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Understanding the Idaho Math Initiative and Blaine County School Districts Math Curriculum

Monday, October 17th

12- 1 pm: Ketchum Community Library (not the YMCA as had been publicized on flyers)

6:30-8pm: Wood River Middle School Multi-Purpose Room

Guest speaker: Jonathan Brendefur, PhD.

Dr. Brendefur is professor of Mathematics Education at Boise State University. He directs the Initiative for Developing Mathematical Thinking and has provided mathematics professional development to over 12,000 teachers across the state, including Blaine County. He is published in numerous journals and has presented at over 60 different conferences nationally and internationally.

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Hailey Parent Math Meeting Minutes

Again, I’m sure I missed information and made errors.  Please correct me through comments below or via email: blaineparents@gmail.com

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Hailey Parent Math Meeting

minutes by Ellen Mandeville

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Hemingway Parent Math Meeting Minutes

Following are the minutes for the Parent Math Meeting held at Ernest Hemingway Elementary School on October 10, 2011.

I know that I did not catch quite everything that was said at the meeting. As well, I’m sure I’ve made some errors. Either through a comment below or via email, please correct me on my errors and omissions.   Continue reading

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BCSD Facts Reviewed

We applaud the Blaine County School District for updating their website with current information about the new math program. Last week, we really had to dig on the BCSD website to find information regarding the math adoption process even though the textbooks were approved back in June, 2011 (see section XII.b.).

A few things to keep in mind when reviewing the information the publisher provided the district about Investigations:  

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