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Why Do My Lessons Have The Sprinkles, But No Cupcake? - A Math Mentoring Moment
Why Do My Lessons Have The Sprinkles, But No Cupcake? - A Math Mentoring Moment
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, we hop on a call with Andrea; a middle school mathematics educator and Texas native now living and teaching in Germany. Andrea joins us with a pebble she is dealing with regarding the connectedness of the content (or lack thereof) she is feeling with certain topics at the end of the unit. She even goes as far as to describe this issue with some topics as having all of the sprinkles throughout the unit to engage students and help them achieve, but no real “cupcake” by the end. This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them. You’ll Learn: How negative experiences stick with us longer than positive ones and some ideas on how to ensure we aren’t accidentally creating them for our students;The importance of student ownership of their learning through authentic work; Why some concepts seem to lend themselves more to authentic work that students take ownership of while others don’t; and,What we can do when we feel that something isn’t connected by the end of a unit of study.Resources: Make Math Moments Problem Based Lessons & UnitsDistrict Math Leaders: How are you ensuring that you support those educators who need a nudge to spark a focus on growing their pedagogical-content knowledge? What about opportunities for those who are eager and willing to elevate their practice, but do not have the support? Book a call with our District Improvement Program Team to learn how we can not only help you craft, refine and implement your district math learning goals, but also provide all of the professional learning supports your educators need to grow at the speed of their learning. Book a short conversation with our team now. Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessment
Released:
May 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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