November 2024 CCTM Newsletter
Message from the Board:
 Message from the Board: Megan ~ NCTM Liaison
This month our board message is by Megan Korponic, our NCTM Representative. In her message, Megan shares about the happenings at the most recent NCTM Annual Exposition that took place in Chicago this past September.
Click Here to Read the Welcome Message
Upcoming Events, Celebrations, Happenings, and Opportunities (ECHO)
Click here to view upcoming CCTM math events and happenings, including:
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Save the Date for CCTM’s summer learning event, June 12 & 13, 2025. The focus will be on supporting diverse learners in mathematics.
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Math Teachers’ Circle sessions at the University of Northern Colorado campus are up and running for the 2024-2025 school year. These sessions provide mathematical problem-solving opportunities for teachers who would like to work on fun, challenging math problems. The problems are suitable for different levels with multiple entry points. Professional development certificates for Continuing Education Units are available. The next session will be Wednesday, November 20, beginning at 5:15 pm. Check out the website for more information.
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Looking for a new math education podcast? Check out Adding It All Up from NCTM, Learning with Leaders from NCSM, Math is Figure-Out-Able!, and Build Math Minds.
Click HERE to view other math celebrations and opportunities, as well as to view additional information regarding the above CCTM learning opportunities.
Teacher Voice - Powerful Practice - Implement “Just One Thing”
Each newsletter we will highlight the voice of educators within Colorado to share some of their amazing work and ideas. In this issue, CCTM’s newest board member, Region 5 Representative, Jennifer Holland reflects on her experience at the CCTM Summer Institute and challenges herself to implement “just one thing” she learned about.
Click here to read more!
 Practical Practices - Happy Birthday Principles to Action!
In our Practical Practices section of the newsletter, we highlight practices that you can incorporate in your classrooms, including curated links to outside resources (see full version) to build your knowledge of that practice. This year CCTM will elevate the Teaching Practices and resources to support that practice in the classroom within each newsletter. In September we highlighted the foundational practice from which all other practices build - Establish Math Goals to Focus Learning. This month we focus on the next two practices in flow of planning for and implementing high quality math learning experiences for each student:
- Implement Tasks that Promote Reasoning and Problem Solving
- Build Procedural Fluency from Conceptual Understanding
Click here to read more!
Spotlighting Colorado Mathematics Educators and Teams:
This section of our newsletter allows us to recognize the amazing mathematics teams, educators, and leaders in our community. This month, CCTM would like to spotlight Chelle Hambleton for all of her amazing work as a high school math teacher at Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, CO. Chelle was nominated by her colleague, Andrew Busch, and was a runner up for the 2024 CCTM Teaching Award this past summer.
Click here to read more about this amazing educator!
Our spotlighted teacher(s) will receive a care package of teacher goodies as well as CCTM shirts or Water Bottles!
If you want to nominate an educator, leader, or team, please use the following form. Those selected to be featured in the spotlight will receive an educational care package (and the person nominating will also receive a care package). Use this link to nominate an individual or a team!
Trivia - A History of Mathematics
 Each newsletter will have a trivia question. From those that answer correctly, five winners will be drawn and receive a CCTM Promotional Product.
This month’s trivia question is in recognition of November being Native American Heritage Month. As a child, this notable Diné (Navajo) mathematician learned string figure-making from his grandmother. String figure-making produces geometrical forms using string knotted into loops. He formalized the approaches of string figure-making by focusing on how the fingers operate to make these loops and converting these into a mathematical formula. Who is he?
Submit Your Answer Here
Last month, we asked you, the members of CCTM “ This Bolivian was awarded the Presidential Medal of Excellence and was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. In 2016, the U.S. Postal Service honored him with a stamp. Who are they?”
The answer to this question was: Jamie Escalante Learn more about Jamie Escalante
Last month’s winners were:
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Robert Bushta
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Paonia K-8
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Aidan Rooney
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STEAD School
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Amber Vrieze
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Harrison School District 2
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Colorado Math Teacher Journal - Featured Article
Featured Article: Virtual manipulatives: Making Effective Instructional Choices
Authors: Katie L. Anderson-Pence, University of Colorado- Colorado Springs
Abstract: This article gives three tips for the effective use of virtual manipulatives in mathematics instruction to promote active engagement and student learning: (1) match the virtual manipulative to the learning target; (2) determine the task to pose to students; and (3) encourage discourse.
Read Full Article Here
Get YOUR Word Out
Would you like to advertise or elevate an upcoming mathematical opportunity happening around you - in your school, district, region? Do you want to celebrate successes in your mathematical community? Share your happenings in the CCTM’s next newsletter? Click HERE to submit your events, news or celebrations and be included in the next CCTM Newsletter’s ECHO (Events, Celebrations Happenings, and Opportunities) Section.
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