Today we speak with Janelle Fortmuller, a grade 5/6 teacher from Alberta. Janelle shares insights, key learnings she had around lesson design and planning in her math class. Janelle shares her transformation from a teacher who pre-taught all the strategies and algorithms to a confident, flexible teacher who engages her students in problem solving every day. This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.  You’ll Learn: How to make connections among strategies when consolidating your lessonsReframing the false notion that we have to show students formulas steps and algorithms before they can solve problemsHow to get out of the way and let your students demonstrate their brillianceResources: MathisVIsual.comWouldYouRatherMath.comProblem Based Tasks Follow Janelle on Twitter @janelle3904 Listen to Marilyn Burns on Episode 149Janelle is currently learning how to Transform Her Textbook Into a Curiosity MachineFollow Janelle’s lead and take the MMM Online Workshop