Celebrating Inquiry-Based Math with Share Fairs

In April and May, each Innovations school held a Share Fair to celebrate and reflect on teacher accomplishments, successes, and struggles in math this year. As math comes to life in the schools a common thread is evident: teachers are moving toward inquiry-based math rooted in Big Ideas and strategies.

Rather than just teaching math to students, teachers are shifting towards encouraging students to think mathematically. They are engaging students in investigative problems that have multiple points of entry, allowing teachers to see the strategies students use to construct meaning and solve problems. Teachers reflect that they have been “wowed