#7: Routines, Curiosity, and Assessment: A Math Mentoring Moment with Sarah-Jane Wells

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Jan 14, 2019

Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr talk with Sarah-Jane Wells about realizing personal privilege in teaching, sparking curiosity, creating an inclusive environment, using brain breaks and student-led discussions, authentic problem-solving, assessment challenges and finding balance in providing feedback, using Fresh Grade portfolios for tracking learning progression, and promoting the podcast and its resources.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Finding Passion in the Classroom

01:34 • 10min

Gender Norms, Expectations, and Breaking through Societal Constraints

12:03 • 5min

Engaging Students and Addressing Struggles

17:03 • 24min

Assessment and Evaluation Challenges

40:35 • 23min

Using Fresh Grade Portfolios for Tracking Learning Progression

01:03:19 • 9min

Promoting the Podcast and its Resources

01:11:52 • 7min

In episode 7, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr talk with Making Math Moments That Matter online workshop participant, Sarah-Jane Wells about realizing her personal privilege has affected her teaching habits, how she’s been working on Sparking curiosity consistently to get kids engaged and keep them on task… and a BIG can of worms was opened when the conversation moved into assessment, evaluation and the role of descriptive feedback.

Show notes page http://makemathmoments.com/episode7

You’ll Learn:

How to realize your own privilege and how that affects the classroom.
How to teach your students meaningfully during the last block of the school day when students are wrangy!
How we can effectively use assessment to further the learning of our students.

Resources:

How Many Chip Bags Will There Be? - Robert Kaplinsky
Sparking Curiosity Task Search Engine
Standards Based Grading Gamified With Badges - A post on assessment with standard based grading
Conall’s Assessment Story - A glimpse of using Freshgrade to capture evidence of learning

Episode Sponsor & Special Offer:

Wipebook Flip Charts - Teacher Starter Pack 25% Discount

Canadian Link: http://mathmoments.wipebook.ca

US / Worldwide Link: http://mathmoments.wipebook.com

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Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.