MCTM 2025 FALL CONFERENCE
Defying Tradition: Let Thinking Take Flight
đź“… November 7-8, 2025
📍 Northwest Rankin High School – Flowood, MS
The Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics invites mathematics educators, instructional coaches, and district leaders to join us for our 2025 Fall Conference: Defying Tradition; Let Thinking Take Flight.
This year’s conference is a bold call to action — it’s time to break away from traditional, procedural mathematics instruction and elevate student learning through critical thinking, student-centered problem solving, and rich mathematical discourse.
We are pushing beyond “the way it’s always been done” to build mathematics classrooms that align with the mission and vision of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
NCTM emphasizes that students’ mathematical thinking is valuable and essential to their learning. Effective classrooms must leverage student thinking, encourage diverse approaches to problem solving, and foster environments where mathematical discourse thrives.
Who Should Attend?
K-12 Mathematics Teachers
Instructional Coaches
School and District Administrators
Curriculum Leaders
Mathematics Advocates committed to advancing mathematics instruction in Mississippi
Why You Should Be There
✔️ Deepen your instructional practice with strategies that prioritize student thinking
✔️ Collaborate and network with passionate educators across Mississippi
✔️ Engage in meaningful sessions that challenge the status quo
✔️ Discover innovative approaches to foster critical thinking and discourse
✔️ Empower yourself to defy tradition and lead your students to higher levels of mathematical success
Let’s take mathematics instruction in Mississippi to new heights.
Let’s let thinking take flight.
Jennifer Wilson, 2025 MCTM Keynote Speaker
Jennifer Wilson, Black Mountain NC, enjoys learning alongside the Illustrative Mathematics community as the Senior Director, Implementation Enablement. She is a National Board Certified Teacher, and she taught and learned mathematics with students and teachers in Mississippi for 25 years. Jennifer has a B.S. and M.S. in mathematics from Mississippi College, and an Ed.D. in secondary mathematics education from the University of Mississippi. She is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (2011) and has blogged at Easing the Hurry Syndrome and The Slow Math Movement. Jennifer thinks a lot about how we might slow down and savor learning math through curiosity, collaboration, and connections.