#54 What does an effective math block look like? A Math Mentoring Moment

#8: How We Can Redesign Success in Our Classrooms (and why we should). A Math Mentoring Moment with Katrien Vance.: In this episode we talk to Katrien Vance who is a veteran teacher that set a total different approach to give her students a sense of direction and help them stay focused. We outline why she did it, how she did it, and how it all worked out for the... by Making Math Moments That Matter

47 min listen

#4: 3 Moves That Ignite Teacher Action: In this episode, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr share 3 moves to ignite TEACHER action in the classroom so you can spark curiosity and fuel sense making in your students. We outline how we’ve used these moves in our classrooms to make significant... by Making Math Moments That Matter

69 min listen

#32 The Formative Five: An Interview with Skip Fennell: In this episode we speak with Skip Fennell, math teacher, principal, A Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Educator of the Year , Past NCTM President, He's also the author of dozens of articles and books and is a coauthor of the book The... by Making Math Moments That Matter

69 min listen

#6: Looking for Joy in Mathematics Joy: An Interview with James Tanton: This week we interview the great James Tanton. Author, curriculum writer, speaker, creator of Exploding Dots and spreader of joyous mathematics! We bet that you’ll find yourself smiling as you listen to James’ enthusiasm for joyous mathematics.... by Making Math Moments That Matter

73 min listen

#5: Too Many Resources and Too Little Time - A Math Mentoring Moment with Nicole Martin: In our first Mentoring Moments episode we chat with Nicole Martin, a 3rd/4th grade math teacher in Las Vegas Nevada. Nicole was struggling with how to structure her math lessons in a way that is engaging yet meaningful when she has so many great... by Making Math Moments That Matter

64 min listen

#3: Fuel Sense Making With Our 4 Go-To Tools: Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they take a dive into the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Framework! In episode 3, they unpack 4 “Go-To” Tools for Fuelling Sense Making in math class. ... by Making Math Moments That Matter

62 min listen

#19 Four Strategies to Help Students START Problems & Stick With Them: One of the biggest challenges WE teachers have right now is helping kids not give up when problem solving in math class. It troubles us when students are working on problems that are slightly different from classroom examples and they either SHUT... by Making Math Moments That Matter

58 min listen

#48: Three Levels of Learning Goals - A Math Mentoring Moment: This week we chat with an eighth grade teacher in his 6th year of teaching trying to hash through resource overwhelm, assessment techniques, frameworks, and community building. In this Math Mentoring Moment episode Aseem Kelly shares with us the three... by Making Math Moments That Matter

65 min listen

#23: They’re Engaged, NOW WHAT!? A Math Mentoring Moment.: In this Math Mentoring Moment episode, you’ll meet Bill Zbozny Del Percio, a Grade 3 teacher from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who always felt drawn to teaching, but feels like he’s struggling to squeeze as much mathematical thinking out of each task... by Making Math Moments That Matter

53 min listen

#7: Routines, Curiosity, and Assessment: A Math Mentoring Moment with Sarah-Jane Wells: In episode 7, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr talk with Making Math Moments That Matter online workshop participant, Sarah-Jane Wells about realizing her personal privilege has affected her teaching habits, how she’s been working on Sparking curiosity... by Making Math Moments That Matter

79 min listen

#26 How To Overcome A Common Math Myth From K Through College: In this episode you’ll get to spend some time with Jon and I as we share the story of a recent school walk-through that we participated in recently while attending a conference. The story leads into a common math teaching myth about how we prepare... by Making Math Moments That Matter

60 min listen

#1: Welcome To The Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast!: Wondering how to create a classroom culture where students don't want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings? Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they team up for EPISODE #1 to uncover how we can... by Making Math Moments That Matter

40 min listen

#15: How to get the most out of the conferences you attend: Conference season is just around the corner for us at the time of this recording. We attend various conferences throughout the year and a big question that we always have is, “Is this going to be worth it?” In episode 15 we want to give you 5 TIPS... by Making Math Moments That Matter

57 min listen

#10: Mathematical Mindsets: An Interview With Dr. Jo Boaler: Our conversation begins with Jo sharing some of her memorable moments from math class followed by a rich discussion about the importance of thinking deeply to communicate mathematical understanding, ideas for differentiation in the math classroom,... by Making Math Moments That Matter

60 min listen

#22: Common Math Class Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them.: In this Jon & Kyle only episode we’ll introduce math classroom challenges that we’ve heard from educators we’ve talked to in person, educators that have emailed us, and also Math Moment Makers who filled out filled out some of of our surveys... by Making Math Moments That Matter

60 min listen

#17 From Learning To Action: A Math Mentoring Moment With Matthew Makuch: On today’s show, we’re bringing on Matt Makuch from Victoria, British Columbia to share his mathematics professional learning journey thus far. Matt shares some of the influencers who inspired him initially to begin thinking differently about... by Making Math Moments That Matter

45 min listen

#41 - Math Gals: An Interview With Chrissy Newell: In this episode we speak to Chrissy Newell, a math projects coordinator from California who has been leading the #MathGals movement. We chat with Chrissy about how we can raise awareness to underrepresented women in the field of mathematics and also... by Making Math Moments That Matter

55 min listen

#14 : Pi Of Life: An interview with Sunil Singh: We’re bringing on a colleague, friend, and fellow Ontarian from the math education world. He’s the author of Pi of Life and his soon to be released book, Math Recess, an international keynote speaker and a part of the BuzzMath team. We talk about... by Making Math Moments That Matter

52 min listen

#9: Planning with Intentionality: A Math Mentoring Moment with Kirsten Dyck: In Episode 9 of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast we have another Mentoring Moment episode coming your way with Kirsten Dyck, a grade 7/8/9 math teacher in rural Saskatchewan. Kirsten is working though how to bring out effective learning... by Making Math Moments That Matter

55 min listen

#11 Play is the Engine of Learning: An Interview With Dan Finkel: Episode #11: PLAY IS THE ENGINE OF LEARNING: An Interview With Dan Finkel Show notes page: http://makemathmoments.com/episode11 Play is the engine of learning, that’s the mission of Dan Finkel and his team at MathForLove.com. Over the... by Making Math Moments That Matter

57 min listen

#2: Sparking Curiosity With The Curiosity Path: Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they take a dive into the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Framework! In episode 2, they dive into the first part: Sparking Curiosity and highlight one of their... by Making Math Moments That Matter

54 min listen

#94: How To Make Your Middle Schoolers Feel As Safe As They Did In Primary - A Math Mentoring Moment: Today we speak with Maia from the Boston area. Maia is a middle school math teacher and is working hard to make all students feel a sense of belonging in her classroom just like they felt when they were in Grade 2. You’ll hear about her own Math... by Making Math Moments That Matter

52 min listen

#18 How To Make Math Irresistible: An interview with Raj Shah: We chat with Dr. Raj Shah from Math Plus Academy about how how to harness the elements of video games that make them so addictive and how we can apply them to our math classes. We chat about how to build a culture of discussion, creativity and problem... by Making Math Moments That Matter

59 min listen

#31 Daily Routines to Jump-Start Math Class: An Interview with John SanGiovanni: We chat with John SanGIovanni - a Math Supervisor from Baltimore and Author of the book series Daily Routines To Jump-Start Math Class. In this episode John shares why your traditional warm up / bell ringer activities need to change, how to build... by Making Math Moments That Matter

50 min listen

#13 : Where Assessment & Practice fit in Curiosity Sparked Lessons: A Math Mentoring Moment with Sam Brotherton.: In episode 13 you’ll listen to Sam Brotherton, a teacher from St. Louis Missouri. Sam’s been teaching for 5 years and we chat with him on this Math Mentoring Moment episode of the Making Math Moments that Matter Podcast about struggling with the... by Making Math Moments That Matter

55 min listen

#27 Building Number Sense With Estimation 180: An interview with Andrew Stadel: In this episode, we’ll dive into a great conversation about Andrew Stadel’s math teaching journey, where he came up with the idea to create the math class favourite resource, Estimation180.com and how we can maximize the use of this resource to... by Making Math Moments That Matter

58 min listen

#25 How Do I Avoid Lesson Flops? [Math Mentoring Moment]: In this math mentoring moment you’ll meet Carol Edlin, a travel bug who entered teaching with a business degree, slowly but surely began teaching math courses. What is she to do when your background is not mathematics and you’re trying to make... by Making Math Moments That Matter

56 min listen

#21 The Thinking Classroom: An interview with Peter Liljedahl: In this Math Moment Interview, we talk with Dr. Peter Liljedahl, Professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University who has been researching ways to get students to become resilient problem solvers through ideas such as using vertical... by Making Math Moments That Matter

61 min listen

#16: How To Create Authentic Conversations In Math Class: An Interview with Marian Small: Join us while we chat with the great Marian Small. For us, Marian has been a rock and a foundation for how we’ve changed our teaching practice! She’s an author, math education influencer, and Open question guru! In this discussion we talk with... by Making Math Moments That Matter

45 min listen

#20 Restoring Balance In Your Life: A Math Mentoring Moment with LISA GEGGIE: We speak with Lisa Geggie, a teacher of 24 years and self proclaimed perfectionist. and a brave, caring human being. Lisa, like many of us, spends countless hours of after school time, weekends, and evenings planning her lessons and activities for her... by Making Math Moments That Matter

53 min listen

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