session Call Out: This is such an important topic and we are so excited for Mallory Smith to lead us in a discussion!

Confernce Session Call Out: "We believe strongly that this short routine creates a space for all students to engage in content knowledge building. Engage in a few Number Talks to experience the powers of the routine, as we arm you with resources to begin/continue your journey!"

Conference Session Call Out! How can you place representations at the heart of your classroom? How can you draw connections between representations? Make sure you join DeAnn Huinker at the WMC Conference in less than a month!

The next Secondary Math Education Webinar is tomorrow night from 7-8. Join us for a night of rich discussion as Mike Steele shares insights about Assest Based Teaching! www.wismath.org/site_event_d...

Conference Featured Speaker! Check Liesl McConchie's work at: lieslmcconchie.com

Conference Featured Speaker! You don't want to miss a chance to hear John SanGiovanni!

Have you voted yet in the NCTM Board election? Please consider voting for WMC’s Past President, Lisa Hennessey. The election ends 3/31. Vote today!