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In this episode we chat with Ed Campos Jr. who is building inclusive classrooms through music, technology, and dry-erase paint!  Stick around to hear about 360Math and why you need to be teaching it; what super-moves help students think and feel safe in the classroom and, how to choose ed-tech tools to use with your students.  You’ll Learn:  What is 360Math and why you need to be teaching it.  What super-moves help students think and feel safe in the classroom.  How to choose ed-tech tools to use with your students.  Resources:  Ed Campos Jr. Website →  http://edcamposjr.wordpress.com/  CueConference →  https://cue.org/conferences/ Teach documentary https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3106270/ John Berray  https://twitter.com/johnberray https://johnberray.wordpress.com/author/johnberray/ Peter Liljedahl - Vertical Non-Permanent Surface https://makemathmoments.com/episode21   Matt Vaudrey & Musical Cues http://mrvaudrey.com/ Desmos Activity Builder PearDeck.com FlipGrid

In this episode we speak with author, early years math curriculum designer Doug Clements. Doug is a professor at the university of Denver. He’s published over 130 research studies, authored 23 books on early years mathematics. He’s served on the U.S. President's National Mathematics Advisory Panel and he’s a co-founder of Learningtrajectories.org with his partner Julie Sarama.  Stick around while we dive into why we need to think deeply about early elementary mathematics; how we can help students think conceptually about mathematical ideas at a young age; learn about resources you can use at home to strengthen early years mathematics; and, how parental mindset is key in a student's progression of mathematics.  You’ll Learn:  Why we need to think deeply about early elementary mathematics.  How we can help students think conceptually about mathematical ideas at a young age.  Resources you can use at home to strengthen early years mathematics.  How parental mindset is key in a student's progression of mathematics.  Resources:  http://learningtrajectories.org/  Which One Doesn’t Belong [Book]  Learning and Teaching Early Math [Book]  The Van Hieles Model of Geometric Thinking

Today we bring back Carmen Sinatra from Richmond Hill Ontario. Carmen is back in the classroom with COVID protocols firmly in place and shares what it has been like teaching from a distance online and preparing for the part of her schedule where she’ll be teaching from a distance face-to-face. By sticking around you’ll hear us chat about two benefits of our new all-day math blocks and what we can do with senior students who typically learn abstract math concepts and how to spark their curiosity.  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:  What we can do to spark curiosity with abstract math concepts. Especially in senior classes.  Two benefits of our new all-day math blocks.  Which activities best generate discussions in our senior classes.    Resources:  Fast Clapper [TASK] Jumping Frogs [TASK] Magic Rectangle [TASK] www.wodb.ca [WEBSITE]  Two Truths & One Lie [BLOG]

Today we speak with Howie Hua, an instructor from Fresno State in California. Howie’s love of mathematics, students, and mental health are driving forces he uses to help pre-service teachers along their mathematics learning journeys.  Stick around as Howie gives a master class on how to help teachers and students shift their mindset around mathematics education; five (5) qualities that make someone “good” at math; and, 20 words/phrases associated with a typical K-12 math class and how we can change them. You’ll Learn:  How to help teachers and students shift their mindset around mathematics education; Five (5) qualities that make someone good at math; and  20 words/phrases associated with a typical K-12 math class and how we can change them.  Resources:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/howie_hua Link to Jose Vilson’s tweet https://twitter.com/thejlv/status/1257858513990225921 Email Howie:  hhua at csufresno dot edu

In this, the 100th episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, Jon and Kyle reflect on the past 100 “weeks” of learning and why the 2nd annual FREE 2020 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit should be on your calendar. They’ll discuss how many “listens” the podcast has had over the almost two years of weekly episode releases as well as some of the different session topics and “must attend” talks you should add to your Virtual Summit Schedule on November 7th and 8th, 2020. You’ll Learn:  How many educators the podcast has impacted across the many countries you’re all listening from; How to take advantage of two full days of over 30 live and pre-recorded professional development sessions; and,  How you can share this learning opportunity with your colleagues in your school and/or district.  Resources:  2020 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit:  https://summit.makemathmoments.com View the 2019 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit Replays in the Academy [30 Days Free]: https://makemathmoments.com/academy

Today we speak with Farshid Safi from the University of Central Florida. We reached out to Farshid after his presentation in NCTM 100 Days of Learning.  In Farshid’s work with educators he helps teachers see how context and connection must take priority above all else. He weaves the mathematical content we have to teach with student identity and their humanness.  Stick around while we learn how to have conversations about equity with your colleagues, why we need to be generalists instead of specialists and, how can we as educators impact our community?  What you’ll learn:  How to have conversations about equity with your colleagues.  Why we need to be generalists instead of specialists. Why we need to have a 6 foot view of our teaching and also a 6000 foot view. How can we as educators impact our community?  Resources:  Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching High School - Understanding How to Use Functions - Book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - Book Outliers: The Story of Success - Book Sarah Bush - Episode 34 Gerrymandering: When Equivalent Is Not Equal! Make Math Moments Virtual Summit 

In this episode we speak with the godfather of the Thinking Classroom Peter Liljedahl. We spoke with Peter way back on episode 21 of the podcast about how he built the components of the thinking classroom and we needed to bring him back on because we only got through a fraction of what we needed to!  If you haven’t listened yet to Episode 21 we strongly encourage you to push pause on this one and head over there to give it a listen. But once you’re done listening there you’ll be itching to get back to listening to this one.  Stick around because as always Peter drops some classroom move knowledge bombs! In particular he shares why groups of 3 are better than groups of 2 in your math class; how to choose a task to fit the environment instead of modifying your environment to fit the task; 4 practices that help move group synergy work to an individual knowing; and, why “descriptions” of effective teaching strategies shouldn’t necessarily lead to “prescriptions” What you’ll learn:  Why groups of 3 are better than groups of 2 in your math class.  How to choose a task to fit the environment instead of modifying your environment to fit the task.  4 practices that help move group synergy work to an individual knowing.  Why “descriptions” of effective teaching strategies shouldn’t necessarily lead to “prescriptions” Resources:  Episode 21: The Thinking Classroom: An Interview with Peter Lijedahl.  http://www.peterliljedahl.com/  5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions [BOOK]  Building Thinking Classrooms [BOOK]

In this episode we chat with past mentoring moment guest Stephanie Moore from North Carolina!  We’ve brought Stephanie back on so she can share her plans for an upcoming lesson with us so she can get some feedback on the learning she’s done in our Online Workshop and Academy.  Like Stephanie, many of us are struggling to figure out what our lessons will look like while we’re teaching synchronously and/or asynchronously. Stick around while we dissect Stephanie’s lesson so she can make math moments that matter!  What You’ll Learn:  How can we implement problem based lessons synchronously & asynchronously? What’s the difference between funnelling and focusing in your teaching? What does feedback look like?  How can we consolidate lessons synchronously and asynchronously?

In another “Where are they now?” episode series we bring back on 5th grade math teacher Matt Makuch from Victoria BC. Matt’s back to talk about the changes he made in his classroom around Vertical non-permanent surfaces, anticipating student solutions, and differentiating his instruction to meet all levels of learners in his class.  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:  How to help the varying levels of learners in your classroom;  What it looks like to spiral your curriculum;  How Vertical Non-Permanent surfaces can change your career!  What we should really be focussing on when we’re planning our lessons.  Resources:  Matt’s First Episode on our Podcast Episode 9 with Kirstyn Dyck Episode 14 with Sunil Singh Episode 45 with James Tanton & Exploding Dots Episode 45 with Peter Lijedahl  Random Grouping Cards from Jon Episode 44 with Christina Tondevold Episode 33 with Peg Smith & 5 Practices Episode 10 with Jo Boaler  Steve Wyborney’s Resources The Complete Guide to Spiralling Your Math Class Problem Based Tasks and Units  from the Academy Matthew Makuch on Twitter

In this episode Eli Luberoff, the CEO of Desmos not only shares why he thinks most ed-tech software doesn’t make the grade he shares significant insight on what makes Desmos a thought leader in math education.  Stick around while we chat about how ed-tech can hinder learning and how ed-tech can help learning; how a software company’s guiding design principles can make you a better coach and/or teacher; and, why we need to be active and not passive when ensuring accessibility and equity in our classrooms.  You’ll Learn:  How can ed-tech hinder learning and how can ed-tech help learning; How a software company’s guiding design principles can make you a better coach and/or teacher; Why we need to be active and not passive when ensuring accessibility and equity in our classrooms.  Resources:  Desmos.com Learn.desmos.com Teacher.desmos.com  Facebook Educators Group Desmos on Twitter

Today we speak with Maia from the Boston area. Maia is a middle school math teacher and is working hard to make all students feel a sense of belonging in her classroom just like they felt when they were in Grade 2. You’ll hear about her own Math Moment that she remembers from math class and how it inspires her to build her own lessons, the work she’s been doing implementing structures from the Routines for Reasoning book, and how she wants to better help her students gain confidence to share their “rough draft thinking” with their peers.    This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through common problems of practice where together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.  You’ll Learn:  How “true” expertise can help you Spark Curiosity “on the fly”;  How to build a middle school math class culture where students feel as safe as they did back in grade 2;  How to help students build confidence to share their “rough draft thinking” with their peers; How mathematical models can be used as tools for thinking and to represent thinking to build a collaborative math learning environment; and, How you can build your own math content knowledge through resources and courses currently available related to proportional reasoning. Resources:  Routines for Reasoning: Fostering the Mathematical Practices in All Students [Book]  The Progression of Division - Graham Fletcher [VIDEO] The Progression of Division - Kyle Pearce [BLOG ARTICLE] More Progression Concept Articles [Book]  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally [BOOK] Landscapes of Learning: An Interview with Cathy Fosnot [EPISODE #24] The Concept Holding Your Students Back [PROPORTIONAL REASONING COURSE]

Today on this Where Are They Now Math Mentoring we speak with Laura Tomas from Palm Beach county in Florida. Laura ‘s been teaching for 28 years and she’s an instructional coach for her school.  Laura chats with us today about how she’s applied the suggestions and learning from our conversation back on episode 46 to help her teachers grow as educators. Laura shares how she implemented her plan, what struggles she had, and where she looks to go next as an instructional coach.  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:  How to help teachers change their mindset towards growth.  Using Lesson study to co-plan and co-teach math lessons.  How to lead daringly  Resources:  Laura onTwitter @iteachthewhy  Learningthroughmath.com Episode 30: The Most Effective PD You’re Not Doing Get Better Faster [Book]  Daring to Lead [Book]  Adding Parents to the Equation [Book]

Today we speak with Carmen Sinatra from Richmond Hill Ontario. Carmen is gearing up for her new school year during the pandemic and like many teachers she’s asking questions like: How can we safely use vertical non-permanent surfaces in our classrooms? How do we create groups? How do I plan a 2.5 hour math block?  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:  What we can do to engage students during COVID19 How to plan a class that is double the time compared to our “normal” class time.  How we can safely use vertical non-permanent surfaces in our classrooms during the pandemic.   How we can make groups safely?  What consolidation prompts could look like during COVID19 Resources:  Episode 21: The Thinking Classroom Scavenger Hunt Task Make Math Moments Tasks and Units

This week, Jon and Kyle reflect on their experience teaching remotely and realize that while the experience was (and continues to be) a struggle for many, with hardship comes new learning.  Stick around as we search for the silver linings that can easily go unnoticed.   You’ll Learn:  What distance learning has taught us about engagement; What distance learning has taught us about assessment; What distance learning has taught us about meeting students where they are; and, What we can do about it! Resources:  Course: The Concept Holding Your Students Back → Register now! Unmasking Educations’s Biggest Buzzword  I Wish You BAD LUCK ![VIDEO] Supreme Court Justice John Roberts' Unconventional Speech to His Son's Graduating Class Progression of Multiplication [Blog Article] The Progression of Division - Graham Fletcher [VIDEO] The Progression of Division - Kyle Pearce [BLOG ARTICLE] More Progression Concept Articles [Book]  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally [BOOK] Landscapes of Learning: An Interview with Cathy Fosnot [EPISODE #24]

That there is Whitney Becker - a middle school math teacher from Alabama. Whitney joined us to discuss what activities are great on the first day of school to show students what we as teachers value instead of just going over the rules and syllabus.  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:  What activities should I use on the first day of school? How do I show my students what I value early in the course?  What activities are good for group work?  Should we do a math activity on the first day? Resources:  Cell Phone Problem From Illustrative Math  What Do You Do On The First Day Of School? - Dan Meyer Name Tents How To Start The School Year Off Right / Episode 36 100 Numbers To Get Students Talking Amsti.org TapIntoTeenMinds.com  Stacking Paper  R2D2 - MrOrr-isageek.com Hot Chocolate Unit Take the Make Math Moments From A Distance Course for FREE with the First 30 days on us.

Today we speak with the creator of the 3-act math structure, Guinness Book of World Record holder, national speaker, and Chief Academic Officer at Desmos, Dan Meyer.  We get the dirt on Dan’s background as a student and early days as a teacher. He shares his insights on what lessons should look like, sound like and he lets us in on what a Chief Academic Officer really does.  Stick around and you learn the origin story of the 3-Act math structure and why you need to know about it; how to use what you value in math lessons to bring out wonder and perplexity; the good and bad of ed-tech: what makes a great tech tool while teaching remotely; and, tow being culturally aware humans can make us better teachers. What you’ll learn:  The origin story of the 3-Act math structure and why you need to know about it.  What we value in a math lesson and how to use wonder and perplexity to teach those values.  The good and bad of ed-tech: what makes a great tech tool while teaching remotely.  How being culturally aware humans can make us better teachers.  Resources:  Dan Meyer’s TED Talk: Math Class Needs A Makeover How To Make Math Moments in Your Class 3-Acts of a Mathematical Story Dan on Twitter:  Dan’s Blog Hema Khodai’s Twitter

Kyle and Jon share their insights on what was working and what needed improvement from their emergency remote teaching time before summer and provide suggestions on how you can start this coming school year off on the right foot.  Stick around and you’ll hear how to set the stage to inspire curiosity throughout the school year; how to build trust with your students so you can create an inclusive classroom culture; and, activities that are essential for the first day of class.  You’ll Learn:  How to set the stage to inspire curiosity throughout the school year;  How to build trust with your students so you can create an inclusive classroom culture;  Activities that are essential for the first day of class.  How to engage your students in your schooling format [face-to-face, remote, blended].  Resources:  How to Start the School Year Off Right [Episode 36] Register for our How To Start The School Year Off Right Webinar Less is More in Math Distance Learning [Larry Ferlazzo]  Name Tents - Sara VanDerWerf

In this episode we speak with Math Moment Maker Stephanie Moore from North Carolina. Stephanie is a college instructor recently became a Making Math Moments Certified Educator after enrolling in our Full Online Workshop.  We chat with Stephanie about how to prepare students who are underprepared, how to handle lesson flops and what to do next, and what can you do when it seems everyone is struggling.  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:  How to prepare students who are underprepared; How to ensure we cover content when teaching with problem based lessons; What to do after you have a big lesson flop; What you can do to assess your students in replace of always testing; How to look at your class when it seems everyone is struggling.  Resources:  Episode #26: How To Overcome A Common Math Myth From K Through College Episode #36: How To Start The School Year Off Right Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics - Standards Based Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics YouCubed.org Make Math Moments Academy

Today we’re speaking with Robert Q. Berry, he’s the current NCTM president, he’s a professor in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, and author of numerous books and articles on equity issues in mathematics education. Stick around to hear Robert discuss math moments he’s had as a student and a teacher. We’ll dive into a book series he’s been working on: Catalyzing Change, we’ll answer questions like: why we need to spark wonder and joy in our students and how you can implement equitable teaching practices into your classroom. You’ll Learn:  Why the book series Catalyzing Change needs to be your “next book”; Why we need to spark wonder and joy in our students; and, How you can implement equitable teaching practices into your classroom.  Resources:  FIND MORE ROBERT Q. BERRY Nctm Board of Directors Page University of Virginia  Twitter https://twitter.com/robertqberry Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics [BOOK] High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice [BOOK]

While many of us are passionate about teaching mathematics, we’ve found that more often than not many educators do not leave ourselves enough time, energy, or maybe just aren’t interested in learning about money management and in particular, investing despite how mathematically centered finance is.  This episode is a little different in what we normally share, but we feel that financial literacy is so important for our students to learn and in turn, we must learn about it as well.  So, sit back and listen in while we get down and dirty with why you need to learn about managing money, what to do with that “extra” money you’re saving by getting started with investing, and create a framework in your life where finances are taken care of so you can “Get on with your life!” Let’s get into it!  You’ll Learn:  Why you should manage your own finances.  How you can get started with investing?  How can you create a framework in your life where finances are taken care of so you can “get on with your life!” Resources:  Wealthy Barber Rich Dad, Poor Dad Rule One Investing Money For Nothing and Your Stocks For Free InvestED Podcast 30minutestocktrader.com/thetatrading Free 1 hour webinars each week Go over the strategy… Thetatradingco.com  Email: info@thetatradingco.com