July 10, 2015
The best is getting better thanks to feedback from educators like you. 

Lynne Munson
President and Executive Director, Great Minds

Eureka Math Improved

At Great Minds we believe in being responsive to feedback from our users, which is why we consider our celebrated curricula living documents that are always getting better. Revised versions of the first two modules of each grade of Eureka Math are now available in our online editions and in print.  The remaining modules will come online through February 2016. View highlights of what's changed and a posting schedule.

 

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"The Great Common Core Textbook Swindle"
An article in The Daily Beast highlights the textbook industry's slow response to the Common Core State Standards. "Even five years later, the vast majority of textbooks say they're aligned with the Common Core when they actually aren't, creating a huge burden for teachers." The article discusses the findings of the non-profit, EdReports: "Of the more than 80 textbooks it reviewed, just 11 met for alignment with the Common Core. Nine of those books were from a single series, 'Eureka Math' by publisher Great Minds."

 

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Schools Want Quality Materials, Common Core State or Not

Even educators in states that have not adopted the Common Core State Standards are using CCSS aligned curricula, such as Eureka Math, according to EdWeek. In the recent article, "Common-Core Materials Penetrate Every State," EdWeek notes that "schools and districts in all four of the non-adoption states that have downloaded [Great Minds'] free common-core materials." In addition, "of the 18 professional development institutes the publishing company is holding this summer to help teachers implement Eureka Math, two are in non-common core states." Indeed-join us in Texas or elsewhere soon!

 

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A Eureka Math Writer's Love for Math and Teaching 
"I'm so proud that the curriculum I helped write has been well-received." Lisa Watts-Lawton, a Grade 2 Eureka Math writer, writes in her recent ASCD blog post, "How I Learned to Love Math and Love Teaching It." Watts-Lawton continues, "the real reward comes from watching my students embrace the challenge of seeking out mathematical relationships and finding the most efficient strategies to solve problems."

 

Summer PD Institutes

Register today for one of the many regional Eureka Math professional development institutes we're offering across the country this summer. 

 

Tweet from Brian Seguin, Director of Instruction at the Menomonie Area School District, during a recent Eureka Math PD session in Memphis, TN.
  

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