Math Curriculum Professional Learning Community Blog SCHEDULE A CALL IM 6–8 Math™ certified by Illustrative Mathematics® IM 6–8 MATH Meets all expectations in all three EdReports Gateways View Reports: Kendall Hunt LearnZillion McGraw Hill PREVIEW DEMO CURRICULUM Successfully Used in Over 200 Districts with Over 300,000 Students. The IM 6–8 Math certified curriculum is built on research-based principles to ensure teachers have the tools needed to facilitate student success. The curriculum is available in both print and digital versions. IM 6–8 Math meets expectations in all EdReports Gateways. EdReports is an independent nonprofit that reviews K–12 instructional materials for focus, coherence, and rigor. Read the full analysis for Kendall Hunt, LearnZillion, and McGraw Hill. ABOUT IM 6–8 MATH Developing Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Fluency As each unit progresses, students are systematically introduced to representations, contexts, concepts, language, and notation. As their learning progresses, they make connections between different representations and strategies, consolidating their conceptual understanding, and see and understand more efficient methods of solving problems, supporting the shift toward procedural fluency. The distributed practice problems give students ongoing practice, which also supports developing procedural proficiency. Applying Mathematics Students have opportunities to make connections to real-world contexts throughout the materials. Carefully chosen anchor contexts are used to motivate new mathematical concepts, and students have many opportunities to make connections between contexts and the concepts they are learning. The Five Practices Selected activities are structured using Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions (Smith & Stein, 2011). Task Purposes Different instructional tasks serve different purposes. Examples include: provide experience with a new context introduce a new concept and associated language introduce a new representation formalize the definition of a term for an idea previously encountered informally identify and resolve common mistakes and misconceptions practice using mathematical language work toward mastery of a concept or procedure provide an opportunity to apply mathematics to a modeling or other application problem NEW! IM 6–8 MATH ACCELERATED CERTIFIED BY IM The IM Accelerated Difference A Condensed and Comprehensive Two-year Pathway That Addresses all Standards IM 6–8 Math Accelerated, a compressed version of IM 6–8 Math, is a thoughtful alternative to conventional accelerated programs because its design eliminates the possibility for unfinished learning as students arrive at Algebra 1. It includes all of the standards in IM 6–8 Math and compacts them into a two-year curriculum meant to be covered during grades 6 and 7. The pace is faster than IM 6–8 Math, but no crucial mathematical concepts are left-out. See also Guidance for Accelerating Students in Mathematics and FAQs for IM 6–8 Math Accelerated IM CERTIFIED® IM PROFESSIONAL LEARNING™ IM Professional Learning for mathematics is deeply integrated with the curriculum. The program provides teachers and leaders long-term, sustainable support for developing, refining, and reflecting on instructional practices. LEARN MORE IM CERTIFIED PARTNERS Our partners provide the ideal experience with our curriculum. IM Certified Partners share our commitment to providing the IM Certified Curriculum to all teachers and students as it is meant to be experienced, in the format they need to ensure success. Family-owned and operated, we at Kendall Hunt have a 75-year tradition of providing innovative curricula to meet the specific needs of students and teachers. 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