Transform Math Class into a Community of Problem Solvers
Step 3: Word Problem Workshop — Share: How Students’ Work Fuels Students’ Discussion Does your math class feel like only a handful of students ever raise their hands while the rest stay silent? Or maybe your students avoid sharing out of fear of being wrong? You’re not alone—many teachers face this challenge. In today’s episode, […]
What Happens When We Stop Teaching Math as Memorization? What happens when we stop teaching math as a set of steps to memorize and instead create space for students to explore, question, and discover? In this episode, Jimmy Dietmeyer and I dig into how shifting our approach to teaching math differently can transform classrooms—and mindsets. […]
Grapple: Supporting Students Through Productive Struggle We’ve all heard about the importance of productive struggle in math—but what does it actually look like in practice? In this episode, I share why Grapple Time is one of the most powerful parts of Word Problem Workshop, how to prepare students to persevere, and the exact four teacher […]
Launch Word Problems So Every Student Can Start Solving It’s a common belief: “My students can’t read, so they need to master simple math first before tackling word problems.” But what if this thinking is actually holding students back? In this episode, we challenge the unproductive idea that kids must learn the basics first, and […]
What If Slowing Down Is the Secret to Speeding Up in Math? You’ve probably heard the saying “Go slow to go fast” — but what does that actually look like in a math classroom? In this episode, we’re tackling one of the biggest challenges teachers face: balancing the pacing guide with the reality of diverse […]
Surviving Back-to-School Chaos It’s back-to-school season, and if you’re running on caffeine and sheer willpower, this episode is for you. The copy machine is acting up, your prep time is shrinking, and yet, you’re slowly building something amazing with your new class. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about launching word problems in math from the […]
Why the “I’m Bad at Math” Mindset Holds Students Back If you’ve ever had a student say, “I’m just not a math person”, you know how powerful that belief can be. Math identity is how students see themselves in relation to math. It can either open the door to learning or slam it shut. In […]
Welcome Back to Math Chat Podcast Starting the school year can feel overwhelming—but what if teaching routines didn’t have to be boring? In this episode, I’m showing you how to set up essential classroom routines and build a strong classroom community right from day one. You’ll walk away with ideas you can use immediately to […]
