#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. 

Resources: 

https://makemathmoments.com/tasks

https://makemathmoments.com/trial

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