Making Math Moments That Matter

In this episode, we’ll dive into a conversation with Dr. Kristopher Childs, a Mathematics Educator, Presenter, and Speaker from Orlando, Florida. Kris joins us for an insightful conversation about shifting mathematics instruction from the “I do, We do, You do” approach to a problem based teaching model broken down into 6 stages. As the conversation progresses, we will learn that not only does Kris dislike the gradual release of responsibility model for math class; he passionately describes why it actually “sucks”. Listen in as we discuss how we can make changes to our mathematics teaching practice to increase access and equity for all students. You’ll Learn:  The 6 stages of mathematics instruction and why you should be thinking about them as you prepare your lessons.  How to Teach for Depth and not width How to view assessment as a way to learn who you students are.  How can we help parents who want to help their kids.  Why we need to ditch the gradual release of responsibility.  How to promote access and equity in the mathematics classroom Resources:  Progressions Documents for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Graham Fletcher’s Progression videos A Talk To Teachers - James Baldwin [PDF] White Rage - Carol Anderson [Book] https://kristopherchilds.com/  httpLove the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

In episode 67 we speak with Karen Huber, a third grade math teacher from San Antonio Texas. Karen has taken a deep dive with us in our Full Online workshop, she’s a member of the make math moments academy and today in this Math Mentoring Moment Episode we talk about how to promote reasoning and proving with our students instead of focusing on just answer getting.  Stick around and you’ll learn strategies to get students to value math strategies over right and wrong answers, and …. what’s the 10-10-10 rule? and how you can help you think about student learning progressions so that you can give appropriate feedback You’ll Learn:  How to help students dive deeper into their learning instead of just answer getting.  How to use questioning to engage students.  What’s the 10-10-10 rule and how it can help us think about student learning progressions. Resources:  https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/massive-mosaic/ https://makemathmoments.com/academy https://makemathmoments.com/onlineworkshopLove the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

Today we speak with Mike Fynn, a national speaker on teacher education, the director of mathematics education at Mount Holyoke College and all around super nice guy! Mike shares with us how to spark change amongst teachers you work with, how to make habits that stick, why some moments from math class stick with us and some don’t, and how we can “break the script” to help students learn math at a deeper level.  You’ll Learn:  How to spark change amongst teachers you work with.  How to make habits that stick.  How to elevate moments in math class.  How “breaking the script” helps students learn math.  Resources:  Switch: How To Change Things When Things Are Hard. Atomic Habits: James Clear http://mathleadership.org/understanding-resistance-to-change/ http://mathleadership.org/1618-2/Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

We are bringing you another Make Math Moments MASTERCLASS!  Do you know what concept is holding your students back the most? PROPORTIONAL REASONING!  We have found that reasoning proportionally is the concept that prevents  many students from developing a deeper level of thinking towards number sense, algebra, measurement, and functions!  In this episode we’ll explore why our students are struggling with this concept, how we can help students from various grades, and how you can develop a deeper understanding of proportional reasoning so you can ensure your students …  You’ll Learn:  Why our students are struggling with this proportional reasoning.  How we can help students from various grades.  How you can develop a deeper understanding of proportional reasoning so you can ensure your students get that deep learning you’re looking for.  Resources:  https://makemathmoments.com/proportionsLove the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

Today we have GFletchy himself! Yes, today on the podcast we have 3-Act Math Task Builder, National Speaker, and Math Specialist Graham Fletcher. Stick around while we chat with our good ol Canadian friend who’s transplanted in America on what it really means to assess, how to leverage engagement in your math class, where some teachers miss the mark when teaching through tasks, why tasks are great for formative assessment rather than summative assessment, and how to view your lesson from 60000 ft instead 6 inches.  You’ll Learn:  How coaching sports is like teaching math & how it’s not.  What it really means to assess.  Where student intuition lives How to leverage engagement in your math class Where teachers miss the mark when teaching through tasks Why tasks are great for formative assessment rather than summative assessment How to view your lesson from 60000 ft instead 6 inches.     Resources:  Estimation180.com estimation180.com  Gfletchy.com Twitter: @gfletchy Graham’s Fractions course on Build Math MindsLove the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

Christina Marin a dedicated and reflective middle school teacher from the Bay Area in California. We talk with christina today about struggles around how students are resistant to learning through productive struggle. Especially students who have been successful in traditional math classes.  In our conversation we talk  about how using purposeful questioning and planning can give you the confidence you need to convince students that the struggle is worth it.  You’ll Learn:  How to use purposeful questions to keep students in a state of flow.  How planning your learning goals and your consolidation will give your students confidence.  How to convince parents that teaching through struggle is worthwhile.    Resources:  Principles to Action [Book]  Stacking paper  https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/stacking-paper/   Voting Booth “Every Vote Counts” https://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw/2014-15/POTWC-14-NN-PA-19-P.pdf Principles to Actions - 8 effective teaching practices - Executive Summary https://www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Standards_and_Positions/PtAExecutiveSummary.pdf   3 part math lesson - John Van De Walle & Kyle’s 4 part math lesson https://tapintoteenminds.com/4-part-math-lesson/   Episode 33 - 5 Practices with Peg Smith  http://makemathmoments.cLove the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

Dr. Nicki Newton, an educational expert passionate about learning trajectories and the use of running records for mathematical ideas, discusses the importance of understanding learning trajectories in math class, the stages of counting, the debate on departmentalization in schools, and the significance of running records for students' learning pathway.

Ever felt like you were blindly teaching through the textbook to "cover" the curriculum? We have too! Teaching math exclusively from your textbook is like teaching with a bag over your head. The textbook doesn’t allow you to SEE your students. It doesn’t take into account who your students are and where they are on their learning path. The textbook doesn’t allow you to HEAR your students. It struggles to provide meaningful opportunities for your students to discuss, collaborate, and reason with peers. The textbook doesn’t provide resources that spark curiosity and ENGAGE your students. BUT ... Throwing out the textbook is NOT the answer either. Why spend hours of your limited planning time searching the internet for better resources just to find that you have to PAY for those resources out of your own pocket? Instead, learn how to use the resources you already have access to so that you can Make Math Moments That Matter! You’ll Learn:  Engage your students using resources you already have; Modify textbook problems and exercises so that they spark curiosity in your students; Use the Make Math Moments Curiosity Path so that your students will not only love math class but also learn to think deeply; Formative assessment techniques that enhance your existing curriculum / or pacing guide; and, Transform your resources into tools that promote resilience in your students. Resources:  https://makemathmoments.com/nextstepsLove the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode we speak with Patrick Kosal. Patrick a math coach from Mooresville, North Carolina - who isn’t seeing that ongoing drive to continue striving effective teaching practices in the teachers he works with. Stick with us as we learn how working with teachers is similar to working with students and how it’s not! How we can spark a love of learning in teachers we work with. Easy strategies to help "resistor teachers" change ineffective (but comfortable) old-school practices? And… How can we help teachers address the issue of “we don’t have enough time”   You’ll Learn:  How is working with teachers is similar to working with students and how it’s not!  How we can spark a love of learning in teachers we work with.  Easy strategies to help "resistor teachers" change ineffective (but comfortable) old-school practices? How can we help teachers address the issue of “we don’t have enough time”.    Resources:  Coaching Habit [Book]  Principle to Action [Book]Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessmentAre 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.

Sarah Schaefer, Principal at M4thodology, shares tips on incorporating the Singapore Methodology in your classroom. Learn about the 5 practices framework, lesson study, and random grouping cards. Explore the value of multiple methods and reflection in math education.