Happy Earth Day from IM 🌎
Math helps students notice patterns, ask questions, and make sense of the world around them. It’s also how they learn to understand and care for our planet. 🌱
How are you celebrating today?
#EarthDay #LearnWithIM #IMMath
📊 In IM classrooms, multilingual learners don’t just participate—they reason, revise, and engage deeply with math.
👀 See for yourself in our latest #IMxBlog post. Two educators share strategies that build problem-solving skills and strengthen language → knowim.org/ML
🎉 ICYMI: IM® Math v.360 now holds all-green EdReports results across every grade band from kindergarten through Algebra 2! 🏅
💫 This newest milestone fuels our commitment to providing rich math experiences for all learners!
#LearnWithIM #EdReports
Growth alone isn’t the goal—coherence is.
IM’s Dr. LaToya Byrd explains why intentional partnership, district collaboration, and systemwide alignment matter when the goal is sustaining high-quality math instruction over time.
🎧 Hear the full conversation: knowim.org/podcasts
In this podcast moment, IM’s Dr. April Mouton shares how students can rely on strategy—not just recall—to stay engaged in complex thinking, and how IM Math helps teachers keep that learning moving.
🎧 Hear the full Teaching Today episode: knowim.org/podcasts
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✨”Breathe, listen, and make space for student thinking.”
Dr. LaToya Byrd on Teaching Today shares why open thinking, peer learning, and honoring student identity are key to meaningful math experiences—joined by IM colleague Dr. April Mouton.
Full episode: knowim.org/podcasts
🎉 Fun news for early math learning!
Illustrative Mathematics welcomes MathTalk as a new IM Certified® partner, expanding learning beyond the classroom through trails, games, and digital tools that help students discover math everywhere.
Learn more: knowim.org/mathtalk
Attending #AERA2026? Two IM leaders will be part of a conversation we care deeply about:
How do high-quality instructional materials actually translate into stronger math learning?
🗓 April 8, 3:45 PT
📍JW Marriott, 2nd Floor, Platinum A
👥 Not attending? Tag someone who is!
🎙️ Podcast Alert
knowim.org/podcasts
IM’s Dr. LaToya Byrd and Dr. April Mouton joined Teaching Today for a thoughtful conversation on curriculum, identity, and what it takes to sustain high-quality instructional systems that help all students see themselves as mathematicians.
IM Certified® Professional Learning has again passed all 3 gateways for inclusion in RivetEducation's Professional Learning Partner Guide (#PLPG), recognizing curriculum-based PL aligned to strong #HQIM implementation.
Learn what sets us apart: knowim.org/pl
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Big news for high school math! 🎉
EdReports awarded all-green scores across all three gateways to IM® 9–12 Math v.360 AGA. This means IM Math v.360 now holds all-green EdReports results across every grade band from kindergarten through Algebra 2!
Read more: knowim.org/edreports2026
Celebrating Arab American Voices in Mathematics 💜
This #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth, we honor the contributions of Arab American mathematicians and educators—and the ongoing work in classrooms to make math meaningful and accessible for all students.
🌴 Headed to the AERA annual meeting in LA?
📣 Don’t miss Dr. Bill McCallum and Dr. April Mouton presenting their paper and highlighting a key lesson from IM’s K–12 math work: Curriculum matters—but impact depends on the system around it.
knowim.org/events
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🎉 Math came to life at Wakefield Public Schools’ STEAM Night! Teachers led activities from IM® Math, giving families a chance to solve problems together and celebrate the joy of learning. 💡✨
🔗 Read this story and other IM news at knowim.org/news (may require subscription)
Looking for ways to support math fluency?
Our updated Fluency Hub brings together blog posts, videos, classroom examples, and a free e-book—showing how fluency grows through daily lesson work, centers, discussion, and purposeful practice in IM® Math.
📘 knowim.org/k-5mathfluency
In IM® TK Math, the synergy of Inquiry Play + Teacher-Led Play extends students’ natural curiosity and creativity—building early math skills through joyful, hands-on learning.
🔗 Check out our latest #IMXBlog post to learn more: knowim.org/tkplay
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“But when do students practice math facts?” ➕ ➖ ✖️ ➗
In IM® K–5 Math, fluency grows through daily lesson work—not isolated drills. Our free Fluency Development e-book brings our 4-part fluency blog series together into one easy guide.
👉 knowim.org/fluency
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Guided by imagination and curiosity, IM® TK Math students lean into the serious business of play, building mathematical understanding piece by piece.
See how IM’s Inquiry Play and Teacher-Led Play work together to support early math learning.
knowim.org/tkplay
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In Transitional Kindergarten, play isn’t separate from learning—it’s how learning happens.
In our newest #IMxBlog post, we share how the powerful balance between open exploration and intentional guidance comes to life in IM® TK Math.
🔗 Learn more: knowim.org/tkplay
🙌 We’re wrapping up our 4-part fluency blog series.
In IM® K–5 Math, students build procedural fluency through sensemaking, strategy development, and connected learning across grades.
Read the final post in our fluency series:
knowim.org/fluency-part-4
#IMxBlog #LearnWithIM
Happy first day of spring! 🌷
Plant curiosity.
Let ideas take root.
Grow mathematicians. 🌱
#LearnWithIM #IllustrativeMathematics
What does LEGO building have to do with teaching math to early learners? 🧱
A lot more than you might think!
In our latest #IMxBlog post, we explore how Inquiry Play and Teacher-Led Play in IM® TK Math support curiosity, creativity, and early math thinking.
knowim.org/tkplay
Fluency is an important topic in math classrooms.
In IM® K–5 Math, students build fluency through meaning-making, strategic reasoning, and coherent design across grades.
📚 Check out the latest post in our fluency blog series to learn more: knowim.org/fluency-part-3
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When do students practice their math facts in IM® Math, and how does fluency develop over time?
In Part 1 of our fluency blog series, see how IM Math supports fluency development with distributed practice and sensemaking experiences across grades.
📚 knowim.org/fluency-part-1
We loved connecting with California educators at #CMCCentral—great conversations, great questions, and yes, great swag. 💜
Didn’t make it to our booth? Visit knowim.org/ca to join our mailing list and learn about our free, CA-aligned math curriculum + implementation support.
💜 Thank you, #NYCESPA!
We loved connecting with NYC principals and school leaders, hearing your experiences, and talking math instruction and implementation—plus sharing a little IM swag along the way. 🎁
Learn more about IM’s commitment to NYC schools: knowim.org/nyc
Happy Pi Day! 🥧
Every circle has the same secret: π.
How do you help students discover it?
If you're at CMC-Central or NYCESPA today, come say hi to the IM team!
#PiDay #LearnWithIM
📍 We’re at #NYCESPA!
Stop by the IM booth to connect with us about math instruction, curriculum decisions, and supporting strong teaching and learning in NYC schools.
Plus, be sure to enter our $50 swag giveaway!
Learn more about IM® Math in NYC: knowim.org/nyc 🍎
📍 IM is at #CMCCentral!
Stop by the Booth #43 to learn more about our California TK–12 math curriculum and CA.AccessIM.org—offering free, CA-aligned curriculum + implementation support.
We’ve got a swag giveaway, too! 🎁
Learn more about IM® Math for CA: knowim.org/ca
