Transform Math Class into a Community of Problem Solvers
How do you think about differentiating in math? Do you have a range of needs in your classroom? Are your students at different levels? As a 3rd grade teacher I was often teaching students who were still figuring out place value between hundreds and tens, while I had others who understood adding 3 digit numbers. […]
Are your students tired of mundane math worksheets? Do your students lose interest when you say “Time for math!”? Tune in to today’s episode as we dive into the world of fun manipulatives with Kimberly Rimbey, in the math classroom! Let’s keep students engaged and excited about learning! In this episode we will chat about: About […]
Listen, I LOVE to talk. That’s why I have a podcast. I cannot function in my life without talking. I have to talk to work out my ideas, to understand, to fully experience life I have to talk. So, when I learned that maybe I didn’t need to talk quite so much in my classroom… […]
I first learned about Problem Types with Cognitively Guided Instruction in the book Children’s Mathematics. The group of researchers studied children and found that when given open ended questions children move through a progression of understanding… when given no explicit instruction. 🤯 It blows teachers minds to think that children can develop understanding with no […]
I am passionate about teaching our students math in student centered ways that help them grow as human beings that are positioned to make a difference in the world. So that means, the work has to be real and relevant. Today we’re going to talk about the power that math can have when you INTEGRATE […]
Thin sliced problems were coined by Peter Liljedahl in his book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics. What are thin sliced problems & how can you use them to meet all the needs of your students? Be sure to listen to this episode so you can learn how to use thin sliced problems in your math classroom. […]
Help students see their whole selves in the math they’re learning with culturally responsive teaching. What is your students relationship to math? Join me as I interview the authors of Cultivating Mathematical Hearts, you won’t want to miss it! In This Episode: About our guests Maria del Rosario Zavala and Julia Marai Aguirre: 📕 Cultivating Mathematical […]
In my 3rd year of teaching, I taught first and second grade. There were so many behavior problems such as kids rolling on the carpet, having fits, peeing their pants, asking to get water or go to the bathroom just to get out of the classroom, yelling out, refusing to do their work…. NO ONE […]
