Transform Math Class into a Community of Problem Solvers
Students Are Checking Out Have you ever looked around during share time and noticed students flipping through journals, fixing their work, erasing mistakes, or staring down at their paper instead of listening? It can feel frustrating because this is often the moment where the richest learning is supposed to happen.
Let’s talk classroom management – and more specifically, proactive classroom management during math time. Because if you’ve ever felt like math class turns into organized chaos the moment manipulatives come out or you start group work, you’re not alone. It’s very normal to maintain a more reactive state when we’re
Have you ever found yourself standing in front of your class thinking, What are the right questions to ask students, get them talking and thinking deeply? You’re not alone. So many upper elementary and middle school teachers tell me they want their students to share their reasoning, but they just
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Mona, of Chicago Math Group, session about Facilitating Engaging & Productive Math Discussions in K-8 classrooms
Do you know about the 5 Strands of Math Proficiency from the research “Adding it Up”? This research breaks down what it means to be proficient in math through the 5 strands of Math Proficiency. On Honest Math Chat podcast, I’ve broken down each of the 5 strands of math
Learning Labs: A professional development structures that is useful and relevant. Math PD that actually helps you develop as a teacher. Believe me when I say, you want learning labs PD. In this episode we will honestly chat about: Other episodes to check out: Continue the learning at monamath.com/community monamath.com/ebook monamath.com/discussion to
Math culture starts with building a guiding math vision. The math vision will help your team develop common language and in turn work toward building a math culture in your school or classroom. Math culture can feel overwhelming, but with a clear math vision you’ll be well on your way
