Episode 233: How to Move Beyond Answer Getting. A Math Mentoring Moment (Ep. 38 Replay)
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In this Math Mentoring Moment episode we speak with a year 1 (first grade) teacher Sierra Classen in her second year of teaching from Melbourne, Australia. Listen in as we work through this common struggle we have all faced – either currently or in the past – related to students hyper focusing on answer getting over process.
This is another Math Mentoring Moment Episode where we speak with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community where together we brainstorm strategies and next steps for teachers to overcome pebbles they have in their shoe by growing all six parts of their Mathematics Program.
You’ll Learn
- Strategies to help your students re-think the purpose of math class.
- How games can shape math lessons
- Why number talks are great culture builders
- Characteristics of effective math instruction
- Two Types of questions you should avoid answering
Resources
- Characteristics of Effective Teaching of Mathematics
- Peter Lilejedahl’s website
- Episode #11: Play Is The Engine Of Learning: An Interview with Dan Finkel
- Tangrams
- Rush hour (game)
- Spiralgraph Set
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