Making Math Moments That Matter #81: Creating Balance in Personalized Learning: A Math Mentoring Moment.
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.
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