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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