#22: Common Math Class Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them.

Apr 29, 2019

Explore common challenges faced by math educators, such as lack of student engagement and teaching struggles. Discover strategies to overcome these challenges, including promoting independent problem-solving and utilizing resources. Learn about the Make Math Moments Academy and its benefits for creating memorable math moments. Find out how to build a math education community and use random groupings for problem-based tasks in the classroom.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Common Math Class Challenges and How to Overcome Them

02:25 • 2min

Challenges of Student Engagement

04:23 • 29min

Teaching Math: Challenges and Expertise

33:29 • 15min

Introducing the Make Math Moments Academy: Building Memorable Math Moments for Teachers and Students

48:32 • 2min

Building a Math Education Community

50:44 • 7min

Using Random Groupings for Problem-Based Tasks in the Math Classroom

57:34 • 3min

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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