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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#81: Creating Balance in Personalized Learning: A Math Mentoring Moment.

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 Twitter - Hema Khodai

#80 How Can A Fractured Educator Teach The Whole Student? - An Interview with Hema Khodai

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.

#79: Same, But Different - Math Education In Israel

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?]  Peek into Jon’s classroom.  Google Spreadsheet day-to-day for workplace math [MEL3E] 

#78: How to Organize Your Course and Day-to-Day Plans - A Math Mentoring Moment

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

#77: Up For Debate - An Interview With Chris Luzniak

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 grades, exams, and promotion to the next grade; and, What does a 3-act task look like when it’s not in your classroom? Resources:  https://makemathmoments.com/webinar  https://makemathmoments.com/academy 

#76: COVID-19 Struggles Shared During Our Recent Q&A Webcall

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 Math  Table Talk Math [Book] Math Before Bed Adding parents to the equation https://makemathmoments.com/episode49/  @jstevens009  john@tabletalkmath.com Fishing4tech.com

#75: Would You Rather Math - An Interview With John Stevens

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.com/trial  Episode 9: Planning with Intentionality: A Math Mentoring Moment with Kirsten Dyck Episode 21: The Thinking Classroom

#74: When Do I Nudge and When Do I Coach? A “Where Are They Now?” Math Mentoring Moment.

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.Knowledgehook.com  @mathycathy Teacher.desmos.com Nearpod Socrative

#73: It’s not about tech, it’s about good teaching: An Interview with Cathy Yenca.

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.  Resources:  https://makemathmoments.com/tasks https://makemathmoments.com/trial

#72: How Can I Spark Curiosity During Emergency Remote Learning: A Math Mentoring Moment

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 Focal Points Young Mathematicians At Work [Book]

#71: Powerful Numeracy: An Interview With Pam Harris

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

#70: It’s Not The Resource, It’s What You Do With It - A Math Mentoring Moment

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

COVID-19 - How to Move Forward?

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/40moments https://makemathmoments.com/framework WHEN by Daniel Pink - https://amzn.to/2P6xFZl http://wodb.ca/ - Which One Doesn't Belong Flippity.net - Random cards set by Jon Visualpatterns.org Mashupmath.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/mathmomentmakers

#69: How Can I Get More From My Students? A Math Mentoring Moment

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 release of responsibility.  How to promote access and equity in the mathematics classroom Resources:  Progressions Documents for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Graham Fletcher’s Progression videos A Talk To Teachers - James Baldwin [PDF] White Rage - Carol Anderson [Book] https://kristopherchilds.com/  http://kristopherchilds.com/podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKChilds  https://makemathmoments.com/companion

#68: Gradual Release Of Responsibility SUCKS! An Interview With Kristopher Childs

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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