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. 

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 John Hattie https://makemathmoments.com/episode35/ 

Dane Ehlert’s Blog https://whenmathhappens.com/ 

Make Math Moments Problem Based Units https://learn.makemathmoments.com 

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