1. 1 Massachusetts Intel ® Mathematics Initiative (MIMI)

2. 2 Massachusetts Intel Mathematics Initiative (MIMI) This is the Intel Math Program, a nation- wide content-based professional development program for K-8 teachers. The 80-hour course has been taught here in MA since 2007 to over 700 teachers.

3. 3 Course Basics 80 hour professional development course For elementary and middle school teachers Emphasis on deepening the conceptual understanding of mathematics through exploration, activities, sharing, and homework 90% math content & 10% math pedagogy Co-teaching model  1 content instructor 1 pedagogy instructor

4. 4 Course Themes 4 Mathematics is problem solving Arithmetic, geometry, & algebra are interconnected There are many ways to solve a problem

5. 5 remediation make and take activities only focused on the math a particular teacher teaches MIMI is not…MIMI is… deeply conceptual for building the foundational knowledge of teachers about the coherent whole of K-8 mathematics

6. 6 Intel Math unit topics 1. Addition 2. Subtraction 3. Multiplication 4. Division 5. Fractions 6. Rational Numbers 7. Linear Relations 8. Functions

7. 7 Adjective noun theme 3 pumpkins adjective noun

8. 8 How do we add? 3 + 2= 5 adjectives nouns

9. 9 Adjective Noun Theme for Addition of Fractions 2 sevenths + 3 sevenths + 2 7 3 7 = 5 7 = 5 sevenths

10. 10 Contact Information For questions about MA Professional Development Life LeGeros MA DESE llegeros@doe.mass.edullegeros@doe.mass.edu For questions about MIMI courses for your teachers Sandy Mayrand Regional Science Resource Center Sandra.Mayrand@umassmed.eduSandra.Mayrand@umassmed.edu For questions about the national Intel Math program Aubrey Neihaus Project Manager, Intel Math aneihaus@math.arizona.eduaneihaus@math.arizona.edu