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Western ICTM Conference is on April 11!
We are excited to announce that the 71st Annual Western Mathematics Regional ICTM Conference will be on Friday, April 11 from 8:30 - 2:50 at the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb. Keynote speakers include Howie Hua, Annie Forest, and Kyle Harlow. Online registration is open, $90 for in-service educators and $20 for full-time students. Earn up to 5.5 CPDUS! Click HERE for more information and registration.
Save the Date! 2025 Annual ICTM Conference will by on 10/4
We are excited to announce this year's annual ICTM conference will be held on Saturday, October 4th, on the Illinois State University campus at Bloomingtin-Normal. More informatin, including speaker proposal forms, are coming soon!
Check out the February 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 February 2025 issue which contains four relevant and interesting articles titled: "The Skills Based Classroom: Rethinking Grades and Assessment", "Gathering Quality Evidence from Classroom Conversations", "Assessing Second Graders' Self-Perceptions and Enjoyment of Mathematics through a Blended Learning Math Mentorship with Teacher Candidates", and "An Example of the CRA Cycle Using Patty Paper in Teaching Geometry". Thank you to all of the authors!!!
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! These individuals will be honored at the ICTM annual awards ceremony which will be held on Friday, 9/27, from 6:00 - 7:30 at Concordia University in Oak Park. This is a free event open to everybody!
- Promising New Teacher - Anna Bagwell (Mascoutah Middle School)
- Excellence in Elementary Math - Cyndi Lopardo (Onahan Elementary 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)
Congratulations to our 2024 ICTM College Scholarship Recipients
Each year, ICTM awards up to three $1500 scholarships to junior or senior college students studying either early childhood, elementary, middle grades math, or high school math education. We are excited to announce that this year's recipients are Xiang Serrano (UIC) and Aaron Moehrlin (NIU). Congratulations! To read more about these amazing young teachers and about the ICTM Scholarships, CLICK HERE!
Need to join or renew membership with ICTM?
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]
