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How Do I Engage My Students When The Math Is Abstract? - A Math Mentoring Moment

How Do I Engage My Students When The Math Is Abstract? - A Math Mentoring Moment

FromMaking Math Moments That Matter


How Do I Engage My Students When The Math Is Abstract? - A Math Mentoring Moment

FromMaking Math Moments That Matter

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this mentoring moment episode we speak with Adam Love; a first year teacher from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Adam shares what his first few weeks have looked like in his classroom. Like many teachers he wonders how to generate curiosity and engagement around abstract math concepts in senior classes. 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 create engagement in senior high school classes. How to generate mystery and curiosity in your classes. Resources: Polygon pileupDifference of SquaresJo Boaler’s Squares Upon Squares TaskMake Math Moments Academy
Released:
Mar 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Wondering how to create a classroom culture where students don't want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings? Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com team up to uncover how we can Make Math Moments That Matter for every student in the math classroom from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Discover how you can build easy to plan and fun to deliver math lessons that kids will not only love, but also learn from using the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Framework. Get ready to learn as we interview math education influencers, engage in coaching calls with mathematics educators from around the world, and take deep dives into assessment, differentiation, student behaviour, engagement, problem solving, math fact fluency, and many other common teacher challenges as we strive to Make Math Moments That Matter. Let’s learn how we can meet the needs of every learner in all classrooms regardless of student readiness together!