A week to focus on building a positive math community in your classroom.
The Week of Inspirational Math (WIM) is inspired by the work of Dr. Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams of Stanford University. This week of activities is meant to be a welcoming, inclusive beginning to the school year in the math classroom. As such, we recommend scheduling these activities as early in the school year as possible, preferably before beginning your core math curriculum.
“Starting to build thinking classrooms with non-curricular tasks is imperative…All of these qualities [willingness to try, perseverance, and confidence] are easier to build inside of highly engaging non-curricular tasks and are necessary when we transition students to curricular thinking tasks.”
Click on the year and then the links below to generate a copy of the Google Slide suitable for your grade level. Alternatively, you can create your own playlist by visiting YouCubed.org.
