Math Chat

108: Testing Season: How to not stress about standardized tests

15 Apr 2024

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Send us a textStandardized Test Stress is REAL. Today we're chatting about 3 ideas you can implement now to reduce standardized test stress.In th...

107: Math Discussions: 3 Ways to Get Students to Engage

08 Apr 2024

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Send us a textThere is no point in having a math discussion if students aren’t listening to each other. It is a pointless, waste of time. You’re...

106: Using Math Manipulatives in Upper Elementary with Brittany Hege of Mix and Math

01 Apr 2024

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Send us a textAre you an upper grade teacher that is struggling to help your students engage with math meaningfully and build an understanding of math...

105: Professional Learning & Coaching in the Math Classroom

25 Mar 2024

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Send us a textTeacher professional learning is something I am passionate about and I bet you are too. As a teacher, professional learning is part of ...

104: Differentiating Word Problems

18 Mar 2024

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Send us a textDo you have a range of needs in your classroom? Are your students at different levels? As a 3rd grade teacher I was often teaching stude...

103: Practical Manipulatives with Kimberly Rimbey

11 Mar 2024

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Send us a textAre your students tired of mundane math worksheets? Do your students lose interest when you say "Time for math!"?  Tune in to...

102: Talk Less so Students Talk More

04 Mar 2024

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Send us a textListen, 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...

101: Math Problem Types for Addition & Subtraction

26 Feb 2024

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Send us a textI first learned about Problem Types with Cognitively Guided Instruction in the book Children's Mathematics. The group of researcher...

100: 4 Ways to Integrate Math with Social Studies

19 Feb 2024

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Send us a textI am passionate about teaching our students math in student centered ways that help them grow as human beings that are positioned to mak...

99: Thin Sliced Problems

12 Feb 2024

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Send us a textThin sliced problems were coined by Peter Liljedahl in his book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics.What are thin sliced problem...

98: What's your relationship with math? An Interview with authors of Cultivating Mathematical Hearts

05 Feb 2024

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Send us a textHelp students see their whole selves in the math they're learning with culturally responsive teaching. What is your students relati...

97: 6 Ways to Love Teaching Math

29 Jan 2024

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Send us a textIn my 3rd year of teaching, I taught first and second grade. There were so many behavior problems such as kids rolling on the carpet, ha...

96: Peter Liljedahl - Building Thick Understanding in Consolidation

22 Jan 2024

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Send us a textWelcome to Part 2 of my interview with Peter Liljedahl. If you missed Part 1 go listen to Episode 93, all about breaking down the 2 ways...

95: How Black History Leaders Can Help Our Students Feel Seen

15 Jan 2024

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Send us a textWe work tirelessly to ensure our students feel safe to take risks in our math classroom communities.But to achieve that safety, our stud...

94: 3 Mistakes to Avoid in 2024 in Building Your Math Community

08 Jan 2024

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Send us a textAre you ready to start 2024 as the year to bring THINKING and sense making to your math classroom? Building a community is essential for...

93: Consolidation with Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms

01 Jan 2024

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Send us a textAre you building a thinking classroom? I know many teachers are thinking about sense making and helping their students think about math....

92: Use Purposeful Techniques for Math Discussions, an Interview with Paola Sztajn

25 Dec 2023

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Send us a textPurposeful techniques are the key to getting every student describing their math thinking and learning from each other.  Dr. Sztajn is ...

91: Preparing for Building Math Thinking in 2024

18 Dec 2023

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Send us a textBuilding Math Thinking in 2024-- let's quickly get prepared for a new year, before winter break!  Today is all about planning for ...

90: Math Trauma & What to do about it!

11 Dec 2023

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Send us a textWhat is your relationship with math? Math Trauma is real.  When I walked into my first ever classroom I brought with me a lot of math b...

89: Math Joy During the Winter Break Build Up

04 Dec 2023

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Send us a textDecember...is...a...lot! ✏️ Make your life easier by... Clicking HERE for FREE Winter Math Warm Ups You are the expert of your class...

88: Quick Math Warm Ups

27 Nov 2023

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Send us a textMath is about more than filling in worksheets. Math is about finding patterns, reasoning, justifying your reasoning and making sense of ...

87: Why you need SEL in Math Problem Solving...Now!

20 Nov 2023

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Send us a textWere not just making kids better at math, were making sure our kids can tackle ANY problem… we’re making better people. Am I right?P...

86: 3 Mistakes when Debriefing a Math Problem Solving Tasks

13 Nov 2023

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Send us a textAre you using tasks with your students to promote mathematical thinking, but it often feels like something is missing?Let's delve i...

85: Math Problem Solving with John SanGiovanni

06 Nov 2023

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Send us a textMath problem solving is John SanGiovanni's thing... let's just say he is THE expert. On this interview we cover it all: tinker...

84: Productive Struggle: Building Confident Problem Solvers

30 Oct 2023

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Send us a textProductive Struggle is a hot topic in lots of math teacher circles. Do you use it with your students? In this episode we'll cover w...

83: Shifting Pedagogy: Try Something New with 3 Simple Steps

23 Oct 2023

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Send us a textShifting pedagogy is one way you can achieve the ever present pressures of math achievement. Have you noticed your students are required...

82: Say This to Parents to Explain “New Math”

16 Oct 2023

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Send us a textHave you heard this from parents (or even your friends), "Why are they teaching this 'new math'?" To be honest, it&a...

81 Simplify Math Discussions with a Routine

09 Oct 2023

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Send us a textDo your math discussions sometimes feel like too much work to make it really WORTH IT? Join us in this episode as we unlock the secrets ...

80: Ambitious Teaching with Margaret "Peg" S. Smith

02 Oct 2023

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Send us a textAmbitious Teacher herself, Margaret "Peg" S. Smith, joins us today to reveal what ambitious teaching can look like in your cla...

79: 5 Reasons You Should Be Anticipating Students Strategies

25 Sep 2023

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Send us a textHave you considered anticipating student strategies when planning for math? In this episode I'm going to convince you that it is WE...

78: Math Differentiate Tasks with these 4 Steps

18 Sep 2023

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Send us a textMath Differentiate: Open tasks really can naturally differentiate. I know differentiation seems like there's a lot required of you-...

77: Let your math lesson plan build your community on auto pilot

11 Sep 2023

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Send us a textYou want to build community & students confidence, but there just ⏰ is NOT time for all that. In this episode I'll show you h...

76: Beyonce's Birthday & Being Good at Math

04 Sep 2023

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Send us a textDo you know what Beyonce's Birthday & being good at math have in common?? While it migh tbe Beyonce's birthday, it's ...

75: Proactive Classroom Management in 4 Steps

28 Aug 2023

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Send us a text Proactive classroom management means you have a plan and you're ready to take action when those inevidable behaviors occur. In ord...

74 Avoid Homework Stress this Year by Not Giving Homework

21 Aug 2023

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Send us a text Do you experience homework stress? Maybe with giving? grading? helping your own kids? Today I might ruffle some feathers with my opinio...

73 Three Best First Week Activities

14 Aug 2023

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Send us a textYou are busy planning and deciding on what to do in the first week, aren't you? You want the best first week activities for math cl...

72 Procedural Fluency: No More Timed Tests & Tears

07 Aug 2023

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Send us a textDo your students struggle when it comes to fluency? Being flexible, efficient, and accurate? That's actually procedural fluency, an...

71 What is Math Anyway?

31 Jul 2023

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Send us a textWhat is Math? You might be wondering why I would ask such a simple question. But have you ever really thought about the answer to that q...

70 What Really Matters When Lesson Planning for Math!

24 Jul 2023

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Send us a textEver wondered whta really matters for your math lesson plans? Today we will re-consider 3 things we might be missing as we lesson plan. ...

MINI: High Expectations for ALL

19 Jul 2023

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Send us a textHigh Expectations for all students starts with us, teacher friend. This episode is one of my core beliefs and I'm keeping it honest...

3 Ways a Math Community Supports Courageous Mathematicians?

17 Jul 2023

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Send us a textDoes your math community supports courageous mathematicians? Today we will cover just what it means to have that a math community suppo...

Math Is Uninspiring

10 Jul 2023

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Send us a textMath is uninspiring. Math is something you've either found false confidence in or struggled and avoided. On today's show we wi...

Mini Math Chat: Number Sense & Fluency PD

05 Jul 2023

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Send us a textMini Math Chat Summer PD Series!!  Do your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students struggle with number sense?  If that's you then in th...

Modern Math Teaching with Kristen Moore

03 Jul 2023

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Send us a textFinding teacher besties is complex, but today I have a friend I clicked with instantly... about math, teaching, and life! We covered eve...

Mini Math Chat: Building Community & Math Identity PD

28 Jun 2023

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Send us a textMini Math Chat Summer PD Series!!  Are you ready to get rid of the "I'm not good at this" mindset in your math class? ...

Math Research Behind Word Problem Workshop

26 Jun 2023

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Send us a textMath research behind stuent centered instruction strategy- Word Problem Workshop. Have the peace of mind knowing that the strategies and...

My Student Teacher, Tanner, & I chat Math Instruction!

21 Jun 2023

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Send us a textTanner Bradshaw stepped into my Student Centered Math Classroom as a student teacher and this is an interview breaking down just excatly...

Wait! 3 Common Pitfalls When Trying Something New in Math

19 Jun 2023

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Send us a textIf you're ready to try something new and planning this summer to make some changes in your classroom or instruction you must liste...

Math Teacher Passion with Janet

14 Jun 2023

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Send us a textJanet @sunny_in_socal is a elementary teacher! Her teacher passion is so strong. The love for her students and learning is at the heart ...

Teaching Math Differently Next Year? Maybe or Maybe Not...

12 Jun 2023

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Send us a textTeaching Math differently next year migh tbe a goal of yours. If so, you're in the right place! I'm ready to share tons of new...

Reflection Teacher End of the Year

07 Jun 2023

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Send us a textReflection Teacher End of the Year!  In this mini math chat we'll quickly chat about:  the value of teacher reflection  a few r...

Math Mindset Surveys an Interview with Rachelle McCracken

05 Jun 2023

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Send us a textWhen shifting the culture of math in your school math mindset plays a big role.  Today I got to chat with Rachelle McCracken about thin...

Thinking About Math with Ann Elise Record

31 May 2023

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Send us a textThinking about math is one of my favorite things to do, and today I got to chat with Ann Elise Record about thinking about math. We cove...

Math Equity in the Classroom

29 May 2023

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Send us a textEquity in the classroom is on all of our radar these days, or should be. In today's episode we're chatting about math equity i...

SEL in Mathematics an Interview with Caitie Cupples

24 May 2023

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Send us a textSEL in Mathematics is important all year long. In this interview with Caitie we're chatting about how to incorporate SEL in mathema...

Activities for Fluency and More!

22 May 2023

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Send us a textAre you looking for activities for fluency assessment & learning? This is the episode for you. We'll chat about how activites f...

Real Teacher Job Math Teacher & Interventionist

17 May 2023

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Send us a textDid you get into teaching thinking you'd never have a job as a math teacher? That's the case with many elementary teachers. Jo...

Planning Math Lessons with Math Curriculum

15 May 2023

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Send us a textPlanning math lessons doesn't have to be frustrating or time consuming... AND planning math lessons with your math curriculum no ma...

Math Reasoning: SMP #8

10 May 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #8 Math Reasoning What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #8 Repeated Math...

Algorithm Standard or Inventive, which are best?

08 May 2023

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Send us a textStandard algorithm in math is common. Students are taught this algorithm standard by their parents as a way to help students. However, i...

Math Structure SMP #7

03 May 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #7 Math Structure: looking for & using it. What is Standards for Mathematical Pra...

Count On Strategy in Math Problem Solving

01 May 2023

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Send us a textCount On Strategy is a powerful strategy students can use when problem solving. On today's episode we will jump into what a math st...

Math Precision SMP #6

26 Apr 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #6 Math Precision  What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #6 Math Precisio...

Concrete Models in Math & How they Build Math Intuition

24 Apr 2023

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Send us a textConcrete models in math can help your students develop a deep understanding of math for years to come. Don't underestimate the powe...

Math Tools: Standards for Mathematics Practice #5

19 Apr 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematics Practice #5 Math Tools  What is Standards for Mathematics Practice (SMP) #5 as it relates to m...

What is a base 10?

17 Apr 2023

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Send us a textWhat is a base 10? Have you ever really sat down and thought about what is a base 10? We're breaking it down and chatting about how...

Model with Math

12 Apr 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #4 Model with Math  What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #4 as it relat...

Math Intervention & Math Mindset: A teacher interview with Kym

10 Apr 2023

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Send us a textKym is a Math Intervention teacher and this conversation is AMAZING! We are covering all the things... math mindset, building math class...

Mini: Construct Viable Arguments in Math

05 Apr 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #3 Construct Viable Arugments  What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #3 ...

Math Strategies to Solve Problems and 3 Models to Show Math Thinking

03 Apr 2023

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Send us a text   Math Strategies to Solve Problems also need... math models!  Do you know the difference? On this episode we will cover t...

Mini: What is Math Reasoning anyway? Standard for Mathematical Practice #2

29 Mar 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #2 Reason Abstractly & Quantitatively  What is Standards for Mathematical Practic...

3 Expectations & "Just in Time Supports" for Math for Help

27 Mar 2023

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Send us a text3 Expectations & "Just in Time Supports" Math for Help in Any Classroom  In this episode we're chatting about the ...

Mini: Make sense & persevere in solving problems

22 Mar 2023

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Send us a textMini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #1 Make sense & persevere in solving problems What is Standards for Mathematical Pr...

8 Standards for Mathematical Practice common core IRL classrooms like yours

20 Mar 2023

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Send us a textMath Proficiency can be defined by the Standards of Mathematical Practice  As we continue to chat about math proficiency, let's ad...

46 Math Block Elementary Classroom

15 Mar 2023

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Send us a textMath Block is OFTEN a topic or question that gets brought up in my work with teachers.  If you are wondering how to fit it all into you...

45 Word Problem Solving Workshop

13 Mar 2023

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Send us a textYou can find out more about Word Problem Workshop at MonaMath.com/enroll  Use code MARCH to get $20 off + exclusive bonuses until Marc...

Mini Math Chat: Productive Disposition

08 Mar 2023

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Send us a textWhat is Productive Disposition as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (qu...

Decomposing Numbers in 4 Simple Steps with Zeba

06 Mar 2023

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Send us a text Zeba @Kindergarten Cafe is sharing her 4 steps to helping students with Decomposition. The four steps Zeba shares can absolutely be app...

Mini Math Chat: Strategic Competency

01 Mar 2023

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Send us a textWhat is Strategic Competency as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (qu...

Purposefully Planning for Math Discussions in 3 Simple Steps

27 Feb 2023

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Send us a text Purposeful planning of any lessons must start with unpacking standards and understanding the learning trajectory. That's what we w...

Mini Math Chat: Adaptive Reasoning

22 Feb 2023

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Send us a textWhat is Adaptive Reasoning as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickl...

Learning Labs Help Teachers Develop an Investment in the Math Culture

20 Feb 2023

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Send us a textLearning Labs: A professional development structures that is useful and relevant. Math PD that actually helps you develop as a teacher. ...

Mini Math Chat: Math Procedural Fluency

15 Feb 2023

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Send us a textWhat is procedural fluency as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickl...

#41 How Math in Real World Situations Builds Engagement & Understanding with Kelly from Mathematically Enthused

13 Feb 2023

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Send us a textMath in real world situations can build engagement and deep understanding in your students. On this episode Kelly (@MathematicallyEnthus...

Mini Math Chat: Conceptual Understandings Explained

08 Feb 2023

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Send us a textWhat is conceptual understandings in terms of math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down!  what is conceptual ...

40 What is Proficiency in Math?

06 Feb 2023

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Send us a textProficiency in math is something we talk a lot about in education, but do we actually know what it means? In the report Adding It Up: He...

Mini Math Chat: Black Mathematicians in Math Class

01 Feb 2023

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Send us a textBlack Mathematicians can be rolemodels for our students. Do you have a plan to celebrate Black Mathematicians in Math Class as a part of...

#39 Let's Talk Math Talks

30 Jan 2023

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Send us a textLet's Talk Math Talks. This is a How to Guide for Math Talks in the classroom. Let's Talk Math Talks includes what a math talk...

Mini Math Chat: David Blackwell, Famous Black Mathematician

25 Jan 2023

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Send us a textMini Math Chats: David Blackwell, Famous Black Mathematician  Read this biography aloud to your class and share David Blackwell's ...

Bringing Important Black History Leaders to Life in Your Classroom with Desiree Mcgee Greene

23 Jan 2023

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Send us a textBrining important Black History Leaders to life in your classroom during Black History Month and beyond is essential to developing a cla...

#37 Happy Classroom in 5 Joyful Lessons from Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

16 Jan 2023

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Send us a textHappy Classrooms are so needed in this post-pandemic education space. I recently saw Dr. Gholdy Muhammad speak as a keynote at ELeducati...

#36 Math Questioning Strategies co-hosted with Johanna Kuiper

09 Jan 2023

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Send us a textMath questioning strategies you can use in conferencing to help students develop confidence and understanding. Math conferences and disc...

#35 How to Build a Community in a Classroom in 3 Simple Steps

02 Jan 2023

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Send us a textHow to Build a Community in a Classroom is not simple, but today I have 3 simple steps that can help you get started building your stude...

#34 Have you considered a Teacher as a Leader of Strong Math Culture?

19 Dec 2022

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Send us a textTeachers as a leader of a strong math culture is something that can and should really happen in every school. If you are feeling undersu...

#33 Math Culture Starts with a Strong Math Vision

12 Dec 2022

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Send us a textMath culture starts with building a guiding math vision. The math vision will help your team develop common language and in turn work to...

#32 Elementary Math Teachers: Are you using research based instructional strategy to empower students?

05 Dec 2022

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Send us a textElementary Teachers, are you shook by the Sold a Story podcast? I know I was and it got me thinking about research based instructional s...

#31 Self Assessment Examples & 3 Tips to Increase Engagement

26 Nov 2022

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Send us a textSelf assessment for students examples you can use right now in class! Be sure to grab a notebook and pen for this one because I’m goin...

#30 Learning Targets and Criteria Help When Giving Students Feedback

21 Nov 2022

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Send us a textLearning Targets are the key to giving students effective feedback.  After our chat last week (on episode 29) we discussed how we must...

#29 Giving Students Feedback 4 Tips from my Elementary Math Class

14 Nov 2022

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Send us a textGiving students feedback isn't easy. But in this episode I'm offering up 4 Tips ( and lots of advice) on how giving students f...

#28 Math Survey + 2 Ways to Build Relationships with Students

12 Sep 2022

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Send us a textHave you ever used a Math Survey to guage your students attitudes about math? The Math Survey is a great tool to help you get to know st...