Making Math Moments That Matter
Kyle Pearce & Jon Orr
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Wondering how to create a classroom culture where students don't want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings? Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com team up to uncover how we can Make Math Moments That Matter for every student in the math classroom from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Discover how you can build easy to plan and fun to deliver math lessons that kids will not only love, but also learn from using the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Framework. Get ready to learn as we interview math education influencers, engage in coaching calls with mathematics educators from around the world, and take deep dives into assessment, differentiation, student behaviour, engagement, problem solving, math fact fluency, and many other common teacher challenges as we strive to Make Math Moments That Matter. Let’s learn how we can meet the needs of every learner in all classrooms regardless of student readiness together!
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Why Do My Lessons Have The Sprinkles, But No Cupcake? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode, we hop on a call with Andrea; a middle school mathematics educator and Texas native now living and teaching in Germany. *
*Andrea joins us with a pebble she is dealing with regarding the connectedness of the content (or lack thereof) she is feeling with certain topics at the end of the unit. She even goes as far as to describe this issue with some topics as having all of the sprinkles throughout the unit to engage students and help them achieve, but no real “cupcake” by the end. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How negative experiences stick with us longer than positive ones and some ideas on how to ensure we aren’t accidentally creating them for our students;*
* *The importance of student ownership of their learning through authentic work; *
* *Why some concepts seem to lend themselves more to authentic work that students take ownership of while others don’t; and,*
* *What we can do when we feel that something isn’t connected by the end of a unit of study.*
*Resources: *
* *Make Math Moments Problem Based Lessons & Units*
*District Math Leaders: *
*How are you ensuring that you support those educators who need a nudge to spark a focus on growing their pedagogical-content knowledge? *
*What about opportunities for those who are eager and willing to elevate their practice, but do not have the support? *
*Book a call with our District Improvement Program Team** to learn how we can not only help you craft, refine and implement your district math learning goals, but also provide all of the professional learning supports your educators need to grow at the speed of their learning. *
*Book a short conversation with our team now**. *
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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May 22, 2023
Making Change Across an Organization When Change Is Hard - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode we chat with Jake Hickson, the System Math Lead for the Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch of the Ministry of Education here in Ontario, Canada. Jake and his colleagues service students who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/low-vision as well as students who have one or more identified learning disabilities.*
*We chat with Jake about the challenges he faces as a district mathematics leader who is mentoring educators across three (3) buildings that span great distances. While Jake has access to some built-in professional learning structures, the amount of time and delivery format is certainly less than he would like in order to engage in effective mathematics professional development. *
*Stick around and listen in as we help Jake shake his district leader pebble out of his shoe!*
*This is a Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a Math Moment Maker, just like you and guide them to some next steps in pushing their classroom or district leader practice forward.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why teaching using only “naked” problems is a problem;*
* *The role of strategies and mathematical models are necessary for students with and without learning challenges to build conceptual understanding;*
* *How to teach using “gourmet” pizza instead of serving up frozen pizzas each and every day; and, *
* *How mathematics leaders can still take steps forward in promoting professional development regardless of the logistical constraints that are working against you.*
*Resources: *
*Explore over 60+ Math Classroom Units on Make Math Moments** *
*Learn how to run a 3 Act Math Task Effectively*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Get a 6-Step Plan For Growing Your Math Classroom by **joining the Make Math Moments Academy** Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
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Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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May 15, 2023
How to Move Beyond Answer Getting. A Math Mentoring Moment (Ep. 38 Replay)
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode we speak with a year 1 (first grade) teacher Sierra Classen in her second year of teaching from Melbourne, Australia. Listen in as we work through this common struggle we have all faced – either currently or in the past – related to students hyper focusing on answer getting over process.
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community where together we brainstorm strategies and next steps for teachers to overcome pebbles they have in their shoe by growing all six parts of their Mathematics Program.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* Strategies to help your students re-think the purpose of math class.
* How games can shape math lessons
* Why number talks are great culture builders
* Characteristics of effective math instruction
* Two Types of questions you should avoid answering
*Resources: *
* Characteristics of Effective Teaching of Mathematics
* Peter Lilejedahl’s website
* Episode #11: Play Is The Engine Of Learning: An Interview with Dan Finkel
* Tangrams
* Rush hour (game)
* Spiralgraph Set
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Join the Academy** - Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
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Other Useful Resources and Supports: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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May 8, 2023
Where to Go Next When Your Team Is “All-In” - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Steve is a Mathematics Specialist and Vice Principal of Academics in his school from the Seattle, Washington area. Join us as we learn about Steve and the work he and his colleagues have been engaging in to improve the overall teaching and learning process of mathematics in their building. *
*While Steve shares that his team is “all-in” and “pulling the same wagon” we are pulling over here at Make Math Moments, they know that there is always a pebble kicking around in that shoe that needs a good shake-out.*
*Stick around and we’ll hear about some of the current pebbles including how to “cover it all” when we are trying so hard to integrate mathematics teaching practices that we know are so important to build mathematically proficient students.*
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them. *
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to build a culture of learning in mathematics at your school/district;*
* *Strategies to ensure that we still “cover” the standards while engaging in effective teaching practices;*
* *Why everyone needs a coach to keep pushing and learning; and,*
* *How you might push your mathematics program to the next step along your journey.*
*Resources: *
* *Make Math Moments Problem Based Lessons & Units*
*District Math Leaders: *
*How are you ensuring that you support those educators who need a nudge to spark a focus on growing their pedagogical-content knowledge? *
*What about opportunities for those who are eager and willing to elevate their practice, but do not have the support? *
*Book a call with our District Improvement Program Team** to learn how we can not only help you craft, refine and implement your district math learning goals, but also provide all of the professional learning supports your educators need to grow at the speed of their learning. *
*Book a short conversation with our team now**. *
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*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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May 1, 2023
What Can I Do When My District Feels Stuck? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*This week we speak with Giovanni Patalano, a high school mathematics teacher leader from California. Giovanni is striving to continue pushing mathematics teaching practice in his school and across the district, but feels like they’ve hit a rut in the road. *
*How can Giovanni assist his own school team of mathematics teachers continue making progress while also trying to help an overworked and understaffed district leadership team to continue making productive moves in the right direction? *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community where together we brainstorm strategies and next steps for teachers to overcome pebbles they have in their shoe by growing all six parts of their Mathematics Program.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How can a school level teacher leader help to influence the direction of district wide initiatives when there may be too many priorities and not enough support?*
* *What PD structures can a teacher implement when on their own to plan and facilitate productive learning sessions?*
* *How can a teacher leader positively influence their peers and supervisors without stepping on toes?*
* *How can we focus both on the big picture for district wide goals, while leaving space for different schools to dig into different parts of their mathematics program tree?*
*Resources: *
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Join the Academy** - Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
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Other Useful Resources and Supports: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Apr 24, 2023
Teaching Math Is Hard. Here's Why... [Part 1]
*Teaching mathematics in school is complex and often misunderstood.*
*This paper titled **Why Are Learning And Teaching Mathematics So Difficult** by Alan H. Schoenfeld does a great job shedding some light on why this is the case.*
*He argues that teaching and learning math is complex because of these three (3) big ideas:*
* *Thinking Mathematically – What does it mean to do mathematics?*
* *The Learning Environment – Structuring classroom experiences to allow students to think mathematically.*
* *Cultural Surround – How surroundings help or deter students from experiencing mathematical thinking.*
*In this episode we’ll help shed some light here on the first of those three (3) big ideas: Thinking Mathematically. *
*elements connected to Schonfeld’s first big idea - thinking mathematically - and how you can successfully integrate them into your program without adding more stress and time to your already jam-packed work load. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why teaching and learning math is difficult; *
* *Techniques you can implement to make the teaching of math less difficult for you and your students;*
* *What you should focus on most in the classroom with students; and,*
* *How to strike a balance between the specific content standards you have to teach and ensuring your students are thinking mathematically.*
*Resources: *
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Join the Academy** - Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
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Other Useful Resources and Supports: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Apr 17, 2023
You Have Time For This - Trust Us!
*We dug into some survey data around why teachers are limiting their PD experiences or completing opting out and the results are kind of shocking. *
*Stick around and you’ll hear why teachers are opting out of math PD and what we can do to help these fellow educators. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why are teachers feeling overwhelmed this year?*
* *Why some district PD programs are great for their educators and why some need an overhaul;*
* *How can you ensure you are meeting your math PD goals for the year; and, *
* *How a district’s PD goals can align with its teacher’s goals. *
*Resources: *
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Join the Academy** - Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
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Other Useful Resources and Supports: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
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*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Apr 10, 2023
How Can I Help My Colleagues Slow Down? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*This week we speak with Rose Piso, an elementary interventionist teacher from Seneca Valley. Rose is dedicated to helping her students feel confident, accomplished, and proud. Rose also knows that there are topics and strands that we teachers should spend more time developing conceptually with our students rather than simply showing students an algorithm and moving on. *
*How can Rose help the teachers she works alongside with recognizing the importance of teaching developmentally? What strategies and structures can she put in place to strengthen her whole school’s math program? Stick around and find out. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a member of the math moment maker community where together we brainstorm strategies and next steps for teachers to overcome pebbles they have in their shoe. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *What PD structures can a teacher implement without the support of administration?*
* *How can a teacher influence their peers without stepping on toes?*
* *What are the most important big ideas to focus on when teaching mathematics?*
*Resources: *
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Join the Academy** - Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
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Other Useful Resources and Supports: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Apr 3, 2023
3 Act Math Tasks Aren’t Working
*Maybe you’ve recently come across the idea of a Dan Meyer-style 3 Act Math Task and you’re intrigued to give one a shot with hopes to engage your students and help better understand the mathematics you’re teaching. Or, maybe you’ve used **3 Act Math Tasks** and use them as a regular routine in your mathematics program. *
*While there are many mathematics teachers out there who love a great 3 Act Math Task, the reality is that there are many more educators out there who have given one a shot and decided to move on and not look back. What gives?*
*In this episode, Kyle and Jon discuss why many math teachers leveraging 3 Act Math Tasks in their mathematics programs do not observe an actual increase in student achievement when compared to their pre-3 Act Math Task days.*
*Stick around and you’ll learn how to strengthen how you utilize your classroom resources so that students will flourish. *
*In today’s episode, we’ll be digging into the “leaves” which are one (1) of the six (6) areas of every strong mathematics program. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why 3 act math tasks haven’t been working (for you);*
* *What you need to consider when evaluating resources you find online and at conferences;*
* *What changes can you make to your lessons and resources to see improved engagement and deep learning with your students; and, *
* *Where you can find lessons, units, activities that compliment the values you have for your math classroom. *
*Resources: *
*Explore over 60+ Math Classroom Units on Make Math Moments** *
*Learn how to run a 3 Act Math Task Effectively*
*R2D2 Sticky Notes 3 Act Math Task*
*Math Is Visual Number Talk Prompts*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Get a 6-Step Plan For Growing Your Math Classroom by **joining the Make Math Moments Academy** Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Mar 27, 2023
What Can I Do When My Students Are Grade Levels Behind?
*In this Math Mentoring Moment episode we speak with a high school teacher who is in her second year of teaching. Teaching statistics and algebra 2, this educator became accustomed to teaching students who have come to class already motivated to learn mathematics. Now, she’s struggling to reach students working below grade level in a Remedial Math course. *
*Stick around and you’ll hear us dig deep on what’s really going on in her classroom and what small changes she can make so students start saying “I got this” instead of “I don’t understand this at all”. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a member of the math moment maker community where together we brainstorm strategies and next steps for teachers to overcome pebbles they have in their shoe. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How we can use varying approaches to help students when they say “I don’t understand anything”;*
* *What to focus on first when it seems kids aren’t “getting it”; and, *
* *How do we help students work along a concept continuum so they can make the gains they need.*
*Resources: *
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Join the Academy** - Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
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Other Useful Resources and Supports: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Mar 20, 2023
How Building a Thinking Classroom Can Make Math Moments
*How can we build thinking classrooms to create memorable math moments? In this special episode we share our opening session of the 2022 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit.*
*Join Kyle, Jon, and Peter Liljedahl as they unpack how elements of a Thinking Classroom are entwined in the Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework. *
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to structure your lessons so they are engaging and encourage student thinking;*
* *What classroom structures can you put together to make every moment in your classroom matter;*
* *What are key questions you can ask students to gain the most insight into their thinking. *
*Resources: *
*Make Math Moments Virtual Summit*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]*
*Join the Academy** - Free for 30 Days*
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our District Improvement Program*
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathematics program forever? **Book a time to chat with us**!*
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Other Useful Resources and Supports: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Mar 13, 2023
Kids Are Different Now (…And What to Do About It)
*Do you feel that students are “different” compared to past years? Has it been a struggle to gain student attention and strengthen their work ethic? Are some of the behaviours you’re experiencing amplified? *
*In this episode Kyle and Jon discuss their interpretation of the differences teachers are experiencing in their students and how you can use those differences to create a stronger mathematics program. *
*Stick around and you’ll learn how to strengthen and align your classroom norms / rules so that students will flourish. *
*Classroom Pillars are one (1) of the six (6) areas of every strong mathematics program. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why students may seem different now than in past years; *
* *What you can do in your classroom to align students to common goals;*
* *How to create your classroom pillars and why you need them; and, *
* *How to help key stakeholders understand your classroom values. *
*Resources: *
*Growing Success*
*Take the Make Math Moments…
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Mar 6, 2023
Strengthening Your Math Team - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode we casually chat with middle school math teacher and department chair Shawn Hershey. Shawn recently took our Make Math Moments District Assessment and received his customized report and improvement plan and he’s here to chat with us about optimizing the math program at his school. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them. *
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *What to focus on first when helping your your fellow teachers shift their pedagogy; *
* *How can I use small goals to achieve large goals in the classroom; *
* *How the 6 parts of an effective math program support each other; and, *
* *How we can decide what pedagogical strategies are most important right now for our teams. *
*Resources: *
* *Shawn is one of the founding members of the **Make Math Moments Academy*
* *Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework*
* *Make…
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Feb 27, 2023
Where Math Programs Flourish and Where They Need Support
*In this episode we dig into some of the results from over 100 district leaders across over 100 institutions around the world who have already jumped on the opportunity to take our 12-minute **Mathematics Program Assessment Tool** to learn not only where their system wide mathematics programs are flourishing, but also where those programs are met with speed bumps along the way. *
*While some of the results from our assessment were not surprising, others definitely were and the mentorship calls we’ve had with over 25 different district leaders from around the world highlight that many of these struggles are not unique to any one school, district or jurisdiction. *
*What are the bright spots we’re seeing across over 100 mathematics programs and what are the common hiccups along the way? *
*Listen in to find out…*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Which areas are mathematics programs doing well; *
* *Which areas are mathematics programs struggling in the most; *
* *How you and your l…
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Feb 20, 2023
Celebrating Black Voices From The Math Moment Maker Community
*In this compilation episode of the podcast in honour of Black History Month, Kyle & Jon highlight conversations from six educators of colour that have had a significant impact on their pedagogical practices as they continue their journey to craft a more culturally responsive classroom experience for all students. *
*You’ll hear Beatrice Moore Luchin speak about creating a culturally relevant and culturally responsive approach to teaching m athematics, Marilyn Strutchens’ approach to teaching tasks with multiple entry points; you’ll hear about the importance of learning goals from Dr. Ayanna Perry; why kindergarten math matters from Isis Spann; Dr. Nikki Newton shares insights and practical lessons on why counting is more than just 1,2,3; Pamela Seda shares key insights from her book Choosing To See; and Tashana Howse shares how to provide equitable support to students.
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*You’ll get some key ideas from Summit Sessions and past interviews that focus in on:*
* *How to creat…
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Feb 13, 2023
Helping Kids With Financial Literacy [Invested Teacher Podcast]
*In this episode Jon and Kyle share an episode of their newest podcast Invested Teacher so you can help your students think about money. They bring on their co-host Matt Biggley to help you help your kids think about, earn, and use money that will put them on a pathway to build their own wealth. *
*Let’s unpack common mindsets about earning and spending money, practical systems to help your kids understand the power of compound interest through routine activities, and what lessons can be helpful to emerge the big ideas around what Einstein refers to as “The 8th Wonder of the World.”*
*What you’ll learn: *
* *How to help your kids think about money and their financial future; *
* *Why teaching kids about compound interest early in their life can have profound effects on their financial futures; and, *
* *How to help kids view earning and spending money through an opportunity cost lens. ,*
*Resources: *
* Subscribe to the Invested Teacher Podcast
* *You’re A Bada…
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Feb 6, 2023
How to Strengthen the Home-School Math Relationship - A Math Mentoring Moment
*We speak with Lenny VerMaas from Lincoln Nebraska. Lenny joined us on episode 159 to chat all about not ditching your lesson model; reverse it. *
*Lenny has spent 28 years as a middle and high school classroom teacher followed by an additional 16 years working to support math teachers and he’s here to work out some pebbles in his shoe around helping parents get on board with making math moments in our classrooms. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How we can help parents understand how teachers are helping students to understand math, rather than teaching students to mimic procedures; *
* *How can we help parents experience joy, wonder, and beauty of math; *
* *Ways you can help parents help their children with math;*
* *The importance of allowing students “productive struggle” instead of jumpin…
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Jan 30, 2023
What Standard Should We Focus On Most? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*TL is a 3rd / 4th grade educator from Grove City Pennsylvania. We welcome TL joined us back on Episode 198: Assessing Multiplication Facts. Back then we chatted all about math fact strategies and how we can use assessments to promote growth. *
*TL joins us now to fill us in on her continued growth around developing math fact strategies and she also shares her carefully designed math blocks where she’s available to work in small groups. *
*Stick around and you’ll hear her current pebble in her shoe: What standards should she focus on to get the “best bang for her buck”?*
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How problem strings can give you a wealth of assessment data on your students;*
* *How can I structure my intervention time so students grow? *
* *How do we identify which standards are the most…
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Jan 23, 2023
What Should “Count” With Standards Based Grading? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode, we speak with Guillaume Paré, a high school math teacher from Quebec City, Quebec. Guillaume has transformed his assessment and evaluation practices over the years to move away from overemphasizing grades and focusing more of the attention on growth.
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*Guillaume is struggling with how to determine what should impact and influence both the feedback and grade for a specific standard when an error or misconception is not directly related to the learning goal of focus.*
*Listen in as we help Guillaume weed through what really matters in his assessment and evaluation process by breaking things down and building it back up again.*
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a member of the math moment maker community where together we brainstorm strategies and next steps for teachers to overcome pebbles they have in their shoe. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How evaluation practices can affect student perceptions of mathematics regardless of how “…
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Jan 16, 2023
How To Sow, Cultivate and Foster Your Math Professional Learning Plan
*In this episode we’ll share why we believe that an effective mathematics program must be cultivated and fostered like a strong, healthy and balanced tree. *
*Most school districts that are underperforming in math are most likely impoverished in at least one of the 6 areas we’ll discuss in this episode. *
*Stick around to learn how you can build your healthy tree so it stretches far, wide, and produces quality fruit and seeds that will strengthen the next generation. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to identify the areas to improve in your school district to strengthen your math program; *
* *What areas should you focus on next to obtain improved results in your math program; *
* *What first step you can take to put your school/team/district on the right path towards achieving success. *
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*Resources: *
*District Leader Resources:*
*Take the Make Math Moments District Assessment** *
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Learn About Our…
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Jan 9, 2023
What To Do Instead of Rushing to the Algorithm - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode we speak with Megan Garner, a 4th grade math teacher from Liberty Hill Texas. Megan is just in her 5th year of teaching and is aiming her sights on helping her students develop flexible strategies around division and other basic number sense skills but she’s finding it frustrating when students want to always resort to the standard algorithm. *
*Together we help Megan see how starting with models and strategies before rushing to algorithms will strengthen students' proficiency. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to approach multiple representations and why they are important for building mathematical proficiency;*
* *Why it is important for students to show how and why they got their answer;*
* *Why building fluency and flexibility…
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Jan 2, 2023
Why New Year’s Resolutions Usually Fail and How You Can Succeed Instead
*This episode is our first episode of the year 2023. What better topic to dig into than goal setting now that you may have set your New Year's Resolution for this new calendar year - be it personal or professional.*
*We’ll dig into some of the reasons why your resolutions of years past may have failed and what you can do to increase the probability that the goal you set for yourself this year will not only be worthwhile, but one that you can position yourself to actually achieve!*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why most people fail at achieving their resolutions; *
* *How to avoid the common mistakes around creating a resolution or goal; *
* *How to use OKRs to achieve the goals you set for yourself personally or professionally; and,*
* *How to craft goals for your classroom and/or school improvement programs. *
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*Resources: *
*16 Reasons Why New Year's Resolutions Fail** - Life Hack.org*
*Top 3 Reasons Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail** - Forbes*
*How To Start The School…
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Dec 26, 2022
Are Problem-Based Lessons Always The Right Approach to Teaching Math? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode, we speak with Kyle Greenholt, a 15-year teaching veteran from Pennsylvania about the common struggle educators face when designing and facilitating math intervention classes to help students who have had ongoing struggles with mathematics. *
*Kyle is in a tug of war with two competing ideas in his mind and heart. He knows and wants to teach his students using problem-based lesson utilizing strategies while at the same time knows his students need more individualized support. *
*In this episode we help Kyle realize why a “one size fits all” strategy may not be appropriate for his classroom and that sometimes a problem based lesson is not the most effective approach for his intervention class. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why “breaking the script” is more likely to be a moment your students remember from your math class;*
* *Why doing what you’ve always done in a standard grade level classroom may not be the best approach in an intervention class;*
* *Whe…
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Dec 19, 2022
How Much Homework Should I Assign in Math Class?
*In this episode, Jon & Kyle discuss what role (if any) that homework should play in math class across the K-12 grade bands. Stick around as we dig into some common “rules of thumb” such as the “10 minutes of homework per day per grade” rule, what different groups and organizations are suggesting, and of course, what the research tells us. *
*As always, we’ll be giving you some of our perspectives based on some of the opinions and research out there as well as dig into some of the strategies we’ve used over the years to help you get a hold of your homework situation.*
*Grab on to your homework binders and grab a pencil because class is out and it’s time to dig into your homework for the day!*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *When you should give homework and when you should hold off from assigning it; *
* *Should we follow the “10 minutes per day per grade rule?*
* *What your homework assignment should look like; and, *
* *How to decide if you should assign homework; *…
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Dec 12, 2022
What Should a Math Support Class Look Like? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode we speak with Laura Compean about the common struggle educators face when designing and facilitating a math support class to help students who have traditionally struggled with mathematics. How can we build a welcoming classroom culture that might help to heal bruised relationships with mathematics while ensuring that students are engaging in the learning necessary for them to be successful in their mainstream math class? *
*We will talk about this pebble in Laura’s shoe through this Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why mimicking isn’t enough when students reach higher mathematics courses;*
* *How we can bridge the strategies students are using in problem based lessons to the abstract math concepts;*
* *How to focus on fluency and flexibility to prepar…
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Dec 5, 2022
How to Develop a Growth Mindset In Your Math Class - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode, you’ll hear a slightly different episode style as the tables are turned as Ali Melia interviews Kyle Pearce as a means to gather more research data for her Master of Teaching work at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Ali digs into questions for MathletePearce around how teachers in Ontario can effectively foster a growth mindset while assessing students in mathematics. *
*Let the table turning begin as Ali grabs the mic, tosses Jon to the curb and digs into some really important topics by asking Kyle for his perspectives on all things mindset, assessment and mathematics instruction!*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *The experiences Kyle has engaged in to push is practice from delivering the mathematics curriculum in a teacher-centric manner to a more student-centric manner;*
* *Why a growth mindset is essential in helping students to develop a productive disposition towards mathematics;*
* *What it means to truly learn mathematics and what approac…
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Nov 28, 2022
What Math Class Can Learn From The Oblivious Viewer Loop
*In this episode Jon & Kyle compare the consolidation and connection phase of your math lesson to the Oblivious Viewer Loop phenomenon in common mystery TV shows. *
*Stick around and you’ll learn how focusing on the intentionality of your learning goal can help shape how your consolidate your lesson so that we can avoid students “missing the point” of our lesson and instead make the connection to the learning goal.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *What is the oblivious viewer loop why we need to consider it when teaching our lessons; *
* *Why focusing on the intentionality of your problem based lesson will help make more connections during the consolidation of your lesson;*
* *What you can do when some kids are ‘getting it’ and others aren’t quite there yet;*
*Resources: *
*Episode 160: How To Make Connections In Your Problem-Based Lessons*
*Episode 177: Making The Consolidation Count*
*Episode 153: The Hero’s Journey In Math Class** *
*District Leader Resources:*
*…
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Nov 21, 2022
Five Math PD Pitfalls To Avoid - Part 2
*In the second part of our two part series highlighting Math PD Pitfalls To Avoid, Jon & Kyle dig deeper into the weeds we often find ourselves in when trying to plan and deliver effective mathematics professional learning. *
*In the final part of this series, we’ll unpack why professional development one-offs won’t cut it and how we can overcome a PD Paradox that can hinder our opportunity to grow as an educational community. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why math professional development one-offs won’t cut it….or will they? *
* *Where do you place yourself on the hierarchy of math professional development learning?*
* *How to reframe your math professional development messages so that every teacher feels like they have received the learning they want and need; and, *
* *How to overcome a common math professional development paradox.
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*Resources: *
*The 2022 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit** [REGISTER NOW]*
*District Leader/Mentor Summit Sharing Resources** [DOWNLOAD…
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Nov 14, 2022
Choosing To See: An Interview with Pamela Seda
*In this episode we speak with Dr. Pamela Seda. Pamela has over 30 years of educational experience and currently lives in metro Atlanta. Pamela has held various positions in mathematics education including high school mathematics teacher, math instructional coach, college math instructor, and K-12 district math supervisor and she is the co-author of Choosing To See: A Framework For Equity in the Math Classroom.*
*Dr. Seda is passionate about changing how students experience mathematics, especially those from marginalized groups, and advocates for mathematics instruction that develops all students as mathematical thinkers and problem-solvers. *
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *What is the ICUCARE framework and why you should be implementing all 7 parts; *
* *Why an equity framework is needed;*
* *How being a “warm demander” can allow you to expect more and get more from your students;*
* *Why you need to just “start” and try something;*
*Resources: *
*Seda Consulting*
*G…
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Nov 7, 2022
Crafting a Productive Math Struggle in Your Math Classroom
*In this episode we speak with veteran Grade 8 classroom teacher, author and current NCTM President, Kevin Dykema.*
*Kevin spends time with us to unpack why productive struggle is a necessary part of an effective mathematics program, what we can do now to plan and implement lessons that place students in a productive struggle and how we might get key stakeholders convinced that learning in a math classroom that might look different than the one they remember can be a good thing for students.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *What can you do differently than teaching math just “slower and louder”;*
* *Why productive struggle is a necessary part of an effective mathematics program;*
* *What you can do now to plan and implement elements of productive struggle;*
* *How to ensure a lesson crafted to provide a productive struggle is delivered with productive struggle (instead of the teacher robbing the thinking of students);*
* *How to help families and key stakeholders get “on boar…
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Oct 31, 2022
Five Math PD Pitfalls To Avoid in 2022-2023 - Part 1
*In this first part of a two part series Jon & Kyle discuss break down math PD pitfalls we should all avoid so that we can support, encourage, and build engaged educators who want to spark curiosity and fuel sense making in students. *
*In this first part we’ll unpack how to avoid the Do As I Say Not As I Do PD sessions, how to avoid the PD Trap, and how to stop force feeding professional development. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to avoid the “Do As I Say, Not As I Do PD Sessions”*
* *Which PD traps to avoid.*
* *How to stop force feeding math professional development.*
* *Why math professional development one-offs won’t cut it.*
* *How to overcome a common math professional development paradox.*
*Resources: *
*The 2022 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit** [REGISTER NOW]*
*District Leader/Mentor Summit Sharing Resources** [DOWNLOADABLE GOODIES]*
*Enter the $4500+ Share The Summit Giveaway** [FREE GIVEAWAY]*
*District Leader Resources:*
*The Make Math Moments Dis…
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Oct 24, 2022
Crafting Mentoring Moments - An Interview With Jim Strachan
*In this episode, we speak with one of our mentor’s, Jim Strachan. Jim authored the work **Mentoring For All** and has been instrumental in developing successful mentorship programs here in Ontario. *
*Stick with us and you’ll hear enlightening moment after enlightening moment. Jim shares how to apply some easy to remember (but hard to do) mentoring moves. He helps us learn how we can build foundational elements of mentorship and how being an effective mentor makes an effective teacher and vice versa.
You’ll Learn: *
* *How to be a “saucy” mentor;*
* *How to apply some easy to remember (but hard to ‘do’) mentoring moves;*
* *Why congruence between what you say and what you do is necessary to build trust;*
* *How using a “3rd point” can assist in building trust with a new mentee;*
* *What techniques and actions are key when mentoring*
*Resources: *
*Jim Strachan’s Mentoring For All Website*
*Teacher Learning and Leadership Program - **https://www.otff…
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Oct 17, 2022
Are Calculators Good or Bad For Math Class?
*In this episode Jon & Kyle discuss whether calculators are good or bad for mathematics learning.*
*Dig in with them as they chat about their past calculator #classroomfails and how they now position their mathematics lessons to more strategically consider when and where it might be helpful for students to leverage the use of a calculator.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How I can optimize my learning intentionality so that my lesson does not hinge on calculator use; *
* *What to do if you think your math lesson will be “derailed” if students don’t have access to a calculator;*
* *What portion of my lesson is better than others to promote the use of a calculator; and,*
* *How to design your lessons so that strategies and models emerge to lessen student dependence on their calculator.*
*Resources: *
*Figuring Out Fluency** - Jennifer Bay Williams [Book]*
*The 2022 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit** [REGISTER NOW]*
*District Leader/Mentor Summit Sharing Resources** [DOWNLOAD…
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Oct 10, 2022
How To Fill Your Bucket - An 2022 NCTM Annual Reflection
*In this live taping of the Make Math Moments That Matter Podcast Jon & Kyle visit the 2022 Annual NCTM Conference in Los Angeles. The discuss how conferences can “fill your bucket” as well as hear key takeaways from conference attendees. *
*Stick around and you’ll learn how you too can fill your bucket. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why conferences are so much more than just learning sessions; *
* *Why mimicking is a teaching technique we should avoid; *
* *How to leverage constraints vs. freedoms; *
* *How you can fill your own bucket when you can’t attend a conference; *
*Resources: *
*The 2022 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit** [REGISTER NOW]*
*District Leader/Mentor Summit Sharing Resources** [DOWNLOADABLE GOODIES]*
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*District Leader Resources:*
*The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages]** *
*Are you a district mathematics leader interested in crafting a mathematics professional learning plan that will transform your district mathemati…
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Oct 3, 2022
How Can I Use Standards Based Grading When Policies Are Limiting - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode we speak with Anna Clark all about how to fit a square peg in a round hole. Yes, we’re talking about standards based grading and rigid gradebook programs and policies.*
*Anna is just starting her second year and is currently teaching 8th grade. Together we develop a plan for her to take all of her formative assessment data she’s collected and fit it into her district grading program. Stick around so you can learn how too. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to blend your assessment and evaluation approach with a rigid district grading system; *
* *What really matters when assessing students; *
* *How you can shift the purpose of your gradebook; and, *
* *How you can calculate the final grade for a reporting system using standards…
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Sep 26, 2022
How Effective Math Educators Are Developed
*In this episode Jon & Kyle discuss the importance of building both math content knowledge and pedagogical-content knowledge when designing your own or your **district professional development plans**. *
*Stick around and you’ll hear their stories of how they realized they needed to be effective at both content and pedagogy so they could survive and thrive in the classroom. You’ll also learn where you can go to build and improve your own pedagogical content knowledge. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *The building blocks necessary to the development of effective mathematics educators;*
* *The Difference Between Math Content Knowledge and Pedagogical-Content Knowledge; *
* *Why having mathematics knowledge alone is not enough to be an effective mathematics educator; and,*
* *Where you can develop both your mathematics content and mathematics pedagogical knowledge.*
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*Resources: *
*The 2022 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit** [REGISTER NOW]*
*District Leader/Mentor Summit Shar…
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Sep 19, 2022
What’s On YOUR Magic Wand Wish List For Math Class?
*What do you envision for mathematics teaching and learning in your math class?*
*While we all want teachers and students to feel capable and confident each day in our mathematics classrooms, we must take time to think and reflect on what specifically would contribute to helping us reach that goal.*
*In this episode Jon & Kyle help you to craft a Magic Wand Wish List that you can use to help shape your vision for your mathematics classroom or your school/district program. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why constructing a math vision for your classroom is essential to maximize your impact on student learning in math class;*
* *How constructing a math vision for a department, school and/or district is critical for effective and consistent mathematics teaching practices;*
* *How to create your “Magic Wand Wish List” and “Math Practice Inventory” to begin the process of developing a math vision; and,*
* *Where you can go next to receive feedback, support and mentorship leading…
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Sep 12, 2022
Assessing Multiplication Facts - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this episode we speak with TL Eller around developing assessment tools and routines to capture student understanding of their multiplication facts. *
*TL is a 3rd / 4th grade educator from Grove City Pennsylvania who has been on a career-long journey to help her students develop fluency and flexibility around math facts. In this chat we help TL focus her next moves on developing some easy to implement ideas on how to capture evidence of her students' multiplication facts. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How listening to students can help us to reflect on “why” and “what” we do in the classroom;*
* *Why many students may feel that they have **opponents** in math class;*
* *What should proficiency for multiplication facts look like? *
* *Wh…
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Sep 5, 2022
Figuring Out Fluency - An Interview with Jennifer Bay-Williams
*In this episode we speak with professor, author, speaker Jennifer Bay-Williams. Dr. Bay-Williams is an internationally respected mathematics educator, a prolific author and popular speaker on topics related to effective mathematics teaching. Her most recent work has focused on fluency in mathematics, communicating that it is more than learning facts and algorithms, but is about being able to reason and choose appropriate strategies. *
*In our episode we chat about how we can help students (and parents) build flexibility and efficiency around basic math facts. Stick around until the end and you’ll hear great tips on how you can easily build fluency into your classroom. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How can we get students to basic math fact automaticity as quickly as possible?*
* *How can I put students in a decision making role?*
* *How we can get started with teaching students flexibility with basic facts.*
* *How we can help parents realize the difference between fluency and…
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Aug 29, 2022
What’s After The Lesson?
*What do I do after I finish a lesson? How does practice fit in? Do I have enough time to build conceptual understanding using a problem-based lesson AND still build fluency? *
*In this episode Kyle and Jon share how they design lessons to meet these common “pebbles in our shoes” and while still covering the content standards. *
*You’ll learn: *
* *How to teach through problem based lessons with intentionality;*
* *What the most important learning target for any lesson should be; *
* *How and when to use math talks in your unit planning; and, *
* *How and when to use practice in your lesson/unit planning. *
*Resources: *
*Courses: *
*How To Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine [Free Video Course] *
*Classroom Resources: *
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units*
*Podcast Episodes: *
*Why Use Math Talks and How To Ensure They Are Effective [Podcast]** *
*What’s on Your Worksheet? [Podcast]** *…
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Aug 22, 2022
How To Mentor Educators With New Math Standards - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we bring on Laura Tomas for a record third appearance. Laura has been an educator for 31 years, she’s a math coach and fellow podcast host from Palm Beach Florida. *
*Laura chats with us today about providing support during the pandemic, why school leaders and coaches need to step into a teaching role on a regular basis, how to build a mentor/mentee relationship without pushing too hard, and how we can best support teachers when the standards shift or change. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How we can best support teachers when the standards shift/change;*
* *How to build mentor/mentee relationships without pushing too hard, too fast;*
* *Why school leaders should step into teaching roles on a regular basis; and, *
* *How you can use “gree…
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Aug 15, 2022
Belief Is The Most Important Word In Math Education
*Have you ever met a math guru who shreds the keytar and just so happens to be in a rock band that opened for Bon Jovi? Vanessa Vakharia aka The Math Guru joins us on the show today to talk about why stereotypes are the biggest obstacle when it comes to teaching math, why failing Grade 11 math twice was the best thing that ever happened to her, and why the world would be a better place if math was as cool as The Kardashians!*
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *What math trauma is and how every one of us can be a math therapist;*
* *Why it is critical to set goals that are not anxiety inducing in math class;*
* *Why student-centered learning needs to be about more than just curriculum content;*
* *The secret to being the best math teacher in the world (hint: Ted Lasso)*
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*Resources: *
*Venssa’s website: **www.themathguru.ca*
*Venssa’s podcast: **www.maththerapypodcast.com*
*Venssa’s thesis: **https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0071315…
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Aug 8, 2022
How To Create More Time When Time is Scarce
*When we hop on our Monthly Q&A Calls with Academy Members or Mentorship Calls with District Math Leaders, one of the largest barriers to transforming mathematics pedagogy and educator content knowledge is time. With a seemingly never ending list of mandatory “to do’s” and a jam packed list of mathematics standards to uncover, it shouldn’t be a surprise.*
*In today’s episode, we’ll be digging into how you can overcome the challenges that time scarcity creates before, during and after your math lessons each day.*
*You’ll learn: *
* *How to set goals that create happiness for you; *
* *How you can set goals and priorities so that you create freedom in your teaching day; *
* *How to analyze your day plans so you can achieve your goals. *
* *How to use the 10-10-10 rule to avoid post decision blues. *
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*Resources: *
*Courses: *
*How To Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine [Free Video Course] *
*Classroom Resources: *
*Make Math Moments Framewor…
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Aug 1, 2022
How to Use Trickery & Influence In Math Class For Good
*In this episode we discuss how to use trickery or influence in your math class for good. We’ll discuss the difference between moral influence and immorary trickery; how educators could and should consider methods of moral influence to promote building student proficiency and a productive disposition towards mathematics; we’ll show you examples of helpful influence and less helpful influence; and, finally, where you can go to learn about helpful tactics that you can leverage in your math class. *
*You’ll learn: *
* *The difference between moral trickery and immoral trickery;*
* *How educators could and should consider methods of moral trickery to promote building student proficiency and a productive disposition in mathematics;*
* *Some examples of helpful trickery and less helpful trickery; and, *
* *Where you can go to learn about and practice helpful (and moral) trickery tactics that you can leverage in your math lessons. *
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*Resources: *
*Podcast:*
*Way To Go,…
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Jul 25, 2022
Clothesline Math - An Interview With Chris Shore
*In this episode we speak with Chris Shore all about changing the world and why clothesline math is the master number sense maker. Chris has spent 33 years in education helping students understand their mathematical identities and he’s here with us to give you resources and ideas around a great teaching tool. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How curiosity can spark students to ask “why” and dig into math more deeply; *
* *Why we should be providing all students with the opportunity to construct their math identity;*
* *Why clothesline math is the master number sense maker;and, *
* *How students don’t fail current content, they fail past content.*
*Resources: *
*https://clotheslinemath.com/** *
*https://mathprojects.com/2012/04/03/princess-dido-and-the-ox-skin/** *
*https://makemathmoments.com/how-to-teach-algebra-using-a-double-number-line-to-solve-multi-step-equations/** *
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematic…
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Jul 18, 2022
Assessment Questions & Answers
*In episode 189 we discussed all things assessment and standards based grading with guru Tom Schimmer. We knew you had follow up questions around assessing in your classroom so in this episode we’re sharing a question and answer session we had with members of the Make Math Moments Academy all around assessment with standards based grading. *
*Stick around and you’ll hear answers to: *
* *How to blend standards based grading and your district policies; *
* *How to help students buy into standards based grading;*
* *How you can track standards in a standards based grading classroom;*
* *What does a student’s mark in a course really represent? and,*
* *How do I help students NOT erase their work?*
*Resources: *
*Make Math Moments Academy*
*Courses: *
*Assessment For Growth [Course] *
*How To Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine [Free Video Course] *
*Classroom Resources: *
*Make Math Moments Units & Tasks*
*Are you a district mathematics leader intere…
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Jul 11, 2022
Assessing Beyond Right & Wrong - An Interview with Tom Schimmer
*Today we speak with an independent education author, speaker, and consultant from Vancouver, BC. Over the course of his career he has been a classroom teacher, school administrator, and district level leader. Tom is an internationally recognized leader and expert in the areas of assessment, grading, RTI, and educational leadership.*
*In our discussion we’ll discuss which assessment practices are timeless and which are transformative and why knowing this matters in the classroom; why assessment must drive every decision we make in the classroom from planning our lessons to designing our classroom rules; and how to use effective feedback that drives learning forward. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *What do you want your grades to say or represent? *
* *The greatest and worst invention for grading in education;*
* *Which assessment practices are timeless and which are transformative and why knowing this matters in the classroom. *
* *Why assessment drives every decision you make in…
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Jul 4, 2022
Hold Off On Grabbing The Wheel - A Coaching Moment
*In this episode, we’re excited to bring back two of our past educator guests for a discussion about supporting teachers through instructional coaching. We spoke with Jess Michalchuk back in Episode 169 on the topic of Building Math Moment Makers and we spoke with Lana Steiner in Episode 143 on How To Effectively Capture Observations and Conversations; two very highly regarded episodes!*
*Today we get insight from both Jess and Lana on best practices on building trust, empathy, and positive mindsets when educators and coaches collaborate together to Make Math Moments with their students everyday. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Tips for how to be the guide instead of grabbing the wheel in a coaching relationship; *
* *How empathy is a necessary skill not only for teachers, but for coaches;*
* *Why having the right coaching intentions in mind is necessary for a productive mentor/mentee relationship; and, *
* *What you might consider if you’ve been hesitant to reach out to an inst…
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Jun 27, 2022
Misconceptions About Teaching Students Who Struggle With Math
*Do you have students who struggle with math in your classroom? How can we get them to take the earbuds out and actually put in effort in our classes? On today’s episode we talk to Juliana Tapper from CollaboratEd and cover misconceptions about teaching students who struggle with math plus get some actionable tips about how to get these students more engaged. *
*Juliana taught Algebra 1 and Math Intervention at high schools in South Central Los Angeles, East San Jose, and Denver - and had a 3 years stint as a district math coach and TOSA - before leaving the classroom in 2018 to provide PD for schools and districts that teachers actually can’t wait to implement.*
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why spending time on classroom culture and community ISN’T a waste of time;*
* *Why grading practices have a great impact on outcomes for struggling learners than you may realize; and,*
* *Actionable tips about how to get students who struggle engaged.*
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Resources: *
*Free guide - 1…
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Jun 20, 2022
Helping Parents to See The “Why” In Math Class - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this **Where Are They Now?** episode, we speak with Tom Marker, a 6th grade teacher from Ohio. Tom is back to update us on how he has progressed moving students away from relying on algorithms towards reasoning and applying strategies when solving problems.*
*After an update from Tom, you’ll hear the current pebble knocking around in his shoe as he seeks to find balance when it comes to the expectations he holds for students in his classroom and how he can help the parents at home better understand the “why” behind how math is being taught in his classroom. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to ensure that expectations are the right balance for your grade level;*
* *How you can ensure that you are promoting more thinking in your classroom than…
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Jun 13, 2022
How To Create An Authentic Math Class
*In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode, we speak with Jonathan Lind, a high school math teacher currently teaching at an American school in Qatar! Over his career, he has been working to build a more authentic math classroom starting with assessment as he leverages the power of problem solving and communication..*
*This is a Math Moment Maker Reflection episode where we talk with a member of our fantastic community who is working hard to continue reflecting and refining their practice to Make Math Moments with more students in their math classroom.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How you can organize and synthesize different pedagogical “moves” while embedding them in your classroom;*
* *How focussing on assessment first can change everything; and,*
* *What changes you can make to your classroom now so you can build problem solvers and communicators. *
*Resources: *
*Building Thinking Classrooms [Book]*
*Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons*
*The Five Practices For Orchestra…
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Jun 6, 2022
Make Restorative Moments: Our Summer Rejuvenation Guide
*It has been a long school year for those in the Northern Hemisphere! Whether you are already off on summer break like our friends in the Southern States of the U.S. or whether you’re eagerly looking to the end of June like our Friends here in Canada, the time to rest, reflect and recharge for the next school year is upon us. *
*In this episode, we will dig into some of the most impactful learning we have engaged in throughout this school year and offer some ideas for how you can not only rejuvenate your tired self, but we’ll also share some ideas for how you can continue pushing your mathematics teaching practice forward as you look ahead to the next chapter in your teaching career.
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*You’ll learn: *
* *How to set goals that create happiness for you; *
* *How you can plan your summer to rejuvenate and feel refreshed for the next school year; and, *
* *What you should do this summer to set yourself for success next year. *
*Resources: *
*Books: *
*Ultimate Book List…
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May 30, 2022
Ensuring Equitable Supports for Students – An Interview with Tashana Howse
*In this episode, we sit down for a chat with Dr. Tashana Howse, an associate professor of mathematics education at Georgia Gwinnett College. With over 22 years in mathematics education, Tashana has a wealth of experience teaching in the high school classroom and now helps to develop the teachers of tomorrow through preservice teacher education courses. *
*Stick around as we dive into Tashana’s Make Math Moments Virtual Summit presentation topics involving how we can ensure equitable supports for all students in the mathematics classroom. From getting to know your learner to reflecting on what we are bringing with us to the mathematics classroom community, we’ll be digging deep into equitable teaching practices.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Two prongs of professional development that are needed to ensure you reach every student; *
* *Why focusing on who your students are will help with your classroom management; and,*
* *The characteristics of a culturally responsive educator. *…
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May 23, 2022
How To Reach More Students After Two Tough Years
*As we continue another school year during this pandemic, educators everywhere are asking themselves:*
*What should I focus on most?*
*How can I help my students get ready for the next grade level?*
*Do I have time to teach through problem solving or should I just teach with direct instruction?*
*What resources can I use so that I cover the curriculum and still teach deep learning?*
*Let’s take a deep dive into what we can do to reach more students and reduce our own teacher stress and anxiety at the same time.*
*You’ll learn: *
* *What is worth focusing on and what isn’t;*
* *What you can do to best help your students get ready for the next grade level;*
* *How you might go about structuring your lessons to reach more learners regardless of readiness; and,*
* *Where you can go to access resources to help you uncover your curriculum without leaving students behind.*
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*Resources: *
*Squares To Triangles [Problem-Based Unit]*
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog…
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May 16, 2022
Guided Math & The Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework - An Interview with Christine Michalyshen
*Today we speak with Christine Michalyshen, a math consultant in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As a mathematics consultant for the Frontier School Division, Christine shares her experiences early in her career as she struggled to meet the needs of her diverse student population with a wide range of mathematical readiness. After learning about Laney Sammons work with Guided Math, Christine dove in and is now the only accredited Laney Sammons Guided Math Consultant in Canada. *
*Stick around as we learn more about what Guided Math really is, how it can be leveraged in any mathematics classroom, and we also discuss how similar the Guided Math Framework is to the Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework.
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*You’ll Learn:*
* *How you can go about meeting the needs of your students with a wide range of student readiness;*
* *How you might develop relationships with other educators struggling;*
* *What small, easy changes you can make in your lessons now so you can make a real difference in the cl…
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May 9, 2022
The Imperfect and Unfinished Teacher - An Interview With Chase Orton
*In this episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, we sit down with fellow Math Moment Maker, Chase Orton. Chase is a self-proclaimed “Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher” and today, we sit him down to talk about exactly what that means. *
*The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher is actually the title of Chase’s brand new book where he offers a vulnerable and courageous grassroots guide that leads K-12 math teachers through a journey to cultivate a more equitable, inclusive, and cohesive culture of professionalism for themselves. *
*Stick around as this master storyteller opens the door to an opportunity for you to reclaim your professional growth with Sisu.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why we need to view our teaching practice as “unfinished and imperfect”; *
* *What can you do to take ownership over your own professional development; *
* *How you can put yourself in a position to make the best out of your mathematics teaching career;*
* *Why you nee…
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May 2, 2022
What’s On YOUR Worksheet and How Are You Using It?
*In this episode Jon & Kyle outline their experience using worksheets. You’ll hear them outline different styles of worksheets while giving you insight on how to design them to maximize student thinking. You’ll learn when you should use a worksheet, what types of problems should go on the worksheet, and when you should ditch the worksheet altogether. *
*You’ll learn: *
* *The types of problems/questions should go on your worksheet and what you should avoid; *
* *How to ensure your worksheet supports all levels of learners; *
* *How you can use your worksheet to enhance your problem-based lessons; *
* *The difference between a worksheet intended to “get the work done” or a worksheet intended to enhance the learning experience during the lesson; and,*
* *When to use a worksheet and when to toss it. *
*Resources: *
*Candle Burning Problem Based Lesson*
*Episode 157: The Real Flipped Classroom*
*MTH1W Grade 9 De-streamed Math Resources*
*Make Math Moments Framewo…
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Apr 25, 2022
Debate Math: A Hotdog Is A Sandwich
*In this special episode Kyle & Jon highlight and showcase one of their favourite new podcasts: Debate Math Podcast! *
*Recently in episode 4 of the Debate Math Podcast Jon and his daughter Lucie went head-to-head against Kyle and his daughter Taliah to debate: Is a hotdog a sandwich? *
*In this cross-posted episode you’ll hear the two hosts of the Debate Math Podcast, Chris Luzniak and Rob Baier skillfully pose questions that prompt some insightful thinking as well causing some fits of laughter! *
*You’ll learn: *
* *How and why you should use this debate idea in your math class; *
* *How to strengthen your students reasoning skills; *
* *What resources you can gather to run a debate in your math class; *
*Resources: *
* *Debate Math Podcast*
* *Justin Aion (@**JustinAion**) *
* *and Shelby Strong (@**Sneffleupagus**) *
* *Christopher Danielson @**Trianglemancsd** and Megan Parise Schmidt @**Veganmathbeagle** often seen in #sandwichchat*
* *Examples of Debate…
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Apr 18, 2022
Making The Consolidation Count - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode, we speak with Jeremy Sarzana, a high school math teacher at a Vocational High School in Boston, Massachusetts. Jeremy has been putting all kinds of great pedagogical practices into play including students working in randomized groups to engage in problem based lessons and is having success. However, when it comes time to consolidate the lesson, the student participation quickly fades.*
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How can we consolidate the big idea in our math class so that students are engaged; *
* *How to be flexible in your lessons so students feel heard; *
* *What is really important when monitoring, selecting, and sequencing; *
*Resources: *
*Building Thinking Classrooms [Book]*
*Make Math Moments Proble…
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Apr 11, 2022
Using Curiosity to Engage Students With Abstract Concepts - An Interview With Elana Reiser
*Today we speak with University Professor, author and former Making Math Moments That Matter Online Workshop participant, Elana Reise. Elana joins us today to chat about how we can leverage curiosity to engage students in solving abstract mathematics - in particular, mathematical proofs! *
*Join us for a great conversation with Elana where we discuss her initial hesitation to get into mathematics education and where it has taken her to advocate for the inclusion of a course on mathematical proofs which has now grown to be a compulsory credit for all math students!*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to modify abstract math topics (like proofs) to become more curious and engaging; *
* *What you can do to teach your students about productive struggle; and, *
* *How to build and use a problem solving framework to help your students become more resilient. *
*Resources: *
* *How to think like a mathematician** by Sara VanderWerf*
* *Pennies and Paperclips** - Steven Strogatz on YouCub…
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Apr 4, 2022
Experience First, Formalize Later - An Interview With Sarah Stecher
*Today we speak with Sarah Stecher from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sarah has experience teaching courses from Geometry all the way through to AP Calculus in the most diverse public high school in Michigan. She is now the chief lesson designer at Math Medic, a website that provides free lesson plans for teachers, covering the entire high school math curriculum.*
*The discussion today will focus around the teaching model developed for Math Medic -- Experience First, Formalize Later (or EFFL for short!). In this teaching model, students interact in small groups on an activity before the teachers formalize the learning with a whole group discussion. Sarah has found that this teaching model promotes curiosity and engagement, opens up access to a wider variety of students, and produces confident learners capable of flexible thinking.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *What is the Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) way of teaching and learning?*
* *How to promote curiosity in your classroom, f…
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Mar 28, 2022
Warm-Up Worries - What Should A Warm-Up Look Like?
*In this episode, we’re eager to dive into a discussion about the beginning of each and every math class… you got it: Warm-Ups! *
*Stick around and you’ll hear how the Math Moment Maker Community defines and implements warm-ups, why different approaches to implementing warm-ups can be helpful and how you can be a little more choosy with your next math class warm-up in this jam packed episode.*
*You’ll learn: *
* *What I should be thinking about when I’m picking or considering using a warm-up;*
* *Why every lesson doesn’t necessarily need a warm-up; *
* *How a poorly chosen warm-up activity can derail your lesson; and,*
* *Why intentionality is key to ensuring you maximize the effectiveness of your warm-up and the remainder of your lesson.*
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*Resources: *
*Episode 157: The Real Flipped Classroom*
*Estimation180.com*
*Visualpatterns.org*
*Mathisvisual.com*
*Wodb.ca*
*Wouldyourathermath.com*
*How To Start A Math Fight*
*Make Math Moments Framework [Blog…
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Mar 21, 2022
Emphasizing Communication In Math Class - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this “where are they now” episode, we speak with Caitlyn Sloan, a high school math teacher from Georgia is back to update us on how she has managed since sharing struggles to bring a problem based approach to her support students.*
*After sharing the changes she’s made in her approach, we then dig into her most recent focus for her math classroom: communication. How can we emphasize communication so we can build 21st century mathematicians? Listen in to hear some of the ideas and strategies!*
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Assessing and or evaluating communication in the math classroom; *
* *How we can address the student question: “does this count for marks?”*
* *How to prepare students to be mathematicians for today;*
* *Where you can…
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Mar 14, 2022
Episode 172: Avoid These Misconceptions to Teach Problem-Based Lessons With Confidence
*In this episode, Kyle & Jon address a few common misconceptions from the Math Moment Maker community around teaching problem-based lessons and units. *
*Stick around and you’ll hear how to find the right balance between what students know and what they need to learn in your lesson; when we should be assessing **for** learning; how to consolidate a problem-based lesson; and,how to manage the flow of the class when some students complete work quicker than others. *
*You’ll learn: *
* *How to find the right balance between what students know and what they need to learn in your lesson; *
* *WhenI should be assessing **for** learning; *
* *How to consolidate a problem-based lesson; *
* *Finding the right time to teach a problem-based lesson; and, *
* *How to manage the flow of the class when some students complete work quicker than others. *
*Resources: *
* *Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]*
* *How To Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine [Free V…
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Mar 7, 2022
Division Through The Years - A Session With Yvette Lehman
*Today you’ll hear from Yvette Lehman, an elementary educator from Windsor, Ontario. Yvette is a Primary and Junior Division Teacher Consultant for the Greater Essex County Board of Education and if the name seems familiar then you’re right, we have referenced Yvette’s work numerous times here on the podcast as she’s also a colleague of Kyle’s and a fantastic part of the Make Math Moments curriculum writing team! *
*During this session from the 2021 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit, you’ll hear about Yvette’s early experiences and struggles with mathematics which inspired her to dive deep into key elementary concepts to better conceptualize what was once only introduced to her procedurally. In particular, you’ll be taken on a journey through division from early fair sharing to proportional reasoning and solving two-step algebraic equations using context, strategies and models.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *key elementary concepts of division from early fair sharing to pr…
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Feb 28, 2022
Shifting From Pre-Teaching To Problem Solving - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we speak with Janelle Fortmuller, a grade 5/6 teacher from Alberta. Janelle shares insights, key learnings she had around lesson design and planning in her math class. *
*Janelle shares her transformation from a teacher who pre-taught all the strategies and algorithms to a confident, flexible teacher who engages her students in problem solving every day. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to make connections among strategies when consolidating your lessons*
* *Reframing the false notion that we have to show students formulas steps and algorithms before they can solve problems*
* *How to get out of the way and let your students demonstrate their brilliance*
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*Resources: *
* *MathisVIsual.com*
* *WouldYouRatherMath.com*
* *Proble…
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Feb 21, 2022
Episode 169: How Do You Create A Math Moment Maker?
*Today the tables have turned! In this episode Jon & Kyle switch over to the other side of the interview and are put on the hot seat! *
*Jess Michalchuk, a Grade 7 educator from Foam Lake, Saskatchewan working towards a Masters of Education, interviews Jon & Kyle about memorable math moments from their teaching experience, their thoughts on leadership and innovation in mathematics and much more!*
*Stick around and you’ll hear stories from Kyle and Jon’s classrooms, how they got started on changing their pedagogy, and what it means to become a math moment maker. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why you need to use a “high/low/buffalo” routine. *
* *Why random grouping does more for your culture than you think it does. *
* *How taking risks can change your career. *
* *What does an innovator and changer do in math class? *
* *Are you using language that causes shaming with students. *
*Resources: *
* *Transform Your Textbook Into a Curiosity Machine [4 Part Video Series]…
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Feb 14, 2022
Highlighting The Missing Voices In Math Education
*In this compilation episode of the podcast in honour of Black History Month, Kyle & Jon highlight six educators of colour that have had a significant impact on their pedagogical practices as they continue their journey to craft a more culturally responsive classroom experience for all students. *
*You’ll hear from Rafranz Davis speak about diversity, Lauren Baucom’s passion towards de-tracking; Mindfulness and identity in the classroom from Christina Lincoln-Moore; the importance of catalyzing change from Robert Q. Berry; Kris Childs shares insights on access and equity in task selection; and, Jose Vilson’s ideas on the importance of teacher voice in the education system. *
*You’ll learn: *
* *What diversity is and what it is not; *
* *Why we should consider how we track (stream) students in our schools;*
* *Why mindfulness is needed in mathematics classes;*
* *How you can implement equitable teaching practices into your classroom;*
* *How to promote access and eq…
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Feb 7, 2022
Decluttering Proportional Relationships - An Interview With James Tanton & Ted Coe
*In this episode, Kyle and Jon speak with James Tanton, Mathematician-at-Large for the Mathematical Association of America and Founder of the Global Math Project and Ted Coe, NWEA’s Director of Content Advocacy and Design. *
*James and Ted hop on the show today to dig into the collective work of a group of mathematics education leaders involving one of the most important yet misunderstood concepts in mathematics: Proportional Relationships.*
*Stick around as we dig into ideas around proportionality and what we can do to help declutter this crucial middle school math concept. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How so much of the mathematics we explore in school is cluttered and what we can do to declutter your proportional relationship unit;*
* *How math is not just about the** act of doing**, but also the **act of thinking** and **habits of thinking**; *
* *About James’ fascination with emu eggs; *
* *Why you want to start with the most difficult problem first; and, *
* *Why we…
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Jan 31, 2022
How To Build Community In Your PLC - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we speak with Garret Schneider, a middle school math teacher from Indiana. Like many of us, Garret is feeling a little bit like he’s a lone wolf as he continues to seek out ways to elevate his teaching practice while many colleagues continue independently on their own teaching journeys. *
*In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode, we will dig into why this lone journey is getting Garret down and how he might be able to work towards developing a professional learning community where all members feel accepted and valued regardless of their teaching philosophy and pedagogical approach. *
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*You’ll Learn Answers To: *
* *How can you build your own support network / PLC;*
* *How to help your fellow teachers “get on board”; and, *
* *Why it’s a blessing when you find something new that works. *
*Resources: *
* *Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard [Book]: **https://amzn.to/2B1vjXL*
* *Join Us For A Math Mentoring Moment Episode: **https://makemathm…
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Jan 24, 2022
The Real Issue Behind Lack of Engagement - A Math Mentoring Moment with Aubrey McKelvey
*Today we speak with Aubrey McKelvey, a 7th & 8th grade teacher from Nashville Tennessee. Like many middle schoolers, Aubrey's students are tuning out and demanding the “fast food” version of math class. Her students want to skip understanding and go directly to the **how**. In this episode we’ll uncover the real issue behind this lack of engagement and help Aubrey with some next steps. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
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*You’ll Learn Answers To: *
* *What to do to help students apply their learning to a new or different context;*
* *How to craft a productive struggle that students will want to engage in;*
* *Why slowing down and “breadcrumbing” students into your lesson is crucial to spark curiosity and fuel sense making; and,*
* *Tips to implement the Curio…
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Jan 17, 2022
Teaching Financial Literacy Through Mathematics - An Interview with Philip Dituri
*We speak with Philip Dituri from FiCycle.org about financial literacy: while so important in the real world, but is somehow rarely discussed or taught in schools. Philip shares how we can answer the common question “when will I ever need this in real life?” He shares how teachers can blend their existing curriculum with contextual lessons based in personal finance, and we discuss why we need to prepare students for life, not just tests. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How we can answer When will I ever need this in real life?*
* *How I can blend my curriculum with lessons based in a personal finance context;*
* *Why we should be teaching financial literacy and algebra in concert; and,*
* *Why we need to prepare students for life - not tests. *
*Resources: *
* *Free Lessons on Ficycle.org** *
* *Life Cycle Theory of Savings: What influences our saving behavior?*
* *Explore Make Math Moments Problem Based Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.…
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Jan 10, 2022
Why Our Existing Resources Need To Change & How To Do It Easily
*In this episode, Jon & Kyle take a deep dive into how we can make our existing curriculum resources be it a textbook or worksheets into curious lessons that students lean in to learn. Specifically, we’ll be talking about why Sparking Curiosity is such an important part of the Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework and some strategies for the types of problems you might choose to transform. *
*You’ll learn: *
* *Why our existing resources need to change, but should not be thrown out;*
* *Why curiosity is such an important part of the 3-part Framework and how it not only helps draw in students, but also primes their brains for new learning;*
* *How to quickly identify problems from your resources that are easier to transform than others; and,*
* *Where you can go to dive even deeper into overhauling your approach to lesson design.*
*What are you waiting for? Let’s dive into this deep dive lesson on Why Our Existing Resources Need To Change & How To Do It Easily! *
*Resourc…
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Jan 3, 2022
Why Under-Preparing Is The Key To Engagement - An Interview With Po-Shen Loh
*We speak with Po-Shen Loh from an American professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University and the national coach of the United States' International Math Olympiad team. Po-Shen shares how he believes - whether teaching in person **or **online - that we can never take the attention of the student for granted. So how do we craft engaging lessons that can keep the attention of our students when we’re up against TikTok, Instagram, and other modern day distractions? *
*Stick around and dive into this conversation on the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast with our guest, Po-Shen Loh.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to craft engaging online learning experiences that compete with the likes of TikTok and Instagram*
* *How leveraging techniques from improv classes can draw in your audience*
* *How educators can make small changes to their lesson delivery to make students feel that they are a part of your lesson instead of just a spectator*
*Resources: *
*Poshenloh.com** [P…
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Dec 27, 2021
Creating Thinkers Despite Time Pressure - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Kyle and Jon speak with Tyson Banker, a senior high school teacher from Calgary, Alberta. Like many of us teachers Tyson wonders how to change his assessment routines and structures without compromising his timelines and content standards. In this chat we share with Tyson some practical ideas that we’ve implemented in our classrooms that help with Tyson’s real struggle. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn Answers To: *
* *How do I change my assessment practices without blowing up my timelines? *
* *How can I create a classroom of thinkers instead of mimickers? *
* *Where does practice time fit in my daily lesson? *
* *How can I structure my lesson so students perform better on assessments?*
*Resources: *
* *Problem Based Tasks: **https://makemathmoment…
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Dec 20, 2021
How to Make Connections In Your Problem Based Lesson - A Math Mentoring Moment
*We chat with Nicole Whitty about the importance of big ideas and intentionality when leading your lessons. In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode we dig into how you can learn “who heard what” in your math lesson; why focusing on the intentionality of your problem based lesson will help make more connections during the consolidation of your lesson; and, what you can do when some kids are ‘getting it’ and others aren’t quite there yet. *
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How you can learn “who heard what” in your math lesson;*
* *Why focusing on the intentionality of your problem based lesson will help make more connections during the consolidation of your lesson;*
* *How to set up your problem based lesson to maximize sense making;*
* *What you can do when some kids are ‘getting it’ and others aren’t quite there yet; *
*Resources: *
*Squares To Triangles Unit: **https://learn.makemathmoments.com/task/squares-triangles/** *
*Visible Learning: An Interview with…
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Dec 13, 2021
Why Your Math Lesson Keeps Coming Up Short
*In this episode, Jon & Kyle share a reason your math lesson may be coming up short and how you can fix it. *
*Jon & Kyle share their 4 pillars of classroom norms that shape the routines and learning in their math classes and how you can create your pillars! *
*You’ll learn: *
* *Why your math lesson might be coming up short;*
* *How co-constructing your classroom learning pillars can help with classroom management;*
* *How to prevent unproductive classroom behaviour such as excessive cell phone use or general lack of engagement; limit unproductive.*
*Resources: *
*Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework*
*Problem Based Math Units*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Dec 6, 2021
Don’t Ditch Your Lesson Model; Reverse It! - A Math Mentoring Moment Episode
*We speak with Lenny VerMaas from Lincoln Nebraska. Lenny has spent 28 years as a middle and high school classroom teacher followed by an additional 16 years working to support math teachers! Lenny shares with us struggles and strategies he’s learned and overcome over the years he’s helped teachers. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *The importance of students experiencing problem based lessons;*
* *How to support teachers when creating and delivering lessons;*
* *How to reverse the “I Do, We Do, You Do” teaching model; and,*
* *The importance of planning the details that matter when planning lessons.*
*Resources: *
*Find Lenny on Twitter: **@lennyvermaas*
*Lenny’s Bitly Page*
*Vroom, Vroom [Lesson] *
*Make Math Moments Problem Based Units…
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Nov 29, 2021
How To Flip Your Math Class The Right Way!
*In this episode, we’ll unpack the real flipped classroom, how to transform a typical lesson into an engaging problem based math lesson. We’ll share how to slowly emerge shortcuts instead of giving them upfront and finally we’ll chat about what to do if students aren’t engaging with the problem based lesson we’ve just transformed! *
*You’ll learn: *
* *How to structure your lessons around the”real” flipped classroom; *
* *How to transform a typical lesson into an engaging, problem based math lesson; *
* *How to slowly emerge the shortcut instead of giving it upfront; *
* *What we can do if students aren’t engaging with our problem based lesson; and,*
* *What to avoid when planning your lessons. *
*Resources: *
*Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework*
*Problem Based Math Units*
*Stacking Paper Sequel [Lesson]*
*Order Up! [Lesson]*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute asses…
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Nov 22, 2021
Why Use Math Talks and How To Ensure They Are Effective
*Math Talks, Number Talks, Minilessons, Warm-ups… What are these routines? Is there a difference? If so, what are those differences?*
*In this episode, we’ll unpack what **we **believe the true elements of a Math Talk are and how you can leverage the power of an effective Math Talk in your classroom to start your next math lesson!
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*You’ll learn: *
* *What is a math talk and what Is not a math talk;*
* *The Teacher Moves necessary to lead a math talk effectively; *
* *Why you should include math talks into your programming; and, *
* *What resources exist so I can start tomorrow. *
*Resources: *
*https://Wodb.ca** *
*https://Estimation180.com** *
*https://Wouldyourathermath.com** *
*How To Lead A Math Talk Snapshot → **https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np4gGKmspbE** *
*https://Mathisvisual.com** *
*https://makemathmoments.com/tasks*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessmen…
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Nov 15, 2021
Invigorating High School Math - An Interview with Steven Leinwand & Eric Milou
*In this episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, we chat with Steve Leinwand and Eric Milou about strategies to create an Invigorating High School Math program.*
*Steve served as Mathematics Supervisor in the Connecticut Department of Education for 22 years and is a former president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. In 2021, he was awarded the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Lifetime Achievement Award.*
*Eric Milou is Professor of Mathematics at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ. Eric served as President of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey and on the Board of Directors of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Why making shifts in high school math education is required to empower students;*
* *What content in our HS curriculum needs to be eliminated and what can replace it;*
* *Why 6th grade is harder to teach than calculus; *
* *What change you can make tomorrow to ma…
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Nov 8, 2021
Making Changes While Staying Aligned - A Math Mentoring Moment Episode
*In this episode you’ll hear Ryan Kinzler, a 8th grade teacher from Pittsburg discuss his concerns over blending his traditional curriculum resources (such as the textbook) with high impact strategies and problem based lessons. In this discussion Ryan realizes how to feel confident with the choices he makes in the classroom and how small moves will result in big impact. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to stay aligned with your department when your teaching approach varies; *
* *How to blend the resources you’ve collected with your curriculum; *
* *How to change your pedagogy one lesson at a time; and,*
* *How to feel confident about the choices you make in your classroom.*
*Resources: *
* *Ryan’s Twitter: **@crushTheTurtle*
* *G…
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Nov 1, 2021
Crafting A Hero’s Journey: The Power of Storytelling in Math Class
*Today on the podcast Jon & Kyle dig into Crafting a Hero’s Journey: The Power of Storytelling in Math Class including why teaching math should be more like telling a story, what elements will help you craft a lesson that plays out like a story to spark curiosity in your students, how to get kids hooked in just like your favourite movies and books, and finally where you can go to learn more and begin crafting your own mathematics program that feels like a book you don’t want to put down.
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*You’ll learn: *
* *Why teaching mathematics should be more like telling a story vs. “teaching” with the gradual release of responsibility model;*
* *The necessary elements that will help craft a story that sparks curiosity in your students; *
* *How you can shape your math lessons so they’re like your favourite addictive movies and books; and,*
* *Where you can go to find more on making your math class a story that students won’t want to end.*
*Resources: *
*https://summit.…
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Oct 25, 2021
How To Support Students With Unfinished Learning - An Interview with Chrissy Allison
*On the podcast today we speak with Chrissy Allison. Chrissy is a former middle school math teacher and instructional coach who’s spent the past 7 years supporting school administrators and **their **coaches to improve teaching and learning through professional learning and instructional coaching. She’s the host of The Mindful Math Podcast, and she works full time as an online coach for school- and district-level math coaches, specialists, and instructional leaders. *
*Stick with us and you will hear ideas, tips, and insights about how to support students with unfinished learning in math. You’ll also hear how to differentiate lessons and tasks to meet students where they are while moving forward with content from the current grade. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *Students with unfinished learning **can **engage in grade-level work*
* *There are simple ways to differentiate lessons and tasks to meet students where they are while moving forward with content from the current grade*…
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Oct 18, 2021
Partnering with Parents - An Interview with Hilary Kreisberg & Matthew Beyranevand
*We’re bringing back two wonderful and hilariously entertaining educators who are passionate about helping parents navigate math education. Hilary Kresiberg and Matthew Beyranevand have co authored a new book for teachers called Partnering With Parents. *
*Stick around and learn how to help parents deal with math anxiety so they can assist their children at home; how to communicate with your parents when starting the school year; how we can communicate our strategies and methodologies with parents so they feel confident; and, how we can help parents with the varying levels of homework students get from year to year or even teacher to teacher.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to help parents deal with math anxiety so they can assist their children at home;*
* *How to communicate with your parents when starting the school year; *
* *How we can communicate our strategies and methodologies with parents so they feel confident; and, *
* *How we can help parents with the varying level…
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Oct 11, 2021
Rethinking Fractions - An Interview with Shelley Yearley
*Today we speak with Shelley Yearley all about how we can rethink fractions in the mathematics classroom! Shelley is a fellow Ontario educator, researcher and author who has held many roles over her career which you will hear all about today including her most recent role as she has returned to the classroom!*
*Stick with us and you learn why you should focus on unit fractions before rushing to the algorithm for operating with fractions; what the Fraction Learning Pathway is and how it can help you in your classroom; and, why students & many adults struggle with fractions and what we can do about it.
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How we can understand fractions at a deeper level (as educators)*
* *Why students & many adults struggle with fractions and what we can do about it.*
* *Why you should ask students what they know*
* *Why you should focus on unit fractions before any operations with fractions*
* *What is the Fraction Learning Pathway and how you can use it in your classr…
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Oct 4, 2021
Answers Are Only The Beginning - An Interview with Marilyn Burns
*In this episode we speak with the great Marilyn Burns. Marilyn is one of today’s most highly respected mathematics educators. Over the course of more than 55 years, Marilyn has taught children, led professional development sessions, spoken at conferences, contributed to professional journals, written more than a dozen books for children, and created more than 20 professional development resources for teachers and administrators.*
*Stick with us and you learn what assessment really means and how to assess for student learning; how you can integrate one-on-one interviews into your math program and still “teach the curriculum”; what to ask when assessing your students in one-on-one interviews; and, you’ll learn how to become passionate and curious about how students think and reason.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *What assessment really means and how to assess for student learning;*
* *How you can integrate one-on-one interviews into your math program and still “teach the curric…
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Sep 27, 2021
How to Make The Most Of Virtual Conferences + An Announcement!
*On today’s episode, we’re excited to dive into how to make the most of the VIRTUAL conferences you attend including how to avoid “death by webinar”!*
*We’ll also be diving into some strategies on how to be more picky when selecting your session plus how to stay more engaged while you’re in them.
Finally we’re excited to make a BIG announcement that we know the Math Moment Maker Community is going to love.
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*You’ll learn: *
* *How you can make the most of the virtual conferences you attend including how to avoid “death by webinar”; *
* *How to be more picky when choosing your sessions; and,*
* *We are excited to make an announcement that you’re going to love.*
*Resources: *
*https://makemathmoments.com/summit** *
*Doug Clements **https://makemathmoments.com/episode103** *
*https://makemathmoments.com/episode133/** *
*https://makemathmoments.com/grade-9-de-streamed-math/** *
*https://makemathmoments.com/episode15/** *
*Get a Customized Math Improve…
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Sep 20, 2021
What To Do When You’re Doubting Your Teaching Approach - A Math Mentoring Moment
*That there is Christa Amezcua from Mexico! Christa is a middle school teacher and comes on the show today to talk about what we should do when you’re doubting your teaching approach and strategies. *
*We chat with Christa about a recent interaction she had with a colleague that left her feeling a bit inadequate and we help her focus her efforts so she can build her confidence so she can continue to Make Math Moments*
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through a common math class struggle. Together, we’ll brainstorm some possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to Convince Colleagues Making Math Moments is Worth it? *
* *Why having a partner to share your thinking is absolutely necessary. *
* *What data should we look at to feel confident with our teaching methods. *
*Resources: *
* *Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework Guidebook*
* *Proble…
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Sep 13, 2021
How To Reach More Students After The Toughest Year Ever
*As we start/continue another school year during this pandemic we might find ourselves asking: What should I focus on most? How can I help my students get ready for the next grade level? Do I have time to teach through activities or should I just teach with direct instruction? What resources can I use so that I cover the curriculum and still teach deep learning? *
*As we are both practicing educators they have been asking themselves that all summer and have prepared this webinar event to help you answer those exact questions.*
*[This episode is a recording from their free webinar] *
*You’ll learn: *
* *Where you fit on the “math class lesson spectrum” and how you can use it to help your students succeed by learning math through sense making; *
* *After teaching a year in the pandemic where should we go now, where we should focus our learning; *
* *How to find the right balance between a “back to basics” and a “sense making” tug of war; *
* *The concept that ho…
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Sep 6, 2021
What We’ve Learned About Spiralling
*Jon & Kyle share insights on their journey with spiralling their math lessons over the last 8 years. They dive into what spiralling is, why you should consider this structural change in your classes, and how they changed to this model from their mostly traditional approach to math lessons. *
*You’ll also learn what they changed along the way in their journey as well as how to get started so you can save valuable time and maximize this approach. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How spiralling can help you and your students learn math at a deeper level; *
* *How you can get started with spiralling;*
* *How you can build retention with your students so the learning sticks; *
* *What are the pitfalls of spiralling and how you can avoid them. *
*Resources: *
* *https://makemathmoments.com/tasks/** *
* *HOW WE LEARN: THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT WHEN, WHERE, AND WHY IT HAPPENS** By Benedict Carey*
* *Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Hardcover **– by **Peter C. B…
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Aug 30, 2021
When is drill and kill appropriate in my math class? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*We’re speaking with David Alewine in this Math Mentoring Moment Episode. David is home-schooling his twin 6 year olds and doing a fantastic job at weaving different curriculums and resources together to reach his kids and help them with what they need most. *
*David shares his story of how he chose to home-school, the benefits and drawbacks that he faces, and he’s seeking advice from Jon and Kyle about how and when to include “Drill and Kill” lessons! *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *When is drill and kill appropriate in my math class? *
* *How do I structure my math blocks when home-school teaching. *
* *How can I help my children learn math and still love math! *
*Resources: *
*The Good and the Beautiful → **https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/** *
*D…
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Aug 23, 2021
How To Capture Observations & Conversations in Math Class
*On the podcast today we speak with Lana Steiner about all things assessment! Lana is from the Horizon School Division in Saskatchewan and she’s been working with teachers to deepen their assessment strategies to learn how to capture and rely on observations and conversations in the math classroom. *
*Stick with us and you learn How teachers can rely on their professional judgement to assess students; why Steven Leinwand says “4 Is The Magic Number” When Assessing; why starting with assessment will shift your teaching strategies! Why using analytical rubrics can shift your assessment and teaching practices.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How teachers can rely on their professional judgement to assess students. *
* *Why Steven Leinwand says “4 Is The Magic Number” When Assessing. *
* *Why starting with assessment will shift your teaching strategies!*
* *Why using analytical rubrics can shift your assessment and teaching practices.*
* *How starting your planning process wi…
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Aug 16, 2021
How To Teach Through Problem Based Lessons
*In this episode Kyle and Jon dive deep into a problem based task and unpack it so you can make math moments every day in your classroom. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *The teacher moves we need to make before starting a task with our students; *
* *The elements that are necessary to build a great problem based lesson;*
* *What a problem based unit looks like over the course of 5 days; and,*
* *Where purposeful practice fits in to your lesson. *
*Resources: *
* *https://makemathmoments.com/tasks/*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
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Aug 9, 2021
The Transition From Gradual Release to Problem Based Learning - An Interview with Jordan Rappaport
*We chat with Jordan Rappaport - a teacher from Toronto, Ontario. Jordan’s journey stretches from traditional teacher to Make Math Moment Academy member to regional presenter and most recently, a new member of the Make Math Moments Curriculum Writing Team. In this episode Jordan shares his expertise on how to begin the transformation from an “I do, we do, you do” lesson structure to a problem based lesson format, where and how to get started with problem based lessons, and he shares a strategy you can use to ensure you meet the needs of all students in your classroom.*
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*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to begin the transformation from an “I do, we do, you do” lesson structure to a problem based lesson format.*
* *Where to get started with problem based lessons?*
* *How to get excited about teaching mathematics every day.*
* *A strategy you can use to help meet the needs of all students in your classroom during a problem based lesson.*
*Resources: *
*Math Class Needs…
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Aug 2, 2021
Math Is As Important As Reading: An Interview with Isis Spann
*On the podcast today we speak with Isis Spann on why building a strong home-school relationship is important to ensure all students can achieve at high levels! *
*Isis is an early years educator dedicated to helping families get a “leg up” when it comes to helping their children with math. She shares her thoughts on the best tools for connecting with families; how we can elevate the importance of numeracy in the home; and, strategies to build mathematics into what we are already doing at home. *
*Let’s GO!*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *WHat’s the best tool for connecting with families? *
* *Why building a strong home-school relationship is important to ensure all students can achieve at high levels.*
* *Do some of the families of your students not care or simply not having the resources or the understanding of what to do to help?*
* *How we can help give a “leg up” to families of our students.*
* *Strategies to build mathematics into what we are already doing at hom…
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Jul 26, 2021
Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180
*We’re back for our third installment of our How To Start The School Year Off right! In this episode Kyle and Jon share their tips and strategies on how to prepare for the coming school year from the first day all the way to the last. *
*In episode 36 and episode 88 we’ve shared the activities you could do in the first week to build the classroom culture that is needed to fuel the thinking you want your students to do all year. In this episode we share what structural pieces you’ll need to prepare to keep thinking and growth going all year for your students. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to set the stage to inspire curiosity throughout the school year; *
* *What your classroom could look like after the first week of school; *
* *How often we should use problem based lessons;*
* *What structures we need in place to sustain thinking in our classroom all year;*
* *How to achieve spaced practice and learning vs massed practice and learning; and,*
* *How do I prepare to a…
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Jul 19, 2021
Morphing Your Assessment Practices - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we speak with Nick Rhodes who has been teaching online in one of the largest cyber schools in America. Nick shares his story from transforming from a rock band front man to working in accounting to teaching math to being a founding member of our Make Math Moments Academy to becoming a rockstar online teacher! Nick wonders how to adjust his assessment practices so they line up with his problem based approach to teaching. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to morph your existing assessment practices to align with problem-based teaching; *
* *How Desmos can be utilized when teaching solely online; *
* *How to choose technology to maximize learning; *
* *How to use observations, conversations and products to assess students; and, *
* *How can we use standa…
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Jul 12, 2021
Create A Less Stressful Math Classroom - An Interview with Norma Gordon
*On the podcast today we speak with Norma Gordon on how you can create a less stressful math classroom through mindfulness. Norma has successfully transformed her classroom and helped numerous teachers embed mindfulness in their routines. *
*Stick around and you’ll hear Norma walk us through a mindfulness activity and share how to add mindfulness to your mathematics classroom, how to connect mindfulness to the math practice standards, why you need to use the Focus Five in your class; and how you can use Mathitations to help educators and students integrate mindfulness in their classes. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to add mindfulness to your mathematics classroom;*
* *How to connect mindfulness to the math practice standards;*
* *Why you need to use the Focus Five in your class; and,*
* *How you can use Mathitations to help educators and students integrate mindfulness in their classes. *
*Resources: *
*CASEL framework; CASEL-5** *
*UTDana Center/Insidemathematics.org*
*h…
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Jul 5, 2021
Your Summer Guide To Growth
*In this episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, Jon and Kyle discuss 5 Tips to Guide You to Summer Growth. These tips are great ways to take your mathematics professional development into your own hands while not interfering with all of the important aspects that go with our well deserved summer vacations: family, friends, rest and relaxation. Go ahead and hit that play button and be sure to check out the resources section to access all of the links to get you started!*
*What you’ll learn: *
* *How to maximize your summer vacation while still learning with podcasts; *
* *Which courses will give you pedagogical power as well as moving you up the pay scale; *
* *Which book tops our summer reading list; and, *
* *How to stay relaxed so you’re ready for the school start up! *
*Resources:*
*4 Tips to Start The School Year Off Right **https://makemathmoments.com/start-year-right/** *
*How to Start The School Year Off Right [Podcast] **https://makemathmoments…
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Jun 28, 2021
How Long Do I Wait For Models and Strategies To Emerge? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we speak with Christina Michaels - a teacher for over 24 years from Tucson Arizona. Christina has just taken our online course The Concept Holding Your Students Back: Unlocking the Key Understanding of Proportional Reasoning and is implementing many of the strategies she has learned. The pebble in Christina’s shoe is around the question: “When is the right time to show my students a model that they can use to represent their thinking?” *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *When is the right time to introduce that model for thinking;*
* *How do I push the complexity on a problem so students see the usefulness of the mathematics being learned; *
* *What tasks are useful for teaching ratios and proportions; and, *
* *How do I take my own learning on proporti…
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Jun 21, 2021
How To Fall In Love With Teaching Again - An Interview with Alex Overwijk
*Today we bring on our old friend Alex Overwijk from Ottawa Ontario who shares his teaching journey and transformation from a pretty typical high school math teacher to an engaging activity based thinking classroom advocate! *
*In our discussion we learn the answers to how to engage your students with activity based learning, why finding a teaching partner who is willing to make change with you is so important, why you should be “all in” on a Thinking Classroom, how to draw senior students in to your lesson when the concepts are abstract, and why we should assess and evaluate with more than single unit tests.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to engage your students with activity based learning. *
* *Why finding a teaching partner who is willing to make change with you is so important*
* *Why you should be “all in” on a Thinking Classroom. *
* *How to draw senior students into your lesson when the concepts are abstract. *
* *Why we should assess and evaluate with more tha…
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Jun 14, 2021
How To Remove Tracking From Your Math Program - An OAME 2021 Panel Discussion
*Today we have a special treat for your ears! We recently held a live panel discussion at the annual OAME Conference (Ontario Association of Mathematics) on de-streaming the grade 9 math program here in Ontario with some pretty special guests! *
*We were honoured to host Dr. Christine Suurtamm who is a Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Ottawa, Hema Khodai, an Instructional Resource Teacher with Peel District School Board, Mark Chubb, a classroom teacher and past instructional coach, and finally Jason To who is a Coordinator for Secondary Mathematics and Academic Pathways with the TDSB. *
*In this deep discussion we discuss the benefits of de-tracking or de-streaming as it helps to break down barriers that prevent marginalized students from an equal opportunity to succeed, thrive, and reach their full potential. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *What our panelists are looking forward to most for this first year of de-streamed grade 9 mathematics?*
* *Some of the comm…
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Jun 7, 2021
I’m a Math Support Teacher and Feel Trapped. HELP! - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we speak with Caitlyn Sloan, a high school geometry teacher who is currently in the role of leading a math support class for students who require additional support. In this conversation, you’ll hear Caitlyn reflect on her challenge to stay true to her investigative, problem based approach to teaching mathematics given that her students have been pre-taught to mimick the rules, steps, and procedures. Listen in to see how she might be able to bridge the gap! *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to help fuel sensemaking when students resist. *
* *How can we sneak in the conceptual understanding when students have already been given a formula or algorithm. *
* *How a support teacher can bridge a pedagogical teaching gap so students can feel successful. *
*Re…
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May 31, 2021
Teaching Math At A Distance - An Interview with Theresa Wills
*Today we speak with Theresa Wills, the author of the new book Teaching Math At A Distance. Theresa is an assistant professor of mathematics of education at George Mason University and a past middle school math teacher. *
*Stick around to hear how to run math routines online with success, optimal strategies for engaging students online, how we collaborate online in meaningful ways, how we can use the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussion in an online space, and guidelines for creating rich online interactions in math class. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to run math routines online with success;*
* *Optimal strategies for engaging students online; *
* *How we collaborate online in meaningful ways;*
* *How we can use the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussion in an online space; and,*
* *Guidelines for creating rich online interactions in math class;*
*Resources: *
*https://www.theresawills.com/** *
*Teaching Math At A Di…
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May 24, 2021
Leveraging Cultural Capital In The Math Classroom - An Interview with Thomasenia Lott Adams
*Today we speak with Thomasenia Lott Adams from the University of Florida --- Go Gators! Thomasenia is a mathematics teacher educator/researcher with numerous accolations for teaching and the work she does with pre-service teachers. *
*We speak with Tomasenia today about how we can use students’ cultural capital to empower learning, why promoting student voice is so important in math class, and why increasing the number of meaningful “touch points” in math class helps amplify student voice.*
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How we can use students' cultural capital to empower learning in the math classroom;*
* *Why promoting student voice in the math classroom is so important;*
* *How you can strengthen mathematics literacy in your classroom. *
* *Why increasing the number of meaningful “touch points” in math class helps amplify student voice?*
*Resources: *
*NCTM → **https://www.nctm.org/*
*NCSM → **https://www.mathedleadership.org/** *
*Solution Tree Book Series** *…
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May 17, 2021
What is Efficiency In Math Class? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we speak with Tom Marker, a 14 year veteran sixth grade teacher from Ohio! Tom reached out to us to tackle the big struggle of trying to convince his students to avoid rushing to standard algorithms and instead value strategies that can be more meaningful outside the classroom. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *The right balance is between conceptual and procedural strategies. *
* *How can we manage differing student strategies;*
* *How to avoid rushing to the algorithm without devaluing this approach from a student; and,*
* *How calculators can hinder your quest to avoid the rush to the algorithm. *
*Resources: *
* *Make Math Moments Tasks*
* *Wooly Worms Race [Fractions 6 Day Problem Based Unit]*
* *Snack Time [Fractions 5 Day Problem Based Unit]*…
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May 10, 2021
Math With The Brain In Mind - An Interview with Liesl McConchie
*Today we speak with Liesl McConchie! Liesl is a former math teacher with nearly 20 years of experience training school leaders and teachers across the globe. She has partnered with over 300 schools to implement the science behind what **really** improves achievement for all students as well as co-authored two books on brain science and learning. *
*In our discussion we learn the answers to what is brain-based learning and why we need to use it in our teaching; why there’s no such thing as a motivated student or an unmotivated student; and, how to use brain science to boost student motivation.
You’ll Learn: *
* *What is Brain-Based Learning and why we need to use it in our teaching. *
* *Why there’s no such thing as a motivated student or an unmotivated student. *
* *How to use brain science to boost student motivation. *
*Resources: *
*http://lieslmcconchie.com/*
*http://lieslmcconchie.com/books/** ← Brain-Based Learning Books*
*Online Workshop ← **https://grass…
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May 3, 2021
How A Rockstar Found His Calling To Teach – A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Jason Garner, a veteran teacher of 13 years and currently teaching 5th grade. Jason has been diving deep into changing his classroom over the last year. He’s taken the Making Math Moments That Matter Workshop and is currently applying what he’s learned with great success. He chats with us about how to take his learning to the next level.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn
* The most important thing when choosing a task for your class;
* How to effectively use the curiosity path;
* Where to look for problem based lessons and full units;
* Why you should enroll in the Making Math Moments That Matter Online Workshop.
Resources
* Mathematical Mindsets [Book]
* learn.makemathmoments.com/tasks
* The Making Math Moments That Matter Online Workshop
Sho…
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Apr 26, 2021
My Students Aren’t Engaging and Struggling! What Do I Do? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*Today we speak with George Garza - a high school teacher who strives to make a difference in his students' lives is struggling with engagement, pacing, and reaching his students who are falling behind. In this conversation you’ll hear George reflect on his practice and realize where he needs to focus his efforts. Stay with us to hear his epiphany! *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to Help Students At Varying Levels.*
* *How do I structure my lessons early in the course so students become better problem solvers?*
* *How can I use the curiosity pathway in my classroom? *
*Resources: *
* *Desmos.com*
* *Progression of Multiplication** *
* *Bob Marzano’s Academy*
* *CPM Curriculum** *
* *Curiosity Pathway*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan Fo…
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Apr 19, 2021
Why Diagnostics Should Drive Your Instruction - An Interview With Kat Hendry
*Today we speak to Kat Hendry a teacher from Jon’s hometown of Kingston Ontario! *
*Kat has shown her passion for MANY areas of mathematics education, however in particular, she’s very keen on the importance of diagnostics and descriptive feedback in math class and has been digging into why we need to focus more attention in this area. *
*Stick around and you’ll learn: how to start your journey to implement diagnostics and descriptive feedback effectively without keeping up at night worried with overwhelm, and the 5 phases of a diagnostic so you can utilize them in your teaching. *
*What you’ll learn: *
* *How to start your journey to implement diagnostics and descriptive feedback effectively without keeping up at night worried with overwhelm. *
* *The 5 phases of a diagnostic and how to utilize them in your teaching. *
*Resources: *
*Week of Inspirational Math YouCubed*
*Kat Hendry on Twitter*
*The 5 phases of the diagnostic** *
*Taking Shape [BOOK]*
*What to Loo…
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Apr 12, 2021
5 Reasons Your Students Give Up On Word Problems and How To Fix It
*Do you find students give up too easily when working on math problems that are unfamiliar? *
*Do you find yourself stuck pre-teaching concepts to students BEFORE they have a chance to truly engage in the problem solving process just so they can “get through the problem”? *
*Our constant pre-teaching of concepts is just one of the reasons students struggle with word problems and throw their hands up in frustration.*
*In this episode, you’ll learn 5 reasons students struggle with word problems and what we can do to overcome this common math class challenge including how we can engage our students by planning and delivering lessons that ditch the “I Do, We Do, You Do” model of instruction to teaching through rich tasks to leverage student curiosity and promote resilience through problem solving.*
*What you’ll learn: *
* *Why pre-teaching prevents problem solving. *
* *How we can transform existing resources into engaging tasks.*
* *The teacher moves necessary to bu…
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Apr 5, 2021
Growing Your Assessment Practices - A Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment with Nathan Vaillancourt
*In this episode we catch up with Nathan Vaillancourt who was on episode 28 of the podcast. This time around Nathan unpacks where he was in his journey the last time we spoke and the progress he’s made since then. He also shares how he’s transitioned to more of a standards based grading practice to help him with instruction and the creation of assessments. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them.
You’ll Learn: *
* *Unpack where Nathan was in his journey the last time we spoke and the progress he’s made since then;*
* *How he’s transitioned to more of a standards based grading practice to help him with instruction and the creation of assessments;*
* *How being purposeful with assessment questions can make your teaching life easier; and, *
* *How to be more ‘targeted’ with your instruction and assessment practices.*
*Re…
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Mar 29, 2021
Building Flexibility: An Interview With Michelle Rinehart
*This is Michelle Rinehart from HowWeTeachMath.com. Michelle is an innovative educational leader who pushes us to take action to empower female students to take risks, encourages us to add math talks to our daily routines, and how you can shift your practice in manageable ways. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to empower female math students to become risk takers. *
* *Why math talks are necessary for high school students, not just elementary students. *
* *How to shift your practice in manageable ways; *
*Resources: *
*https://howweteach.com/*
*Stop Comparing your chapter one …. *
*High Yield Routines for K-8 [Book]*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Mar 22, 2021
Leading Equity - An Interview with Sheldon Eakins
*Today we speak with Sheldon Eakins from The Leading Equity Center blog and podcast. Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. is an accomplished K-12 educator and administrator. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels during his career in the states of Florida, Louisiana and in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. *
*We speak with Sheldon today about how to be a culturally responsive educator, how to avoid giving all of your students a red pair of size 8 high heels; and why discipline needs to be reshaped! *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *What is hip hop pedagogy?*
* *How to be a culturally responsive teacher;*
* *How do avoid giving all of your students a red pair of size 8 high heels;*
* *Why discipline needs to be revisited. *
*Resources: *
*www.leadingequitycenter.com** *
*Sheldon on Twitter*
*Crucial Conversations [Book]*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a fr…
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Mar 15, 2021
How Do I Engage My Students When The Math Is Abstract? - A Math Mentoring Moment
*In this mentoring moment episode we speak with Adam Love; a first year teacher from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Adam shares what his first few weeks have looked like in his classroom. Like many teachers he wonders how to generate curiosity and engagement around abstract math concepts in senior classes. *
*This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How to create engagement in senior high school classes. *
* *How to generate mystery and curiosity in your classes. *
*Resources: *
*Polygon pileup*
*Difference of Squares*
*Jo Boaler’s Squares Upon Squares Task*
*Make Math Moments Academy*
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to s…
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Mar 8, 2021
Pre-Service Parallels: An Interview with Erica Heinzman
*Erica Heinzman joins us to discuss important aspects of pre service programs for math educators. She highlights the importance of humanizing mathematics and how those big ideas help define how a teacher structures their classroom. *
*Stick around while Erica helps you see the parallels of teaching pre service teachers and teaching our own students. *
*You’ll Learn: *
* *How we can transform secondary mathematics classrooms to be a place of human endeavour and life-affirming; *
* *How teaching pre-service teachers is parallel to teaching students in math class; *
* *Why building and joining a community will change your career as an educator. *
*Resources: *
*Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics** [BOOK]*
*Math Gals** (Website)*
*Mathematics for Human Flourishing** [BOOK] *
*Erica on Twitter: **https://twitter.com/eheinzman1** *
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and…
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Mar 1, 2021
Two Formative Assessment Techniques You Should Stop Using!
Hey there, In this episode we’re sharing two assessment strategies that are widely used every single day in math classes everywhere that we should stop using. These two strategies hinder our goal of building a math classroom that allows all students to think and access to mathematics! Stick with us and you’ll learn: two assessment practices you need to stop using and what you can do instead
*You’ll Learn: *
* Two assessment practices you need to stop using and what you can do instead
*Resources: *
https://makemathmoments.com/tasks
https://makemathmoments.com/afg
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Feb 22, 2021
How To Engage Students While Teaching Remotely - A Math Mentoring Moment
We’re speaking with Danitte Kozai today about how to prevent that student who shows up to your online class for attendance and then disengages and walks away from the computer.
We’ll brainstorm with Danitte on how to engage students while teaching online through the use of low floor high ceiling tasks.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
*You’ll Learn: *
* How to engage students while teaching online.
* How to create a low floor activity when learning remotely.
* How can we prevent students from walking away from the computer when teaching online.
*Resources: *
* Similar Triangles and Pythagorean Triples [Desmos & Michele Torres]
* 26 Squares [Alex Overwijk’s Lesson]
* Teaching Trig Through Slope [Mrorr-isageek.com]
* learn.makemathmoments.com/tasks
* The Making Math Mome…
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Feb 15, 2021
How to Use Mindfulness to Change Trajectories - An Interview with Christina Lincoln-Moore
Christina Lincoln-Moore an innovative Constructivist educational leader who is tenacious and profoundly dedicated to mindful project-based learning to engender formidable mathematics identities.
She is currently an Assistant Principal as well as a featured speaker focused on the humanization of mathematics for traditionally marginalized students.
Her professional presentations include the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and California Mathematics Council. Christina serves as the State Secretary for the California Mathematics Council (CMC) and Equity, Access, and Empowerment Chairperson of the California Mathematics Council: Southern Section (CMCS). Mrs. Lincoln-Moore is the Founder of Talk Number 2 Me™ Mathematics Consulting.
We chat with Christina today about important aspects of math class that you won’t want to tune out.
*You’ll Learn: *
* Why mindfulness is needed in mathematics classes.
* How to be a bucke…
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Feb 8, 2021
What Routines Make Your Day? - An Episode From the Math Moment Community!
In this episode we hear from the members of the Math Moment Maker Community. Numerous educators share daily routines that we teachers use to keep us healthy, loving our jobs, or frankly just keep us sane in this crazy time.
You’ll hear about morning routines to kick start their day; routines to use in the classroom to spark discussion and thinking; and routines that end those tiring days!
*You’ll Learn: *
* Daily routines that we teachers use to keep us healthy, loving our jobs, or frankly just keep us sane in this crazy time.
*Resources: *
Miracle Morning Book
Atomic Habits Book
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Feb 1, 2021
How Do I Catch Up My Absent Students Without Jumping To The Procedure? - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Adrianne Burns - a middle school math coach and interventionist from Wisconsin. During our chat with Adrianne, we discuss a challenge that is on her might right now and we’re sure is on yours too! What issue are we talking about? Well, that HUGE issue of student absenteeism and what we can do to help students who’ve missed that problem-based lesson that sparked curiosity and fueled the sense making in the rest of your students.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
*You’ll Learn: *
* How we can avoid handing students formulas and procedures after their return from an absence.
* How can we stretch context so that we can streamline a unit.
* How to use purposeful questioning when students miss class.
*Resources: *
* How To Make Math Moments From A Distance [BLOG]
* M…
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Jan 25, 2021
Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen - An Interview with Ann Elise Record
Today we speak with Ann Elise Record. Ann Elise is a seasoned educator with a career spanning over two decades of elementary classroom experience. These days she’s a K-5 math coach who works with districts on developing strategies to increase students’ fact fluency as well as how to use manipulatives in the classroom.
Stick around as we’ll discuss effective strategies to help children build their fact fluency; how to help students with the progression from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking; and, how can we help students with concepts that hold them back from their learning.
*You’ll Learn: *
* Effective strategies to help children build their fact fluency;
* How to help students with the progression from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking; and,
* How can we help students with concepts that hold them back from their learning.
*Resources: *
Running Record Facebook group.
Learningtrajectories.org
www.mathrunningrecords.com
Anneliserecord.com
Elem…
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Jan 18, 2021
There’s No Wild 3 Times 5’s Running Around - Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment
In another “Where are they now?” episode series we bring back on 3rd grade teacher Bill Zbozny Del Percio from Pittsburgh. Bill’s back to talk about the changes he made in how he managed student learning with trying problem based tasks. He also chats with us about how he can embed the math process standards/expectations into his daily routines.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
*You’ll Learn: *
* How to paint a picture of what you value in learning for your students;
* How to use purposeful questions to elicit thinking in your students;
* How to balance helping students with too much help.
* The importance of learning mathematics through context instead of through “bare” or “naked” problems;
* Building the Standards for Mathematical Practice (CCSS) or “Process Expectatio…
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Jan 11, 2021
How To Make Math Moments - A Discussion on the Unprofessional Development Podcast
Jon and Kyle were on the Unprofessional Development Podcast with Tudisco and Mealy discussing how to make math moments that matter. This episode is a rebroadcast of that show.
*You’ll Learn: *
* How to Make Math Moments That Matter;
* What teachers can do to engage their students;
* What techniques can teachers use to fuel sense making in their students.
*Resources: *
The Unprofessional Development Podcast
Original broadcast (https://unpro.podbean.com/e/making-math-moments-unprofessional/)
The Make Math Moments Online Workshop
The Make Math Moments Academy
https://makemathmoments.com/tasks
https://makemathmoments.com/
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and *grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.
**Take the assessment*
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Jan 4, 2021
Show Your Becauses - An Interview with Nat Banting
Today we speak with Nat Banting, from Saskatoon Saskatchewan! Nat is a high school math teacher turned pre-service instructor who’s created amazing free resources like Fractiontalks.com and MenuMath. Nat was also the winner of 2019 Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching awarded by the National Museum of Mathematics (@MoMath1) in New York.
In our rich discussion you’ll learn how creating limitations and constraints can drive good learning; how you can spark discussions and deep thinking around fractions; and how to spark curiosity and fuel sense-making with abstract concepts.
*You’ll Learn: *
* How creating limitations and constraints can drive good learning.
* How to spark discussions around fractions.
* How to spark curiosity & fuel sense making with abstract concepts.
*Resources: *
Nat Banting’s Website
FractionTalks.com
Nat’s Menu Math Post
Fraction Talk War
The Art of Problem Posing
Register for the Tortoise & Hare Webinar
Wooly…
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Dec 28, 2020
#109: Transitioning From Elementary to Middle School - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Shawn Seeley from the Tahoma School District. Shawn is seeking advice on transitioning from his 4th grade class into teaching middle school math at a new school all while teaching 100% remotely. Whew, that’s a lot of changes to start his school year.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to transition from teaching elementary to teaching middle school.
* What do I value in my classroom and can I share that with my students.
* How to start the school year as a new teacher.
* What my lessons should look like when teaching online.
Resources:
* College Preparatory Mathematics (CPM) [Curriculum]
* How To Make Math Moments From A Distance [Complete Guide]
* Exploding Dots [Resource]
* Dan Meyer & 3 Act Math [Episode #89]
* The Concept Holding Yo…
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Dec 21, 2020
#108: How to Overcome “Dead Air Syndrome” Teaching Over Zoom - A Math Mentoring Moment
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode we speak with Marnie Geltman; a 6th grade math/science teacher from Queens, New York. Marnie shares how transitioning from an active and hands-on face to face classroom to a completely online model is killing engagement.
Together we brainstorm how to deal with "Dead Air" fear on Zoom, how to get your students to take risks, and how to engage students while teaching strictly online.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to overcome "Dead Air Syndrome” while teaching over Zoom;
* How to eat the “Distance Learning Elephant”;
* How to get your students to take risks in your online classroom;
* How to engage students while teaching strictly online.
Resources:
https://makemathmoments.com/from-a-distance/
Episode 21 https://makemath…
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Dec 14, 2020
#107: How To Believe In Your Math Educators - An Interview with Mary Kemper
Mary Kemper is the Director of Mathematics for Coppell ISD in Coppell, Texas. She’s an Apple Distinguished Educator, and the outgoing president of the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics. In this episode we chat with Mary about what professional learning and support needs to look like; how to nudge teachers without causing overwhelm; what to stop doing in your professional development sessions and how to build a sustainable PD model.
You’ll Learn:
* What professional learning and support needs to look like;
* How to nudge teachers without overwhelming;
* What to stop doing in your professional development.
* How to build a sustainable PD model.
Resources:
Mary’s Blog
Professional Development Tips from Mary
Learning Lab Model
Mary on Twitter
https://www.coppellisd.com/domain/2896
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized impro…
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Dec 7, 2020
#106: How To Influence System Change - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Nancy from St. Louis. Nancy is a math specialist at her school and is frustrated with an ineffective model of supporting students in need. You’ll hear how she wants a better plan to help the students she works with and together we help her realize what she can influence and how she can proceed to help make change.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to help teachers make small changes;
* How to get your ideas heard when it’s hard;
* How to spark change with your fellow educators;
* The importance of nudging without overwhelming.
Resources:
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard [Book]
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness [Book]
The Coaching Habit [Book]
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your Distr…
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Nov 30, 2020
#105: How Can I Use Portfolios Without Losing My Sanity? [PART 3] - A Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment
Today we bring back Carmen Sinatra from Richmond Hill Ontario for a 3rd time on the show. Carmen continues her chat with us about teaching during a pandemic both face-to-face and online!
By sticking around you’ll hear us discuss two big struggles: how to use portfolios for assessments instead of tests without drowning, and how to manage giving out feedback so you can stay sane!
This is another Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to Use Portfolios for Assessment Without Drowning?
* How to manage feedback in a reasonable amount of time. Resources:
Carmen & her team’s Google Slide template for portfolios
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, K-12 [Book]
Peter Liljedahl Podcast Episodes [Episode 21 & Episode 98]
Standards Based Grading Gamified!
Assessmen…
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Nov 23, 2020
#104: Straight Outta Campos - An Interview with Ed Campos Jr.
In this episode we chat with Ed Campos Jr. who is building inclusive classrooms through music, technology, and dry-erase paint!
Stick around to hear about 360Math and why you need to be teaching it; what super-moves help students think and feel safe in the classroom and, how to choose ed-tech tools to use with your students.
You’ll Learn:
* What is 360Math and why you need to be teaching it.
* What super-moves help students think and feel safe in the classroom.
* How to choose ed-tech tools to use with your students.
Resources:
Ed Campos Jr. Website → http://edcamposjr.wordpress.com/
CueConference → https://cue.org/conferences/
Teach documentary
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3106270/
John Berray
https://twitter.com/johnberray
https://johnberray.wordpress.com/author/johnberray/
Peter Liljedahl - Vertical Non-Permanent Surface
https://makemathmoments.com/episode21
Matt Vaudrey & Musical Cues
http://mrvaudrey.com/
Desmos Activity Builder
PearDeck.com
FlipGri…
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Nov 16, 2020
#103: Learning and Teaching Early Math: An Interview With Dr. Doug Clements
In this episode we speak with author, early years math curriculum designer Doug Clements. Doug is a professor at the university of Denver. He’s published over 130 research studies, authored 23 books on early years mathematics. He’s served on the U.S. President's National Mathematics Advisory Panel and he’s a co-founder of Learningtrajectories.org with his partner Julie Sarama.
Stick around while we dive into why we need to think deeply about early elementary mathematics; how we can help students think conceptually about mathematical ideas at a young age; learn about resources you can use at home to strengthen early years mathematics; and, how parental mindset is key in a student's progression of mathematics.
You’ll Learn:
* Why we need to think deeply about early elementary mathematics.
* How we can help students think conceptually about mathematical ideas at a young age.
* Resources you can use at home to strengthen early years mathematics.
* How parental mindset is…
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Nov 9, 2020
#102: How Do I Manage A Thinking Classroom During a Pandemic? [PART 2] A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we bring back Carmen Sinatra from Richmond Hill Ontario. Carmen is back in the classroom with COVID protocols firmly in place and shares what it has been like teaching from a distance online and preparing for the part of her schedule where she’ll be teaching from a distance face-to-face.
By sticking around you’ll hear us chat about two benefits of our new all-day math blocks and what we can do with senior students who typically learn abstract math concepts and how to spark their curiosity.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* What we can do to spark curiosity with abstract math concepts. Especially in senior classes.
* Two benefits of our new all-day math blocks.
* Which activities best generate discussions in our senior classes.
Resources:
Fast Clapper [TASK]
Ju…
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Nov 2, 2020
#101: Reframing Our Math Mindsets - An Interview With Howie Hua
Today we speak with Howie Hua, an instructor from Fresno State in California. Howie’s love of mathematics, students, and mental health are driving forces he uses to help pre-service teachers along their mathematics learning journeys.
Stick around as Howie gives a master class on how to help teachers and students shift their mindset around mathematics education; five (5) qualities that make someone “good” at math; and, 20 words/phrases associated with a typical K-12 math class and how we can change them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to help teachers and students shift their mindset around mathematics education;
* Five (5) qualities that make someone good at math; and
* 20 words/phrases associated with a typical K-12 math class and how we can change them.
Resources:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/howie_hua
Link to Jose Vilson’s tweet https://twitter.com/thejlv/status/1257858513990225921
Email Howie: hhua at csufresno dot edu
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your…
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Oct 26, 2020
#100: Why The 2020 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit Needs To Be On Your Calendar
In this, the 100th episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, Jon and Kyle reflect on the past 100 “weeks” of learning and why the 2nd annual FREE 2020 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit should be on your calendar. They’ll discuss how many “listens” the podcast has had over the almost two years of weekly episode releases as well as some of the different session topics and “must attend” talks you should add to your Virtual Summit Schedule on November 7th and 8th, 2020.
You’ll Learn:
* How many educators the podcast has impacted across the many countries you’re all listening from;
* How to take advantage of two full days of over 30 live and pre-recorded professional development sessions; and,
* How you can share this learning opportunity with your colleagues in your school and/or district.
Resources:
2020 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit: https://summit.makemathmoments.com
View the 2019 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit Replays in the Academy [30 Da…
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Oct 19, 2020
#99: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know - An Interview With Farshid Safi
Today we speak with Farshid Safi from the University of Central Florida. We reached out to Farshid after his presentation in NCTM 100 Days of Learning.
In Farshid’s work with educators he helps teachers see how context and connection must take priority above all else. He weaves the mathematical content we have to teach with student identity and their humanness.
Stick around while we learn how to have conversations about equity with your colleagues, why we need to be generalists instead of specialists and, how can we as educators impact our community?
What you’ll learn:
* How to have conversations about equity with your colleagues.
* Why we need to be generalists instead of specialists.
* Why we need to have a 6 foot view of our teaching and also a 6000 foot view.
* How can we as educators impact our community?
Resources:
Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching High School - Understanding How to Use Functions - Book
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized Wor…
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Oct 12, 2020
#98: The Thinking Classroom Part 2: An interview with Peter Liljedahl.
In this episode we speak with the godfather of the Thinking Classroom Peter Liljedahl. We spoke with Peter way back on episode 21 of the podcast about how he built the components of the thinking classroom and we needed to bring him back on because we only got through a fraction of what we needed to!
If you haven’t listened yet to Episode 21 we strongly encourage you to push pause on this one and head over there to give it a listen. But once you’re done listening there you’ll be itching to get back to listening to this one.
Stick around because as always Peter drops some classroom move knowledge bombs! In particular he shares why groups of 3 are better than groups of 2 in your math class; how to choose a task to fit the environment instead of modifying your environment to fit the task; 4 practices that help move group synergy work to an individual knowing; and, why “descriptions” of effective teaching strategies shouldn’t necessarily lead to “prescriptions”
What you…
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Oct 5, 2020
#97 How To Implement & Consolidate Problem Based Lessons Remotely - A Math Mentoring Moment
In this episode we chat with past mentoring moment guest Stephanie Moore from North Carolina!
We’ve brought Stephanie back on so she can share her plans for an upcoming lesson with us so she can get some feedback on the learning she’s done in our Online Workshop and Academy.
Like Stephanie, many of us are struggling to figure out what our lessons will look like while we’re teaching synchronously and/or asynchronously. Stick around while we dissect Stephanie’s lesson so she can make math moments that matter!
What You’ll Learn:
* How can we implement problem based lessons synchronously & asynchronously?
* What’s the difference between funnelling and focusing in your teaching?
* What does feedback look like?
* How can we consolidate lessons synchronously and asynchronously?
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape…
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Sep 28, 2020
#96 : Focus & Grow - A Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment.
In another “Where are they now?” episode series we bring back on 5th grade math teacher Matt Makuch from Victoria BC. Matt’s back to talk about the changes he made in his classroom around Vertical non-permanent surfaces, anticipating student solutions, and differentiating his instruction to meet all levels of learners in his class.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to help the varying levels of learners in your classroom;
* What it looks like to spiral your curriculum;
* How Vertical Non-Permanent surfaces can change your career!
* What we should really be focussing on when we’re planning our lessons.
Resources:
Matt’s First Episode on our Podcast
Episode 9 with Kirstyn Dyck
Episode 14 with Sunil Singh
Episode 45 with James Tanton & Exploding Dots
Episo…
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Sep 21, 2020
#95: The Vast Majority of Ed-Tech Is Garbage: An Interview with Eli Luberoff
In this episode Eli Luberoff, the CEO of Desmos not only shares why he thinks most ed-tech software doesn’t make the grade he shares significant insight on what makes Desmos a thought leader in math education.
Stick around while we chat about how ed-tech can hinder learning and how ed-tech can help learning; how a software company’s guiding design principles can make you a better coach and/or teacher; and, why we need to be active and not passive when ensuring accessibility and equity in our classrooms.
You’ll Learn:
* How can ed-tech hinder learning and how can ed-tech help learning;
* How a software company’s guiding design principles can make you a better coach and/or teacher;
* Why we need to be active and not passive when ensuring accessibility and equity in our classrooms.
Resources:
Desmos.com
Learn.desmos.com
Teacher.desmos.com
Facebook Educators Group
Desmos on Twitter
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
*Are you district leade…
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Sep 14, 2020
#94: How To Make Your Middle Schoolers Feel As Safe As They Did In Primary - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Maia from the Boston area. Maia is a middle school math teacher and is working hard to make all students feel a sense of belonging in her classroom just like they felt when they were in Grade 2. You’ll hear about her own Math Moment that she remembers from math class and how it inspires her to build her own lessons, the work she’s been doing implementing structures from the Routines for Reasoning book, and how she wants to better help her students gain confidence to share their “rough draft thinking” with their peers.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through common problems of practice where together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How “true” expertise can help you Spark Curiosity “on the fly”;
* How to build a middle school math class culture where students feel as safe as they did back in grade 2;…
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Sep 7, 2020
#93: How to Clear A Path For Growth: A Math Mentoring Where Are They Now Moment
Today on this Where Are They Now Math Mentoring we speak with Laura Tomas from Palm Beach county in Florida. Laura ‘s been teaching for 28 years and she’s an instructional coach for her school.
Laura chats with us today about how she’s applied the suggestions and learning from our conversation back on episode 46 to help her teachers grow as educators. Laura shares how she implemented her plan, what struggles she had, and where she looks to go next as an instructional coach.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to help teachers change their mindset towards growth.
* Using Lesson study to co-plan and co-teach math lessons.
* How to lead daringly
Resources:
Laura onTwitter @iteachthewhy
Learningthroughmath.com
Episode 30: The Most Effective PD You’re Not Doing
Ge…
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Aug 31, 2020
#92: How Do I Manage A Thinking Classroom During a Pandemic? - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Carmen Sinatra from Richmond Hill Ontario. Carmen is gearing up for her new school year during the pandemic and like many teachers she’s asking questions like: How can we safely use vertical non-permanent surfaces in our classrooms? How do we create groups? How do I plan a 2.5 hour math block?
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* What we can do to engage students during COVID19
* How to plan a class that is double the time compared to our “normal” class time.
* How we can safely use vertical non-permanent surfaces in our classrooms during the pandemic.
* How we can make groups safely?
* What consolidation prompts could look like during COVID19
Resources:
* Episode 21: The Thinking Classroom
* Scavenger Hunt Task
* Make Math Moments Tasks a…
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Aug 24, 2020
#91: 3 Things We Can Learn From Online Learning
This week, Jon and Kyle reflect on their experience teaching remotely and realize that while the experience was (and continues to be) a struggle for many, with hardship comes new learning.
Stick around as we search for the silver linings that can easily go unnoticed.
You’ll Learn:
* What distance learning has taught us about engagement;
* What distance learning has taught us about assessment;
* What distance learning has taught us about meeting students where they are; and,
* What we can do about it!
Resources:
Course: The Concept Holding Your Students Back → Register now!
Unmasking Educations’s Biggest Buzzword
I Wish You BAD LUCK ![VIDEO]
Supreme Court Justice John Roberts' Unconventional Speech to His Son's Graduating Class
Progression of Multiplication [Blog Article]
The Progression of Division - Graham Fletcher [VIDEO]
The Progression of Division - Kyle Pearce [BLOG ARTICLE]
More Progression Concept Articles [Book]
Elementary and Middle School Mathem…
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Aug 17, 2020
#90: What First Day Of School Activities Should I Use? - A Math Mentoring Moment
That there is Whitney Becker - a middle school math teacher from Alabama. Whitney joined us to discuss what activities are great on the first day of school to show students what we as teachers value instead of just going over the rules and syllabus.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* What activities should I use on the first day of school?
* How do I show my students what I value early in the course?
* What activities are good for group work?
* Should we do a math activity on the first day?
Resources:
* Cell Phone Problem From Illustrative Math
* What Do You Do On The First Day Of School? - Dan Meyer
* Name Tents
* How To Start The School Year Off Right / Episode 36
* 100 Numbers To Get Students Talking
* Amsti.org
* TapIntoTeenMinds.com
* Stacking Pa…
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Aug 10, 2020
Dan Meyer & Three Act Math
Today we speak with the creator of the 3-act math structure, Guinness Book of World Record holder, national speaker, and Chief Academic Officer at Desmos, Dan Meyer.
We get the dirt on Dan’s background as a student and early days as a teacher. He shares his insights on what lessons should look like, sound like and he lets us in on what a Chief Academic Officer really does.
Stick around and you learn the origin story of the 3-Act math structure and why you need to know about it; how to use what you value in math lessons to bring out wonder and perplexity; the good and bad of ed-tech: what makes a great tech tool while teaching remotely; and, tow being culturally aware humans can make us better teachers.
What you’ll learn:
* The origin story of the 3-Act math structure and why you need to know about it.
* What we value in a math lesson and how to use wonder and perplexity to teach those values.
* The good and bad of ed-tech: what makes a great tech tool while teaching remot…
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Aug 3, 2020
#88 How To Start The School Year Off Right From A Distance
Kyle and Jon share their insights on what was working and what needed improvement from their emergency remote teaching time before summer and provide suggestions on how you can start this coming school year off on the right foot.
Stick around and you’ll hear how to set the stage to inspire curiosity throughout the school year; how to build trust with your students so you can create an inclusive classroom culture; and, activities that are essential for the first day of class.
You’ll Learn:
* How to set the stage to inspire curiosity throughout the school year;
* How to build trust with your students so you can create an inclusive classroom culture;
* Activities that are essential for the first day of class.
* How to engage your students in your schooling format [face-to-face, remote, blended].
Resources:
* How to Start the School Year Off Right [Episode 36]
* Register for our How To Start The School Year Off Right Webinar
* Less is More in Math Distance Learning […
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Jul 27, 2020
#87 How To Teach My Class When Students Are Underprepared - A Math Mentoring Moment
In this episode we speak with Math Moment Maker Stephanie Moore from North Carolina. Stephanie is a college instructor recently became a Making Math Moments Certified Educator after enrolling in our Full Online Workshop.
We chat with Stephanie about how to prepare students who are underprepared, how to handle lesson flops and what to do next, and what can you do when it seems everyone is struggling.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* How to prepare students who are underprepared;
* How to ensure we cover content when teaching with problem based lessons;
* What to do after you have a big lesson flop;
* What you can do to assess your students in replace of always testing;
* How to look at your class when it seems everyone is struggling.
Resources:
* Episode #26: How To…
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Jul 20, 2020
#86: Catalyzing Change - An Interview with Robert Q. Berry
Today we’re speaking with Robert Q. Berry, he’s the current NCTM president, he’s a professor in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, and author of numerous books and articles on equity issues in mathematics education. Stick around to hear Robert discuss math moments he’s had as a student and a teacher. We’ll dive into a book series he’s been working on: Catalyzing Change, we’ll answer questions like: why we need to spark wonder and joy in our students and how you can implement equitable teaching practices into your classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* Why the book series Catalyzing Change needs to be your “next book”;
* Why we need to spark wonder and joy in our students; and,
* How you can implement equitable teaching practices into your classroom.
Resources:
FIND MORE ROBERT Q. BERRY
Nctm Board of Directors Page
University of Virginia
Twitter https://twitter.com/robertqberry
Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics [BOOK]
High Sch…
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Jul 13, 2020
#85: Financial Literacy Isn’t Just For Students
While many of us are passionate about teaching mathematics, we’ve found that more often than not many educators do not leave ourselves enough time, energy, or maybe just aren’t interested in learning about money management and in particular, investing despite how mathematically centered finance is.
This episode is a little different in what we normally share, but we feel that financial literacy is so important for our students to learn and in turn, we must learn about it as well.
So, sit back and listen in while we get down and dirty with why you need to learn about managing money, what to do with that “extra” money you’re saving by getting started with investing, and create a framework in your life where finances are taken care of so you can “Get on with your life!”
Let’s get into it!
You’ll Learn:
* Why you should manage your own finances.
* How you can get started with investing?
* How can you create a framework in your life where finances are taken care…
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Jul 6, 2020
#84: When The Tension Overtakes The Room - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Ryan Foley from Spokane, Washington. Ryan is a 6th grade math and science teacher, who became a Making Math Moments That Matter Certified Teacher after taking our online workshop! What you’re about to hear is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we speak with a math moment maker like you who is working on a problem of practice. Together, we’ll brainstorm a plan for overcoming these challenges.
In particular, we chat with Ryan about how to select and sequence your student work while running your lesson; why planning with purpose will allow you to be more flexible in the classroom; and how to build purposeful practice into your lesson plans.
You’ll Learn:
* How to select and sequence your student work while running your lesson.
* Why planning with purpose will allow you to be more flexible in the classroom.
* How do I build in purposeful practice into my lesson plan.
Resources:
Appointment Clock
Wipebook Flipchart Special Discount
*Get a Cust…
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Jun 29, 2020
#83: How To Get Your Students Motivated - An Interview With Ilana Horn
In this episode we speak with Ilana Horn - A professor of math education at Vanderbilt University. Llana’s work is motivated by the underperformance of students in mathematics. Today we talk with Llana about her book Motivated and what is needed to START to motivate your students.
Ilana calls her book the prequel to Peg Smith and Mary K. Stein’s book The 5 Practices to Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions and we can’t agree more. There’s so much that we overlook when planning lessons that will either make or break what you do in the classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* The two most important things to consider when motivating your students.
* How to help colleagues motivate students.
* What it means to be smart at math
Resources:
Ilanahorn.com
Motivated [Book] - Ilana Horn
Twitter: @ilana_horn
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Jun 22, 2020
#82: Mathematics for Human Flourishing - An Interview with Francis Su
Francis Su is a professor at Harvey Mudd College in California, he’s a past president of the Mathematical Association of America, he’s won multiple awards for teaching, and he’s the author of a new book Mathematics for Human Flourishing.
In this episode we chat with Francis about how learning mathematics can help us become better human beings; how can mathematics help us become better at exploring truth and justice; and, how to change your assessment to reflect what you value.
You’ll Learn:
* How learning mathematics can help become a better human being.
* How can mathematics help us become better at exploring truth and justice.
* How to change your assessment to reflect what you value.
Resources:
Mathematics for Human Flourishing
Francissu.com
Mudd Math Fun Facts - 200+ Warm-Up Problems
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Jun 15, 2020
#81: Creating Balance in Personalized Learning: A Math Mentoring Moment.
In another “Where are they now?” episode series we bring back on 6th grade math teacher Sam Brotherton from St. Louis Missouri. Sam’s back to talk about the changes he made in his classroom around assessment, lesson design and how practice fits in. He also talks to us about his new challenges around personalized learning.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.
You’ll Learn:
* The difference between Individualized Learning, Differentiated Learning, and Personalized Learning.
* How to create balance among different modes of instruction in your course.
* How we can spark the love of learning in our students.
Resources:
Episode #54 What does an effective math block look like?
Flex math block visual
Open up resources
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Jun 8, 2020
#80 How Can A Fractured Educator Teach The Whole Student? - An Interview with Hema Khodai
That is Hema Khodai, an educator who lives relatively close to Kyle and I in Mississauga Ontario. Hema is a high school math teacher turned instructional resource teacher. We speak with Hema today about her 2019 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit presentation called “Who is a Mathematician”. Hema’s session was one of the most watched sessions during our two-day virtual conference back in November.
Stick around to hear how relationships help build / or wreck a student's ability to identify as a mathematician; why it’s so important that we educators know our why; and how math has to be a community endeavour.
You’ll Learn:
* How relationships help build / or wreck a student's ability to identify as a mathematician.
* Why it’s so important that we educators know our why.
* How math has to be a community endeavour
Resources:
Make Math Moments Virtual Summit - Get on the waitlist for 2020.
Start With Why - Simon Sinek [Book]
It Takes A Community - Hema Khodai
Twitte…
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Jun 1, 2020
#79: Same, But Different - Math Education In Israel
Listen in to Craig Guthrie share his insights on comparing learning and teaching math in Israel to learning and teaching math here in North America. Both Craig and our own Kyle Pearce recently visited Tel Aviv to learn what math looks like in Israel and share the Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework with their fantastic math educators.
Stick around to hear about what educators struggle with on the other side of the world and how students are learning math --- is it different than here?
You’ll Learn:
* Help educators get perspective beyond our own context.
* Learning is both similar and unique in different countries.
* Educators worldwide struggle with many of the same issues.
* Students all around the world want to be curious and learn math in interesting ways.
Resources:
Episode 58: How we stared a math council and why you should too.
*Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.
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May 25, 2020
#78: How to Organize Your Course and Day-to-Day Plans - A Math Mentoring Moment
In this episode we chat with Jennifer L’Arrivee a high school science and math teacher from British Columbia. After learning about spiralling in our online workshop this past Fall, Jennifer is on a mission to implement a content organizational structure that will maximize retention and understanding in her science and math classes. Listen in as she picks our brains about best approaches to stay organized both with content standards and with classroom activities.
Stick around for this mentoring moment episode where we brainstorm with Jennifer how we can be more intentional with our planning, how to organize our day-to-day using google spreadsheets, and how to organize a whole course so you’re not overwhelmed.
You’ll Learn:
* How to be more intentional with your planning;
* How to organize your day-to-day plans;
* How to organize your course so that you’re not overwhelmed
Resources:
* Episode 36 - How to start the school year off right [Ali, can you grab this link?]…
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May 18, 2020
#77: Up For Debate - An Interview With Chris Luzniak
You’re listening to the ever so charming math teacher & department chair at the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, and debate guru Chris Luzniak.
We chat with Chris about why we should have students debate in math class, how you can get started with this routine in any classroom, what pitfalls to watch out for, and where you can go to get resources to make this happen in your classroom!
Let the Debate begin!!!!
Let’s do it!
Resources:
Up For Debate [Book]
Luzniak.com
Twitter: @Cluzniak
#DebateMath
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May 11, 2020
#76: COVID-19 Struggles Shared During Our Recent Q&A Webcall
Hey there, Math Moment Makers! This episode is a little different from our usual episodes as we look to give you a glimpse of some of the other places that we’re trying to learn with Math Moment Makers like YOU from around the world.
In addition to hosting this podcast each week and working our day jobs in classrooms, we also host the Make Math Moments Academy. The Academy is a membership site for ongoing professional development and support specifically crafted for teachers who are seeking ways to create Math Moments on a regular basis in their classrooms.
Each month we usually hold a LIVE Q & A session with our members to talk about current problems of practice from the classroom, but right now, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have been meeting weekly!
These chats have been really energizing, so we wanted to share a recent recording of our LIVE Q&A Webcall from April 22 2020.
You’ll Learn:
* Our daily routines during this pandemic.
* What are districts doing with gra…
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May 4, 2020
#75: Would You Rather Math - An Interview With John Stevens
In today’s episode, we welcome Math Moment Maker, John Stevens to the podcast! John is an instructional coach for mathematics and technology, who not only supports the teachers he works with throughout his district, but educators from around the world with his many resources.
Dive into this episode with John and we’ll unpack how you can facilitate debates in math class using his free online resource, wouldyourathermath.com, how to bring parents to the table with his Table Talk Math resources, and a great resource parents can lean on to help their children avoid the dreaded summer slide.
You’ll Learn:
* How you can spark and facilitate arguments and discussions in your math class.
* What wouldyourathermath.com can do to change your classroom culture.
* How to help parents bring math to the table so they can support their children.
* What you can do to help your students eliminate summer slide.
Resources:
Wouldyourathermath.com
John’s User Guide - Would You Rather…
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Apr 27, 2020
#74: When Do I Nudge and When Do I Coach? A “Where Are They Now?” Math Mentoring Moment.
In another in a series of “Where Are They Now?” episodes we chat with Kirsten Dyck a part-time teacher and part-time math coach. We chatted with Kirsten way back in episode #9 about Intentionality and learning goal.
In this episode we hear from Kirsten how she’s made progress on her goals since we last spoke.
Stick around and you’ll learn how she’s adapted the Thinking Classroom to further student learning; how she has focused on making the connection and consolidation stage of her lessons a priority; and how she’s applying coaching techniques to incrementally nudge her teachers down a path toward a thinking classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* How she’s adapted the Thinking Classroom to further student learning;
* How she has focused on making the connection and consolidation stage of her lessons a priority; and,
* How she’s applying coaching techniques to incrementally nudge her teachers down a path toward a thinking classroom.
RESOURCES:
https://makemathmoments.…
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Apr 20, 2020
#73: It’s not about tech, it’s about good teaching: An Interview with Cathy Yenca.
Cathy Yenca is a middle school teacher from Austin, Texas who has been leading the charge in effective math teaching pedagogy and effective use of technology in math class.
The Mathy Cathy blog is a go-to spot not only because she routinely shares great resources and reflections, but because she is constantly sharing interesting ways to use technology to help her formatively assess students on an ongoing basis and to give her students a voice in math class.
You’ll Learn:
* How to effectively use technology in your math class.
* How technology can be a hindrance to learning and how you can overcome those obstacles.
* How you can avoid tech-overwhelm so you can do what matters most.
* What the focus of using tech should be and what it shouldn’t be.
Resources:
Seeking Students Who Hide [Socrative]
The Way Digital Tools Are Used Can Make A Difference NCTM Article:
Mathy Cathy Blog
Using Keynote To Explore Math Relationships [iBooks]
Cathy’s Shadowcon Talk
www.Kn…
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Apr 13, 2020
#72: How Can I Spark Curiosity During Emergency Remote Learning: A Math Mentoring Moment
In another “Where Are They Now?” episode we chat with Katrien Vance a teacher of 25+ years from Charlottesville, Virginia who has participated in our online workshop over a year ago; she’s a member of the Make Math Moments Academy, and she’s a make math moments podcast alumni.
We spoke with Katrien way back on episode 8 where we heard all about her transformation from a traditional teacher into a curiosity instigator. If you haven’t listened to episode 8 yet, we won’t hold it against you if you pause this one and cue up that episode. You won’t regret it.
In this Where are they now episode Katrien fills us in on what her classroom has looked liked and sounded like over the past year, as well as how she is dealing with emergency remote teaching in this age of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
You’ll Learn:
* How you can build curiosity remotely.
* What does the 5 practices look like when we’re not all together?
* How we can slow down and focus on what matters.
Resourc…
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Apr 6, 2020
#71: Powerful Numeracy: An Interview With Pam Harris
Today we interview Pam Harris; a former high school teacher turned mathematics consultant living in Austin Texas. When she’s not teaching pre-service teachers at Texas State University, she’s out and about leading K-12 mathematics professional development sessions, writing books, and courses.
We’re eager to share this fantastic conversation with Pam about what it means to do math, defining the “end goal” when teaching a concept, discussing the difference between models and strategies, and why math is FIGUREOUTABLE!
You’ll Learn:
* What does it mean to do math?
* The end goal when students are learning number sense concepts.
* Why Emerging models vs showing models
* Why math is figureoutable and how you can convince students and parents.
* Why we need to understand the development of mathematical reasoning and how you can use it in your classroom.
Resources:
#mathstratchat
https://twitter.com/pwharris?lang=en @pwharris
Mathisfigureoutable.com
NCTM Math Fo…
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Mar 30, 2020
#70: It’s Not The Resource, It’s What You Do With It - A Math Mentoring Moment
That is the Math Moment Maker Takiesha Martinez from San Antonio Texas. Takiesha talks with us about how to decide which resources are the best for her students, how to create an inclusive learning environment, how to increase mathematical discourse and collaboration, and how to plan with intentionality so that you can get the most out of your resources.
What you’re about to hear is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a math moment maker like you who is working on a problem of practice and together we brainstorm a plan for overcoming these challenges.
You’ll Learn:
* How to create an inclusive learning environment.
* How to increase mathematical discourse and collaboration.
* How being more explicit with verbal instructions can change the level of engagement through discourse and collaboration.
* How to plan with intentionality so that you can get the most out of your resources.
Resources:
https://makemathmoments.com/lesson1
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Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19 - How to Move Forward?
In this extra episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast we’re sharing a recording of our Monthly Live Q and A call with the Make Math Moments Academy members. In this live chat Jon & Kyle discuss the COVID-19 Pandemic and how it’s affecting our home-work life and the home-school life of our students. They answer questions from the community around teaching online, engaging students with math when working from home and resources that can help you do that.
You’ll Learn:
* What should we prioritize when working from home?
* How can we engage our students when teaching online?
* What resources are helpful when engaging students online with math?
Resources:
https://makemathmoments.com/academy
Knowledgehook.com
Brainingcamp.com
Flipgrid.com
Teacher.desmos.com
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Mar 23, 2020
#69: How Can I Get More From My Students? A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with a 23 year veteran teacher from Alabama; Tiffany Roddy. Tiffany joins us on this Math Mentoring Moment episode where we will explore a struggle or challenge she is working on and together we’ll brainstorm next steps to ignite her teacher moves!
Stick around and you’ll learn how you can move away from the “I do, we do, you do” approach to teaching math class; how you can gain more time in your course instead of feeling like you’re always behind; and finally, we’ll dive into the two moments that are most important in your lesson.
You’ll Learn:
* How to get your students to share their thinking instead of wait and get.
* How can I move away from the I do, we do, you do math class.
* How do I pace my timing?
* What two moments are the most important in your lesson.
Resources:
Principles to Action [Book]
https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/stacking-paper - Stacking paper
https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/penny-a-day
wipebook.com/4…
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Mar 16, 2020
#68: Gradual Release Of Responsibility SUCKS! An Interview With Kristopher Childs
In this episode, we’ll dive into a conversation with Dr. Kristopher Childs, a Mathematics Educator, Presenter, and Speaker from Orlando, Florida. Kris joins us for an insightful conversation about shifting mathematics instruction from the “I do, We do, You do” approach to a problem based teaching model broken down into 6 stages. As the conversation progresses, we will learn that not only does Kris dislike the gradual release of responsibility model for math class; he passionately describes why it actually “sucks”. Listen in as we discuss how we can make changes to our mathematics teaching practice to increase access and equity for all students.
You’ll Learn:
* The 6 stages of mathematics instruction and why you should be thinking about them as you prepare your lessons.
* How to Teach for Depth and not width
* How to view assessment as a way to learn who you students are.
* How can we help parents who want to help their kids.
* Why we need to ditch the gradual r…
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Mar 9, 2020
#67: How To Promote Reasoning and Proving Over Answer Getting - A Math Mentoring Moment
In episode 67 we speak with Karen Huber, a third grade math teacher from San Antonio Texas. Karen has taken a deep dive with us in our Full Online workshop, she’s a member of the make math moments academy and today in this Math Mentoring Moment Episode we talk about how to promote reasoning and proving with our students instead of focusing on just answer getting.
Stick around and you’ll learn strategies to get students to value math strategies over right and wrong answers, and …. what’s the 10-10-10 rule? and how you can help you think about student learning progressions so that you can give appropriate feedback
You’ll Learn:
* How to help students dive deeper into their learning instead of just answer getting.
* How to use questioning to engage students.
* What’s the 10-10-10 rule and how it can help us think about student learning progressions.
Resources:
https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/massive-mosaic/
https://makemathmoments.com/academy
https://make…
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Mar 2, 2020
#66: Implementing Change with Teachers: An Interview with Mike Flynn.
Today we speak with Mike Fynn, a national speaker on teacher education, the director of mathematics education at Mount Holyoke College and all around super nice guy! Mike shares with us how to spark change amongst teachers you work with, how to make habits that stick, why some moments from math class stick with us and some don’t, and how we can “break the script” to help students learn math at a deeper level.
You’ll Learn:
* How to spark change amongst teachers you work with.
* How to make habits that stick.
* How to elevate moments in math class.
* How “breaking the script” helps students learn math.
Resources:
Switch: How To Change Things When Things Are Hard.
Atomic Habits: James Clear
http://mathleadership.org/understanding-resistance-to-change/
http://mathleadership.org/1618-2/
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Feb 24, 2020
#65 THE CONCEPT HOLDING YOUR STUDENTS BACK
We are bringing you another Make Math Moments MASTERCLASS!
Do you know what concept is holding your students back the most? PROPORTIONAL REASONING!
We have found that reasoning proportionally is the concept that prevents many students from developing a deeper level of thinking towards number sense, algebra, measurement, and functions!
In this episode we’ll explore why our students are struggling with this concept, how we can help students from various grades, and how you can develop a deeper understanding of proportional reasoning so you can ensure your students …
You’ll Learn:
* Why our students are struggling with this proportional reasoning.
* How we can help students from various grades.
* How you can develop a deeper understanding of proportional reasoning so you can ensure your students get that deep learning you’re looking for.
Resources:
https://makemathmoments.com/proportions
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Feb 17, 2020
#64 - Are You Missing The Mark With 3-Act Math Tasks? An Interview With Graham Fletcher
Today we have GFletchy himself! Yes, today on the podcast we have 3-Act Math Task Builder, National Speaker, and Math Specialist Graham Fletcher.
Stick around while we chat with our good ol Canadian friend who’s transplanted in America on what it really means to assess, how to leverage engagement in your math class, where some teachers miss the mark when teaching through tasks, why tasks are great for formative assessment rather than summative assessment, and how to view your lesson from 60000 ft instead 6 inches.
You’ll Learn:
How coaching sports is like teaching math & how it’s not.
What it really means to assess.
Where student intuition lives
How to leverage engagement in your math class
Where teachers miss the mark when teaching through tasks
Why tasks are great for formative assessment rather than summative assessment
How to view your lesson from 60000 ft instead 6 inches.
Resources:
Estimation180.com estimation180.com
Gfletchy.com
Twitter: @gfletchy
Graham…
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Feb 10, 2020
#63: Convincing Students To Value Struggle - A Math Mentoring Moment
Christina Marin a dedicated and reflective middle school teacher from the Bay Area in California. We talk with christina today about struggles around how students are resistant to learning through productive struggle. Especially students who have been successful in traditional math classes.
In our conversation we talk about how using purposeful questioning and planning can give you the confidence you need to convince students that the struggle is worth it.
You’ll Learn:
* How to use purposeful questions to keep students in a state of flow.
* How planning your learning goals and your consolidation will give your students confidence.
* How to convince parents that teaching through struggle is worthwhile.
Resources:
Principles to Action [Book]
Stacking paper
https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/stacking-paper/
Voting Booth
“Every Vote Counts”
https://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw/2014-15/POTWC-14-NN-PA-19-P.pdf
Principles to Actions - 8 effective teaching…
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Feb 3, 2020
#62: Learning Trajectories & Running Records: An Interview with Dr. Nicki Newton
We have a treat for you today. We’re speaking with the great and obviously passionate Dr. Nicki Newton. By the end of this episode you’ll wish Nicki could just keep on going. She shares with us today her passion about learning trajectories and why we all need to learn them for various mathematical ideas.
She fills us in why we should be using running running records, and she gives you many knowledge bombs and resources during this one hour session.
You’ll Learn:
* Why you need to understand learning trajectories in math class.
* The stages of counting and why you need to know them.
* Should we be departmententalizing our schools or not?
* Why running records are so important for your students learning pathway.
Resources:
Mathematizing Your School [Book]
Levelling Math Workstations Grade K-2 [Book]
Learning Trajectories
Kathy Richardson Books
Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen [Book]
Math Running Records in Action [Book]
https://www.mathrunningrecords.com/
*Get a Cu…
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Jan 27, 2020
#61 How to Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine
Ever felt like you were blindly teaching through the textbook to "cover" the curriculum?
We have too!
Teaching math exclusively from your textbook is like teaching with a bag over your head.
The textbook doesn’t allow you to SEE your students. It doesn’t take into account who your students are and where they are on their learning path.
The textbook doesn’t allow you to HEAR your students. It struggles to provide meaningful opportunities for your students to discuss, collaborate, and reason with peers.
The textbook doesn’t provide resources that spark curiosity and ENGAGE your students.
BUT ...
Throwing out the textbook is NOT the answer either.
Why spend hours of your limited planning time searching the internet for better resources just to find that you have to PAY for those resources out of your own pocket?
Instead, learn how to use the resources you already have access to so that you can Make Math Moments That Matter!
You’ll Learn:
* Engage your students using…
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Jan 20, 2020
#60 How To Coach Teachers For Effective Change: A Math Mentoring Moment
In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode we speak with Patrick Kosal. Patrick a math coach from Mooresville, North Carolina - who isn’t seeing that ongoing drive to continue striving effective teaching practices in the teachers he works with. Stick with us as we learn how working with teachers is similar to working with students and how it’s not! How we can spark a love of learning in teachers we work with. Easy strategies to help "resistor teachers" change ineffective (but comfortable) old-school practices? And… How can we help teachers address the issue of “we don’t have enough time”
You’ll Learn:
* How is working with teachers is similar to working with students and how it’s not!
* How we can spark a love of learning in teachers we work with.
* Easy strategies to help "resistor teachers" change ineffective (but comfortable) old-school practices?
* How can we help teachers address the issue of “we don’t have enough time”.
Resources:
Coaching Habit [Book…
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Jan 13, 2020
#59: Singapore Methodology: An Interview with Sarah Schaefer
Today we speak with Sarah Schaefer who is the go-to person when learning about the Singapore Methodology. Sarah is the Principal at M4thodology in Atlantic beach Fl and unleashes a bunch of great tips and ideas on how to use the singapore methodology in your classroom. You’ll also hear about how the Singapore method falls in line with the 5 practices and how you can use lesson study to avoid teacher isolation.
You’ll Learn:
* What is Singapore Math Methodology?
* How you can incorporate singapore methodology in your classroom.
* How Singapore methodology connects with the 5 practices framework.
* How lesson study helps you plan your lessons.
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Jan 6, 2020
#58: How We Started Math Council and Why You Should, Too!
Today we speak with Craig Guthrie and Brenda Delduca as they share their insights, wisdom and experience on starting up a math council in their school. Craig and Brenda both joined our very own Kyle Pearce among others in an international project with Canada and Norway.
Stick with us as they’ll also share what they learned about the power of student voice from visiting schools in Norway and how they brought that learning back to their school.
You’ll Learn:
* EdTech will not be the saviour of your classroom.
* What we can learn from the student-teacher relationship in Norway.
* How including student voice will change your school and math classroom.
* What is math council and how can you start one in your school?
* What you need to consider when running a math council.
Resources:
Student voice: Transforming relationships (Monograph)
@mrsdelduca
@craigguthrie4
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Dec 30, 2019
#57 A Year Under Our Belts
In this last episode of 2019 Kyle and Jon share their big success for the year, dive behind the scenes on the podcast, and discuss their plans and goals for 2020.
You’ll Learn:
* How the podcast came to be;
* How the podcast reaches educators worldwide;
* What’s the process from start to end to make a podcast;
* What big successes did Kyle & Jon have this year; and,
* What the future looks like for Make Math Moments.
Resources:
https://makemathmoments.com/mentor
https://makemathmoments.com/webinar
Top 10 Episodes of 2019
#36 How To Start The School Year Off Right
#35 Visible Learning: An Interview with John Hattie
#10 Mathematical Mindsets: An Interview With Dr. Jo Boaler
#33 The 5 Practices: An Interview with Peg Smith
#31 Daily Routines to Jump-Start Math Class: An Interview with John SanGiovanni
#21 The Thinking Classroom: An interview with Peter Liljedahl
#1 Introduction to Making Math Moments That Matter
#32 The Formative Five: An Interview with Sk…
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Dec 23, 2019
#56 Authoring Our Math Identities - An Interview with Lauren Baucom
That there is the highly respected math educator Lauren Baucom. Lauren is from North Carolina and we chat with her today about her powerful and eye opening 2019 NCTM presentation “Whose Mathematics Is It anyways? (De)Tracking of Teachers & Students”
Stick around to hear how you can help students author their identities in math class; How math class should be like the Lauren’s Favourite TV show Great British Bake Off; Why we should consider how we track (stream) students in our schools, and three de-tracking stages Lauren helped put into place to help reduce inequities in her school.
You’ll Learn:
How to help students author their identities in math class;
That math is a social experience;
How math class should be like the Great British Bake Off;
Why we should consider how we track (stream) students in our schools;
Three stages to help de-tracking in your schools.
Resources:
Catalyzing change [book]
Twitter: @LBmathemagician
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Dec 16, 2019
#55 - Seeing Before Showing: An Interview with Sara VanDerWerf
This week we chat with Sara VanDerWerf, former K-12 Math Lead with Minneapolis Public Schools who taught grades 7 through 12, the President of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and independent mathematics consultant. Lean in as we chat with Sara about her journey from being a fast “calculator” in her own K through 12 learning experience to focusing on making student thinking visible in the classroom. We can’t wait to dive into Sara’s backstory as well as some great tips and resources for your own teaching practice.
You’ll Learn:
* How to help students see it before you show them and say it before you tell them;
* Why asking kids to notice and wonder is so important as well as how to lead this protocol successfully in your own classroom;
* Why Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) are so helpful in math class;
* How to use Stand and Talks as an easy way to get kids moving and promote mathematical discourse in your classroom; and,
* What the differe…
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Dec 9, 2019
#54 What does an effective math block look like? A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Rob Baier, a math learning specialist from southern Pennsylvania who is wondering what a truly effective math learning block should look like. What you’re about to hear is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a math moment maker like you who is struggling with an idea and together we brainstorm a plan for improvement.
Stick with us as we frame out with Rob what his 80 minute block should look like to fuel student sense making….
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Dec 2, 2019
#53 Open Middle Math: An Interview with Robert Kaplinsky
This week we sit down with problem creator, national presenter, and now author, Robert Kaplinsky. In this tip-filled episode we chat with Robert about how to implement problem based lessons so kids high 5 each other, how we can squeeze open middle problems into our routines and why we should, and finally we chat about Robert’s mission to provide great professional development to teachers no matter their geographical location.
You’ll Learn:
* What makes good problem based lessons and how to teach with them.
* How to avoid creating math robots.
* How to use x-ray vision to see what your students know.
* How open middle problems can fit into your teaching routine.
* Where you can find good math professional development.
Resources:
https://robertkaplinsky.com/
I Hope You’re Embarrassed
How much does a 100 by 100 cost?
Openmiddle.com
bit.ly/openmiddlebook
bit.ly/openmiddlebookca
Grassrootsworkshops.com
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Nov 25, 2019
#52 The Purpose of Assessment: A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we talk about a big concern from many teachers!! --- Assessment in math class. More specifically we speak with Steven Sevel, a teacher from Vaughan Ontario and our online Make math Moments Academy who has joined us for a math mentoring moment episode. Like many of us in the Math Moment Maker Community, Steven is continually asking questions about the best way to assess his students.
Stay with us as we talk about the purpose of assessment, Standards based grading, feedback, assessment tools such as Freshgrade and mindset!
You’ll Learn:
* What’s the true purpose of assessment is;
* How can I incorporate Standards based grading in my math class?
* What’s the role of feedback;
* How can I use assessment tools such as Freshgrade;
Resources:
Assessment on MrOrr-isageek.com
Assessment on tapintoteenminds.com
Episode 40 and 42 with Michael Rubin on Spiralling
Episode 21 with Peter Liljedahl and Thinking Classrooms
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Nov 18, 2019
#51: Reimagining the work done in math classrooms: An Interview with Jose Vilson
This week we talk with Jose Vilson, an educator from Harlem New York. Jose is a national speaker, an author he was named one of GOOD Inc.’s GOOD100 in 2013 of leaders changing their worlds and an Aspen Ideas Scholar in 2013. He has also spoken at TEDxNYED, Education Writers Association Annual Conference, Netroots Nation, The US Department of Education, and the Save Our Schools March.
His blog, TheJoseVilson.com, was named one of the top 25 Education Blogs by Scholastic, and Education World. We chat with Jose today about How we should REIMAGINe THE WORK IN MATH CLASSROOMS, Why trust and classroom culture are the most important parts of teaching and Why Teacher Voice is important at the district level.
You’ll Learn:
* How we should reimagine the work in math classrooms
* Why trust and classroom culture are the most important parts of teaching.
* What strategies and tips you can use to change your classroom culture.
* Why Teacher Voice is important at the district level.
R…
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Nov 11, 2019
#50: How To Get High IMPACT PD FROM YOUR COUCH: The Make Math Moments Virtual Summit
Join Jon & Kyle in this episode while they share why they created a math PD virtual summit, how it works, and why you NEED to register. Listen in as they outline classroom struggles many teachers have and how the summit sessions will help minimize those struggles.
You’ll Learn:
* How to access high impact math PD from your couch.
* How we can bring curiosity, wonder and joy into the math classroom!
* How to solve problems without cross multiplying while learning powerful ways to help students develop efficient and sophisticated proportional reasoning strategies.
* How to learn, lead, and live without barriers.
* The power of play and explore ways we can play with mathematics in your classroom.
* How can we empower students through estimation.
* How we can we teach students the confidence and wits to process content, solve problems, innovate, persevere, and engage in “big picture” thinking.
* How teachers can step into parents’ shoes and better understand the w…
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Nov 4, 2019
#49: Adding Parents To The Equation: An Interview with Hilary Kreisberg & Matthew Beyranevand
We have two wonderful and hilariously entertaining educators who are passionate about helping parents navigate math education. Hilary Kresiberg and Matthew Beyranevand have co authored an amazing book called Adding Parents To The Equation. Stick around and learn how to help parents help their children with math at home, what resources parents can use to help nurture mathematics with their children, how to help parents navigate educational jargon, how to help parents develop their own growth mindset, how to support parents with the actual mathematics we teach and what teachers can do to support parents from the classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* How to help parents help their children with math at home.
* What resources can parents use at home to help nurture mathematics.
* How to help parents navigate educational jargon
* How to help parents with growth mindset
* How to support parents with mathematics.
* How teachers can support parents.
Resources:
Adding Parents To The Equ…
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Oct 28, 2019
#48: Three Levels of Learning Goals - A Math Mentoring Moment
This week we chat with an eighth grade teacher in his 6th year of teaching trying to hash through resource overwhelm, assessment techniques, frameworks, and community building.
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode Aseem Kelly shares with us the three levels of learning goals in math class, how to choose the best resources for your students, and how to narrow your focus so that your students can succeed.
You’ll Learn:
* How to choose the best resources for your students;
* How to narrow your focus so that your students can succeed.
* How to avoid teacher overwhelm;
* How to choose and help students work toward a learning goal.
Resources:
Desmos Pet House Project
Thinking Classrooms - Peter L
The Differentiated Classroom [Book]
Fawn’s Blog
Illustrative Mathematics
Open Up Curriculum
Jon’s 30 in 30
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Oct 21, 2019
# 47 How Social Media & Reflection Strengthens PD!
Today we speak with our good friend and colleague David Petro. David is the Math Coordinator for the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board in Windsor Ontario Canada, the current OAME President, and Ontario’s resident math lessons curator. David has been actively sharing resources on his website and on twitter for years.
We chat with David about resource sharing, online learning, what his favorite activities are, and how you can get started with them!
You’ll Learn:
* How reflection can help educators and students consolidate learning.
* Are there merits to homework? How should we structure homework to be meaningful.
* How to find math resources for your classroom.
* How to use twitter to maximize your professional learning
Resources:
Ontariomath.blogspot.com
http://ontariomath.blogspot.com/p/podcasts.html
OAMETalks Podcast
Twitter: @davidpetro314
Datasets: http://found-data.blogspot.com/
Engaging-math.blogspot.ca
Datasets: founddata.blogspot.ca
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Oct 14, 2019
#46: How do I spark a love of learning in my fellow educators. A Math Mentoring Moment
Today on this Math Mentoring Episode we speak with Laura Tomas from Palm Beach county in Florida. Laura ‘s been teaching for 27 years and she’s an instructional coach for her school. Laura chats with us today about how we can spark the love of learning in our fellow teachers and colleagues. Stick around while we talk about how being vulnerable can allow you to become a better educator, how you can help teachers create a lifelong learning attitude for themselves, and a bunch of tips on how to help switch educators mindsets.
You’ll Learn:
* how being vulnerable can allow you to become a better educator,
* how you can help teachers create a lifelong learning attitude for themselves,
* tips on how to help switch educators mindsets.
Resources:
Math Matters: Understanding the Math You Teach, Grades K-8 (2nd Edition)
Listen to Episode 3: Fuel Sense Making with 4- Go To Tools
Number talks [Book]
What’s Math Got To Do With It [Book]
Switch [Book]
Atomic Habits [Book]
Nu…
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Oct 7, 2019
#45 - Global Math Week, Exploding Dots, and James Tanton
Today we bring back one of our very first guests: James Tanton back on the show! We love talking to James because he is so passionate about the discipline of mathematics and he has some exciting, timely news to share!
We chatted with James way back in episode #6 where we discussed his math background, his memorable math moment and his passionate views on mathematics. If you haven’t got a chance to listen to episode 6 you should jump over to that episode right now and give that a listen, then come back here to hear James talk more about Exploding dots, how teaching polynomial division is the same as multiplying in grade 5 and vice versa, and he fills us in on Global Math Week and how you can get involved.
You’ll Learn:
* What are Exploding dots how they help you teach place value.
* School mathematics is about learning about being human.
* How teaching polynomial division is the same as multiplying in grade 5 and vice versa
* What is Global Math Week and how you can get…
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Sep 30, 2019
#44 - Building Math Minds: An Interview with Christina Tondevold
Today we speak with the recovering traditionalist Christina Tondevold. Christina previously taught mathematics traditionally much like we did and Now she gets to work with teachers in developing students’ mathematical understandings in ways that are not limited by the traditional ways of doing and teaching mathematics through her site BuildMathMinds.com where you can get PD in Your PJs.
Stick with us as we learn What is number sense and why is it so important, What are the 4 early numeracy concepts that all teachers should know and understand how to teach? What are the 4 number relationships? And finally what steps you can take to ensure you learn fundamental mathematical progressions underlying students’ understandings of number sense.
You’ll Learn:
* Are we creating rule followers or creative questioners
* What is number sense and why is it so important.
* How can we help students develop proficiency with number sense
* What are the 4 number relationships?
* How…
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Sep 23, 2019
#43 The Missing Voices In Math: An interview With Rafranz Davis
Today we speak with the author of The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech. Rafranz Davis. Rafranz is an instructional technologist and national speaker that uses her voice to challenge those in education communities on topics of edtech, equity, and diversity in education.
In this episode we speak with Rafranz on what experiences she’s had that shaped her beliefs and values on education, she shares what she thinks diversity is and what it is not, how we should teach students first and foremost, and how we educators can learn a thing or two from boy bands!
You’ll Learn:
* What Rafranz says is Diversity and what it is NOT.
* How we should teach students first and foremost.
* how we educators can learn a thing or two from boy bands!
Show notes: makemathmoments.com/episode43
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Sep 16, 2019
#42: How Do I Spiral My Math Standards Without Spiralling Out Of Control! [Part 2 of A Math Mentoring Moment]
This week Michael Rubin from our Math Mentoring Moment Episode #40 is back to continue the conversation from proceeding vs. pivoting to organizing his course content. Yes, this episode packs in a great conversation about Spiralling your math standards WITHOUT spiralling out of control.
If you haven’t yet listened to episode #40, be sure to STOP - and GO LISTEN NOW! If you already HAVE listened, then let’s pick up the conversation where we left off and pivot the conversation into a deep dive around spiralling Michael’s math course for the very first time. You’ll grab some great value bombs from this episode…
Let’s get ready to talk SPIRALLING your math curriculum!
You’ll Learn:
* What is Spiralling & Why Everyone Should Be Doing It?
* What Should I Consider When Planning To Spiral?
* How Long Should A Cycle Typically Take?
* How Can I Help Struggling Students While Spiralling?
* How Can I Get Started?
Show notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode42
*Get a…
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Sep 9, 2019
#41 - Math Gals: An Interview With Chrissy Newell
In this episode we speak to Chrissy Newell, a math projects coordinator from California who has been leading the #MathGals movement. We chat with Chrissy about how we can raise awareness to underrepresented women in the field of mathematics and also what we can do to empower girls in math class so they can thrive while they have a sense of belonging.
Stick around while Chrissy shares three action items for you to implement in your classroom!
You’ll Learn:
* What is the #mathgals movement?
* How we can raise awareness & celebrate the achievements of women in math.
* 3 “Get Started Tips” to help make a difference.
* Where you can land your #mathgals shirt.
* All about TableTalkMath Summer Courses.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode41
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Sep 2, 2019
#40: How Do I Know When To Proceed Or Pivot My Plan? [Math Mentoring Moment]
This week we speak with Michael Rubin, a Math Moment Maker who has been diving into a TON of Math Professional Learning over the past year as he gears up to make a return to the math classroom. Join in on the conversation as Michael shares his recent successes learning from the many math educators sharing online, our weekly tasks/tips/tools weekly email, as well as some epiphanies he’s had since taking our Online Workshop recently.
You’ll Learn:
* How Do I Teach Through Task?
* What Learning & Preparation Do I Need To Do?
* What Strategies Can Help All My Students?
* What is Spiralling & Why Everyone Should Be Doing It?
* What Should I Consider When Planning To Spiral?
* How Long Should A Cycle Typically Take?
* How Can I Help Struggling Students?
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode40
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Aug 26, 2019
#39: Everyone Can Learn Math: An Interview with Alice Aspinall
We are excited to bring you this episode with Alice Aspinall, author of the children’s book Everyone Can learn Math. Alice is a high school math teacher here in the Windsor Ontario area. We chat with Alice about how her book is helping families change the way they talk about math at home.
* Why you should read Everyone Can Learn Math with your kids.
* Why it’s important to use positive language when talking about math
* Why a growth mindset is key to learning math
* How you can use Everyone Can Learn Math in your classroom
* What can your first day look like to start your students off on the right foot.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode39
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Aug 19, 2019
#38: How to Move Beyond Answer Getting. A Math Mentoring Moment
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode we speak with a year 1 (first grade) teacher Sierra Classen in her second year of teaching from Melbourne, Australia. Listen in as we work through this common struggle we have all faced - either currently or in the past - related to students hyper focusing on answer getting over process.
You’ll Learn:
* Strategies to help your students re-think the purpose of math class.
* How games can shape math lessons
* Why number talks are great culture builders
* Characteristics of effective math instruction
* Two Types of questions you should avoid answering
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode38
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Aug 12, 2019
#37 Hook, Line, & Sinker: An Interview with John Rowe
This week we speak with an Aussie John Rowe. John is a Math Coach from Adelaide Australia he’s put together a great resource for you on tasks for the math class and he’s also a Demsos wizard! Listen in as John shares his 5-day professional development plan for teachers, why he thinks Twitter is one of the most useful professional development sources we can have, and how to use his Hook, Line & Sinker framework in your classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* John’s professional learning module for teachers.
* Why are we rounding?
* Why twitter is your best pd experience.
* How to use Hook, Line, & Sinker framework.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode37
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Aug 5, 2019
#36: How To Start The School Year Off Right
Summer vacation is soon coming to a close. If you’re like us, you've been thinking about that first day for that last week or so. You’ve prepared activities, organized classrooms, laminated everything you can get our hands on, and scrounged the internet for the best deal on dry-erase markers. School is back in and we want to dedicate this episode to the first day of class.
We’re sharing our go-to activities and strategies to start the school year off right so you can help inspire curiosity, build trust & support, and paint students a picture of what class will look like regularly.
What You’ll Learn:
* How to set the stage to inspire curiosity throughout the school year;
* How to build trust with your students so you can create an inclusive classroom culture;
* Activities that are essential for the first day of class.
Show notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode36
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Jul 29, 2019
#35: Visible Learning: An Interview with John Hattie
This week we speak with John Hattie, a co-author of the Visible Learning Book series which has been a foundation for effective teaching practice and change for so many districts across the world. We chat with John about the research into good learning strategies, how he conducted his research and how he uses effect size to compare teaching & learning strategies. We learn about the difference between surface learning, deep learning, and transfer learning, and what is the difference between focusing questions and funneling questions.
You'll Learn:
* How John conducted his widely adopted research;
* How he uses effect size to compare different teaching strategies;
* The difference between surface, deep, and transfer learning; and,
* What the difference is between focusing questions and funnelling questions.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode35
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Jul 22, 2019
#34: Step Into STEAM: An Interview With Sarah Bush
This week we chat with Sarah Bush, an Associate Professor of K-12 STEM Education University of Central, she’s on the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and she’s co-authored the book Step Into STEAM. We sat down with sarah to get the inside scoop on what steam is, how it looks in real classrooms, why we should be considering this approach and how we can get started.
Show notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode34
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Jul 15, 2019
#33 The 5 Practices: An Interview with Peg Smith
We want to welcome NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient and co-author of one of the books we reference MOST OFTEN on this podcast: 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions The wonderful Dr. Peg Smith.
Listen in as we take a deep dive to unpack ALL 5 Practices AND you’ll hear from Peg about the other TWO practices that she often references, Why the 5 Practices are your roadmap to implementing high level tasks, How you can use assessing questions and advancing questions, and How to get STARTED with the 5 practices.
You’ll Learn:
* The origin story of the 5 practices
* Why the 5 Practices are your roadmap to implementing high level tasks.
* How to get STARTED with the 5 practices
* All tasks are not created equal.
* How you can use assessing questions and advancing questions.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode33
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Jul 8, 2019
#32 The Formative Five: An Interview with Skip Fennell
In this episode we speak with Skip Fennell, math teacher, principal, A Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Educator of the Year , Past NCTM President, He's also the author of dozens of articles and books and is a coauthor of the book The Formative Five.
We chat with Skip about all things formative assessment. He shares with you 5 formative assessment strategies that will ensure you’re making math moments that matter!
Join us as we dive into a great discussion with a contagiously passionate math educator at heart, Skip Fennell.
You'll learn:
* Ways teachers are missing the mark with formative assessment;
* How to embed assessment in your daily routines;
* 5 formative assessment strategies and how to start using them now.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode32
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Jul 1, 2019
#31 Daily Routines to Jump-Start Math Class: An Interview with John SanGiovanni
We chat with John SanGIovanni - a Math Supervisor from Baltimore and Author of the book series Daily Routines To Jump-Start Math Class. In this episode John shares why your traditional warm up / bell ringer activities need to change, how to build number sense at any grade level and save time doing it, why traditional homework take-up doesn’t work, how to avoid creating math sheep! And you’ll walk away with 5 Specific Routine Activities to jump start your day.
You’ll Learn:
* Why your traditional warm up / bell ringer activities need to change.
* How to build number sense at any grade level and save time doing it!
* Why traditional homework take-up doesn’t work.
* How to avoid creating math sheep!
* 5 Specific Routine Activities to jump start your day.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode31
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Jun 24, 2019
#30: The Most Effective PD You’re Not Doing
Join us on Episode 30 of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast as we welcome Gabrielle Mejia and Jedidiah Butler as we take a deep dive into the Most Effective PD You’re Not Doing: Lesson Study. Sure, many of us have had an opportunity through a district-led initiative or grant to possibly engage in this type of learning, but was it a “one-and-done” experience that is no longer happening in your building?
Listen in as Gabrielle and Jed share what Lesson Study means to them, why they think it is worthwhile to do AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, and they debunk some common myths and challenges one might encounter as you look to build this highly impactful professional learning structure into your department, school, or district.
You’ll Learn:
* What lesson study is all about and why you need to start it at your school;
* Benefits for teachers, students, and administrators;
* How to organize a lesson study and make it actionable; and,
* Common challenges around lesson study…
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Jun 17, 2019
#29: Concept-Based Mathematics: An interview With Jennifer Chang Wathall
In this episode, we’ll dive into a great conversation about shifting mathematics teaching from what many of us remember from our K-12 learning journey to a more progressive, inquiry approach to teaching mathematics conceptually. In particular, we’ll discuss with Jennifer Chang-Wathall how to be brave in your classroom to make necessary changes to promote student understanding, unpacking what teaching conceptually really means, and how we can ensure that students still learn the necessary facts and skills alongside conceptual understanding.
You’ll Learn:
* How to be brave in your classroom to make changes that are needed for your students understanding.
* What does teaching conceptually really mean?
* Why we need to have facts and skill AND conceptual understanding. It’s not either or.
* How we can build confidence in our own math learning.
* Why knowing where students will create misconceptions will make you a better teacher.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com…
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Jun 10, 2019
#28: How to Align Assessment with Teaching? A Math Mentoring Moment with Nathan Vaillancourt
In this episode we speak with another Math Moment Maker who reached out to us for a Math Mentoring Moment Episode. Nathan Vaillancourt, a jack of all trades teacher talks to us today about how he can change the way he assess his students.
We discuss questions like: How do I adjust my assessments to match the way I’m trying to teach? Do I need to record observations and conversations that I have with my students? Do I need to have the same tool or piece of evidence to assess every student? What are fair assessments? What are equitable assessments?
Show notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode28
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Jun 3, 2019
#27 Building Number Sense With Estimation 180: An interview with Andrew Stadel
In this episode, we’ll dive into a great conversation about Andrew Stadel’s math teaching journey, where he came up with the idea to create the math class favourite resource, Estimation180.com and how we can maximize the use of this resource to build number sense in our students and promote mathematical discourse in our classrooms everyday.
Show notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode27
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May 27, 2019
#26 How To Overcome A Common Math Myth From K Through College
In this episode you’ll get to spend some time with Jon and I as we share the story of a recent school walk-through that we participated in recently while attending a conference. The story leads into a common math teaching myth about how we prepare our students for the next grade level.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode26
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May 20, 2019
#25 How Do I Avoid Lesson Flops? [Math Mentoring Moment]
In this math mentoring moment you’ll meet Carol Edlin, a travel bug who entered teaching with a business degree, slowly but surely began teaching math courses. What is she to do when your background is not mathematics and you’re trying to make math moments that matter for all of your students? Stick around while Carol shows some vulnerability when discussing her lessons flops and we’ll whittle away and reveal her real struggle.
Show Notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode25
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May 13, 2019
#24 Landscapes of Learning : An Interview With Cathy Fosnot
On episode 24, we welcome the Queen of Context for Learning Mathematics, Cathy Fosnot! We are so excited for our Math Moment Maker Community to dig into this great episode with a Champion of Fuelling Sense Making in Math Class as she will share her mathematics journey - including some discriminatory barriers that she had to overcome along the way. Get “hooked” into an intriguing conversation with a game changer in mathematics education who is constantly helping the mathematics education community to mathematize VERTICALLY upwards, Cathy Fosnot.
You'll Learn:
* Why we should help learners generate problems.
* How Cathy’s online learning platform can held teachers help students.
* What a math workshop looks like.
* How to create student mathematicians.
* What’s the difference between vertical mathematizing and horizontal mathematizing.
* How to connect strategies to structures.
Show notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode24
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May 6, 2019
#23: They’re Engaged, NOW WHAT!? A Math Mentoring Moment.
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode, you’ll meet Bill Zbozny Del Percio, a Grade 3 teacher from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who always felt drawn to teaching, but feels like he’s struggling to squeeze as much mathematical thinking out of each task as possible.
Having built familiarity and confidence in sparking curiosity through 3 Act Math Tasks and delivering other rich tasks that leverage the natural curiosity of his students, Bill is seeking support from the Math Moment Maker Community to determine how he can best Fuel Sense Making on a daily basis.
You’ll Learn:
Some common struggles when teaching area and perimeter including which we should teach first;
How knowing the learning goal is so important;
Explore how we might select worthwhile tasks to elicit mathematical thinking;
Learn about efficiency and the fact that what is a fission for one student is not the same for all students;
How we might approach pushing our students to be more clever with their mathematical st…
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Apr 29, 2019
#22: Common Math Class Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them.
In this Jon & Kyle only episode we’ll introduce math classroom challenges that we’ve heard from educators we’ve talked to in person, educators that have emailed us, and also Math Moment Makers who filled out filled out some of of our surveys and how we can work toward fixing those challenges.
You’ll Learn:
* What can we do when not all our students are engaging in our activities.
* How we can ensure students stay focused in a Thinking Classroom.
* How we can use assessments to push learning forward.
* How to ensure the technical aspects of presenting tasks can proceed flawlessly.
* How to build your conceptual understanding of math so you can help your students.
* Where you can take action and get ongoing support to make math moments that matter.
https://makemathmoments.com/episode22
Resources:
The Making Math Moments Academy
https://makemathmoments.com/academy
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Apr 22, 2019
#21 The Thinking Classroom: An interview with Peter Liljedahl
In this Math Moment Interview, we talk with Dr. Peter Liljedahl, Professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University who has been researching ways to get students to become resilient problem solvers through ideas such as using vertical non-permanent surfaces, visible random groupings, selecting tasks with evolving complexity, and much more...He calls his work The Thinking Classroom.
What you will learn:
* The elements needed to build a thinking classroom.
* How to build a problem-solving culture in your classroom.
* Why we need to think critically about the choices we make about our environments and lessons.
* Why vertical non-permanent surfaces will change your students engagement in math class.
* How to make effective groups in math class.
Show notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode21
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Apr 15, 2019
#20 Restoring Balance In Your Life: A Math Mentoring Moment with LISA GEGGIE
We speak with Lisa Geggie, a teacher of 24 years and self proclaimed perfectionist. and a brave, caring human being. Lisa, like many of us, spends countless hours of after school time, weekends, and evenings planning her lessons and activities for her students benefit…..She’s been eating, breathing, and sleeping math lessons and...She wants to desperately know how to help her students and GET HER LIFE BACK! Listen in as we help her realize she has the tools herself to address this big issue.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode20
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Apr 8, 2019
#19 Four Strategies to Help Students START Problems & Stick With Them
One of the biggest challenges WE teachers have right now is helping kids not give up when problem solving in math class. It troubles us when students are working on problems that are slightly different from classroom examples and they either SHUT DOWN, or quickly raise their hands and say, “I don’t know what to do!”
In this episode we share the audio recording of a webinar we ran in January 2019 to help address those exact issues.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode19
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Apr 1, 2019
#18 How To Make Math Irresistible: An interview with Raj Shah
We chat with Dr. Raj Shah from Math Plus Academy about how how to harness the elements of video games that make them so addictive and how we can apply them to our math classes. We chat about how to build a culture of discussion, creativity and problem solving in our classrooms, and we also chat about how to use the power of mystery to engage our students.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode18
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Mar 25, 2019
#17 From Learning To Action: A Math Mentoring Moment With Matthew Makuch
On today’s show, we’re bringing on Matt Makuch from Victoria, British Columbia to share his mathematics professional learning journey thus far. Matt shares some of the influencers who inspired him initially to begin thinking differently about teaching his math class including Marcy Cook, Kim Sutton, and Sherry Perrish. He also shares how he took the plunge to take his professional learning to the next level when he joined our Making Math Moments That Matter Online Workshop.
In particular, he’ll share his progress thus far incorporating the Notice and Wonder routine, how he is now better mathematizing the world around him to incorporate into his mathematics learning environment, and his early attempts at spiralling the mathematics curriculum.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode17
You’ll Learn:
* Great resources to start (or continue) your mathematics learning journey;.
* Some of the challenges you might experience when trying to implement a notice and wonder p…
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Mar 18, 2019
#16: How To Create Authentic Conversations In Math Class: An Interview with Marian Small
Join us while we chat with the great Marian Small. For us, Marian has been a rock and a foundation for how we’ve changed our teaching practice! She’s an author, math education influencer, and Open question guru! In this discussion we talk with Marian about the origin story of open questions, how open questions compare to open middle problems, and how being more intentional with big ideas versus specific skills is more beneficial for student learning.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode16
You’ll Learn:
* What are open questions and how they can change your classroom.
* How you can differentiate your questioning with open questions.
* What’s the difference between open questions and open middle problems.
* Why you should be more intentional in your teaching.
* How to change the focus of your lesson to big ideas instead of a specific skills [and why you should.]
* How MathUP can help you as a teacher think about teaching math while providing you with reso…
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Mar 11, 2019
#15: How to get the most out of the conferences you attend
Conference season is just around the corner for us at the time of this recording. We attend various conferences throughout the year and a big question that we always have is, “Is this going to be worth it?” In episode 15 we want to give you 5 TIPS on how to get the most out of the conferences you attend and also what can you do if you can’t attend a conference this year.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode15
What You'll Learn:
* Practical tips to build a community while at a conference.
* How being picky in your session is a good thing.
* Why we should use this experience to learn about our “blind spots” in education.
* Why we need to address in-equity in the classroom.
* Tips to help you build a habit when implementing a new resources/tool/routine.
Resources:
* Knowledgehook.com
* Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way - James Clear [Book]
* Twitter Hashtags from MTbOS
* [Facebook Group] Math Moment Makers K-12
* [Facebook Group] Build Math M…
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Mar 4, 2019
#14 : Pi Of Life: An interview with Sunil Singh
We’re bringing on a colleague, friend, and fellow Ontarian from the math education world. He’s the author of Pi of Life and his soon to be released book, Math Recess, an international keynote speaker and a part of the BuzzMath team. We talk about the simplicity of mathematics, how learning mathematics should be more like the preparation of a fantastic meal rather than just serving up the final finished dish, and finally, Sunil gives us some suggestions for how we can teach effectively.
Show notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode14
You'll Learn:
* How “messy” learning can be more beneficial than “neat” learning.
* How can we create a love of math with our families and students.
* How we can redefine success for each student. How can we teach students and not just teach math.
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Feb 25, 2019
#13 : Where Assessment & Practice fit in Curiosity Sparked Lessons: A Math Mentoring Moment with Sam Brotherton.
In episode 13 you’ll listen to Sam Brotherton, a teacher from St. Louis Missouri. Sam’s been teaching for 5 years and we chat with him on this Math Mentoring Moment episode of the Making Math Moments that Matter Podcast about struggling with the idea of where assessments fit in his routines. Sam’s been teaching with 3-act math lessons, desmos activities, and a variety of other great resources he’s gathered from the math community but he’s noticing, much like we did early on, that when it comes to standardized tests, or those word problems from the textbook his students aren’t performing any better.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode13
You’ll Learn:
* How you can incorporate assessment into your daily lessons.
* How to transition from a 3 act math task to typical word problems.
* How to ensure students can solve word problems after learning through task.
* Where practice fits in your curiosity sparked lessons.
* How to sequence student solutions to…
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Feb 18, 2019
#12 How Do I Make Memorable Math Moments AND Cover The Curriculum?
In episode 12 Jon & Kyle address questions like: how to create a collaborative approach to teaching math AND cover curriculum standards? How to build resilient problem solver? How do I decide to adjust my unit plans when not all students have made connections during my lesson? They walk you through what planning looks like before a lesson, during a lesson, and after a lesson to ensure we cover our curriculum while making math moments that matter.
Show Notes: http://makemathmoments.com/episode12
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Feb 11, 2019
#11 Play is the Engine of Learning: An Interview With Dan Finkel
Episode #11: PLAY IS THE ENGINE OF LEARNING: An Interview With Dan Finkel
Show notes page: http://makemathmoments.com/episode11
Play is the engine of learning, that’s the mission of Dan Finkel and his team at MathForLove.com. Over the next 60 minutes, we’ll dive into Dan’s story about how he fell in love with math and in particular, teaching with games in the math classroom, he’ll give us some background behind his extremely popular TED Talk on the 5 principles of extraordinary math teaching and he’ll give us 3 things he looks for when selecting games for use in the math classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* How playing games can strengthen our math skills.
* Lessons we learn from games can have an impact in our own math learning.
* Three conditions for games in the math classroom.
Resources:
Dan’s Ted Talk
Mathforlove.com
Tiny Polka Dots
Prime Climb
Ted Ed Riddle - NIM
Proofiness - Charles Seife [Book]
Teaching with your mouth shut - Donald Finkel [Book]
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Feb 4, 2019
#10: Mathematical Mindsets: An Interview With Dr. Jo Boaler
Our conversation begins with Jo sharing some of her memorable moments from math class followed by a rich discussion about the importance of thinking deeply to communicate mathematical understanding, ideas for differentiation in the math classroom, teaching through task, and much more!
Get ready to grow your brain with a variety of amazing mathematical ideas for your classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* How math is visual and by teaching with visual resources we can strengthen our students understanding.
* Why math class needs to be social and collaborative instead of isolated.
* How to differentiate your math lessons with intentionality.
* Why we need more than just memorization of math facts and procedures.
* How to meet your standards while teaching through tasks.
Show notes and resources: http://makemathmoments.com/episode10
Making Math Moments That Matter Online Workshop http://makemathmoments.com/onlineworkshop
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Jan 28, 2019
#9: Planning with Intentionality: A Math Mentoring Moment with Kirsten Dyck
In Episode 9 of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast we have another Mentoring Moment episode coming your way with Kirsten Dyck, a grade 7/8/9 math teacher in rural Saskatchewan. Kirsten is working though how to bring out effective learning goals in all the great lesson ideas she’s already using. Listen in as we welcome Kirsten to the podcast and we all put our minds together to work through this very common challenge we all experience across the grades.
Show notes page http://makemathmoments.com/episode9
You’ll Learn:
With so many resources available to us in the 21st Century, it can be really challenging to determine which resources I should use for what lessons. How can I fit them all in? Never fear, in this Math Mentoring Moment, we dive deep into how to plan your lessons with intentionality to ensure that you are selecting the most appropriate resources for the learning goal you have set out to achieve. Get ready to hear more about 3 Act Math Tasks, Number Talks, Ver…
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Jan 21, 2019
#8: How We Can Redesign Success in Our Classrooms (and why we should). A Math Mentoring Moment with Katrien Vance.
In this episode we talk to Katrien Vance who is a veteran teacher that set a total different approach to give her students a sense of direction and help them stay focused. We outline why she did it, how she did it, and how it all worked out for the students.
You’ll learn:
* How to redefine success in your classroom.
* How to create lessons where students ask more questions.
* How to create a math class where the word problems are the easiest problems to solve.
* Why you should plan lessons that encourage thinking. How to avoid the assumption that students can’t think during your math lesson.
* Benefits of getting the students to talk and opening up space to help them lead.
* How trusting kids with what they know will benefit their overall performance.
Show notes page: http://makemathmoments.com/episode8
Resources:
* https://robertkaplinsky.com
* Pentomino Puzzles
* 3-Act Task: Hourglass Multiples
* 3-Act Task: Stacking Paper
* Lesson: The Mullet Ratio…
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Jan 14, 2019
#7: Routines, Curiosity, and Assessment: A Math Mentoring Moment with Sarah-Jane Wells
In episode 7, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr talk with Making Math Moments That Matter online workshop participant, Sarah-Jane Wells about realizing her personal privilege has affected her teaching habits, how she’s been working on Sparking curiosity consistently to get kids engaged and keep them on task… and a BIG can of worms was opened when the conversation moved into assessment, evaluation and the role of descriptive feedback.
Show notes page http://makemathmoments.com/episode7
You’ll Learn:
* How to realize your own privilege and how that affects the classroom.
* How to teach your students meaningfully during the last block of the school day when students are wrangy!
* How we can effectively use assessment to further the learning of our students.
Resources:
* How Many Chip Bags Will There Be? - Robert Kaplinsky
* Sparking Curiosity Task Search Engine
* Standards Based Grading Gamified With Badges - A post on assessment with standard based grading
* Conall’s A…
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Jan 7, 2019
#6: Looking for Joy in Mathematics Joy: An Interview with James Tanton
This week we interview the great James Tanton. Author, curriculum writer, speaker, creator of Exploding Dots and spreader of joyous mathematics! We bet that you’ll find yourself smiling as you listen to James’ enthusiasm for joyous mathematics.
You’ll Learn:
* Why Education at all levels K-12 is intellectually rich, profound, deep, wonderful, and equally important.
* How to make math joyous, wonderful, and human.
* Why we teachers don’t always have to be the experts in the room.
* The Power of symmetry in math education.
* Clues throughout algebra that speak geometry.
* The human story of mathematics is a visual one.
* The power of place value. Exploding Dots gives a visual model for place value.
* Why we should empower students to choose their own models to showcase their thinking.
Resources:
Show Notes: makemathmoments.com/episode6
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Dec 31, 2018
#5: Too Many Resources and Too Little Time - A Math Mentoring Moment with Nicole Martin
In our first Mentoring Moments episode we chat with Nicole Martin, a 3rd/4th grade math teacher in Las Vegas Nevada. Nicole was struggling with how to structure her math lessons in a way that is engaging yet meaningful when she has so many great resources she’s found online. Nicole shares with us how after finding so many great math resources online such as 3 act math tasks, estimation 180 and more, she struggles to organize her math block to include these resources with intentionality on an ongoing basis. Listen in as we hear Nicole’s story and the tips we give her to try out in her classroom.
You’ll Learn:
* How to structure your 70 min math block to teach through problem solving.
* How we can maximize learning opportunities with online resources.
* How to differentiate problem-solving tasks to meet the needs of all students - especially your high flyers.
Show notes can be found at http://makemathmoments.com/episode5
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Dec 24, 2018
#4: 3 Moves That Ignite Teacher Action
In this episode, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr share 3 moves to ignite TEACHER action in the classroom so you can spark curiosity and fuel sense making in your students. We outline how we’ve used these moves in our classrooms to make significant learning gains with our students and give you valuable tips on so you can incorporate these moves regularly classroom.
Specifically, you’ll learn:
* Why planning with each move is valuable to you and your students.
* How to use what you see and hear in your classroom to help plan your next lessons.
* How following the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussion will give you more than just a lesson plan.
* How to save time in your course while teaching through problem solving.
* How we can plan to reach all your students regardless of grade level.
Resources discussed and shared in the show notes:
* Cover It Up Task for Fractions
* Desmos Marbleslides Lines
* Tom Schimmer’s Book: Grading from the Inside…
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Dec 15, 2018
#3: Fuel Sense Making With Our 4 Go-To Tools
Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they take a dive into the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Framework! In episode 3, they unpack 4 “Go-To” Tools for Fuelling Sense Making in math class.
What are you waiting for? Fire up the episode!
Looking for resources from this episode? Check out the show notes here: http://makemathmoments.com/episode3
Want to take a deeper dive into the 3-part framework? Check out the FREE 4-Part Video Series here: http://makemathmoments.com/lesson1
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Dec 15, 2018
#2: Sparking Curiosity With The Curiosity Path
Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they take a dive into the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Framework! In episode 2, they dive into the first part: Sparking Curiosity and highlight one of their favourite curiosity sparking strategies called the Curiosity Path.
What are you waiting for? Fire up the episode!
Looking for resources from this episode? Check out the show notes here:
http://makemathmoments.com/episode2
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http://makemathmoments.com/lesson1
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Dec 15, 2018
#1: Welcome To The Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast!
Wondering how to create a classroom culture where students don't want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings? Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they team up for EPISODE #1 to uncover how we can Make Math Moments That Matter for every student in the math classroom from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Discover how you can build easy to plan and fun to deliver math lessons that kids will not only love, but also learn from using the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Framework. Get ready to learn as we interview math education influencers, engage in coaching calls with mathematics educators from around the world, and take deep dives into assessment, differentiation, student behaviour, engagement, problem solving, math fact fluency, and many other common teacher challenges as we strive to Make Math Moments That Matter. Let’s learn how we can meet the needs of every learner in all classrooms regardless of student readiness togeth…
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