Make Math Moments Online Workshop
Learn How To Transform Reliant Memorizers Into Resilient Problem-Solvers In Your Math Class In 6 Weeks!
A Pebble In Your Shoe?
(Or possibly a boulder!)
"I want to break away from teaching through worksheets and direct instruction but don’t know how to start”
“My students give up or don’t even try word problems”
“I’ve been searching for ways to ensure my students are successful and so far I’ve been coming up short.”
“PD sessions usually leave me feeling overwhelmed and at a loss on where to start”
“It’s tough to dedicate time in my day to plan my lessons let alone learn a new way to teach them”
6-Weeks to an Engaged & Mathematically Resilient Math Class!
You deserve resources, ideas, support, and PD for what you value in your math classroom!
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Hear From A Few Educators From Our Cohorts ...
It’s not often you find a PD course that gives you actionable and manageable moves as well as the resources you can use in your classroom immediately! This course DOES THAT!
The 6 weeks in this course has been the most meaningful professional development experiences as a math teacher I’ve ever had.
I have searched for ways to teach problem-solving in my math classroom for years unsuccessfully.
Discovering this course and applying what I’ve learned about lesson design and assessment has launched me on a wide trajectory to meet the needs of my students!
Many professional development experiences leave me feeling guilty I’m not doing enough!
After taking this workshop my guilt disappeared and I’m now motivated and excited to implement these practices into my classroom!
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MAKE IT FREE!
(for you!)
FUN FACT - Over 70% of our past PD participants did not use their own money to cover the costs. Their schools, districts, or professional organizations covered the expense.
To help make it easier for you to get funding we wrote a template justification letter so you can ask your supervisor for funds. (We'll email you the letter).
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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS!
We've had years of experience teaching engaging lessons to learn what works in classrooms and what doesn’t. Our workshop will not only show you the techniques that you can use to maximize student engagement, math understanding, and building student determination but also give you the resources to make it happen.
Meet Your Instructors
Kyle Pearce
K-12 Math Consultant
Kyle is the K-12 Mathematics Consultant with the Greater Essex County District School Board, where his passion for mathematics fuels him to Make Math Moments by sparking curiosity, fuelling sense making, and igniting teacher moves. When he is not working on the next media-rich contextual math task and recording episodes of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, he is spending time with his wife and two children. He shares his most recent noticings, wonderings, reflections and resources in mathematics content knowledge and pedagogy by delivering workshops across North America and blogging on www.makemathmoments.com, www.tapintoteenminds.com, www.mathisvisual.com and @MathletePearce on all social media platforms.
Jon Orr
Math Coach & Consultant
Jon was a high school math teacher for 19 years in the Lambton-Kent District School Board in Ontario Canada. When not supporting school districts across North America in the development of effective math programs and spending time with family he leads workshops and presentations on teaching pedagogy in the math classroom. He is a co-host of the podcast Making Math Moments That Matter along with his friend Kyle Pearce. Lately he is excited about promoting struggle in his students and talking math with primary aged kids while creating math prompts for MathBeforeBed.com. You can follow his classroom lessons, routines, and educational thoughts at Mrorr-isageek.com, makemathmoment.com and also on Twitter: @MrOrr_Geek
LEARN FROM YOUR COUCH!
Build your math content knowledge and pedagogical practice when you want, from where you want.
WHAT OUR WORKSHOP HAS TO OFFER
MODULES YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS
*** UPDATED TO INCLUDE LESSONS ON TEACHING DURING THE PANDEMIC ***
Module 1: Introduction to Making Math Moments That Matter
How Will This Help Me?
Get introduced to the 3-part framework for building easy to plan and fun to deliver lessons that kids will not only love, but also learn from.
What Will I Learn?
- Why the 3-part framework should be your go-to strategy for planning and developing your lessons while face-to-face, fully remotely, or a blended model.
- How the 3-part framework can be applied to any concept and at any grade level.
- Participate in your first of many step-by-step lesson walkthroughs to realize the power of the 3-part framework.
Module 2: Engaging Students Using Problems That Spark Curiosity
How Will This Help Me?
How to create a math classroom where students don’t want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings.
What Will I Learn?
- How to implement three techniques to engage your students and hook them into learning.
- How to avoid five big mistakes when using real world problems.
- How to transform textbook problems into captivating tasks that maximize student interest and learning.
- Make every minute count with 5 daily warm-up routines that will make your students eager to learn.
Module 2: Engaging Students Using Problems That Spark Curiosity
How Will This Help Me?
How to create a math classroom where students don’t want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings.
What Will I Learn?
- How to implement three techniques to engage your students and hook them into learning.
- How to avoid five big mistakes when using real world problems.
- How to transform textbook problems into captivating tasks that maximize student interest and learning.
- Make every minute count with 5 daily warm-up routines that will make your students eager to learn.
Module 3: Teaching Through Problem Solving to Build Grit and Perseverance
How Will This Help Me?
How to put an end to students saying “I don’t get it” and giving up on problems in math class.
What Will I Learn?
- What Hollywood movies can teach us about perseverance and math class.
- How to teach your math lesson using real world problems that build grit and perseverance in your students.
- Our “go-to” tools that make the math more accessible to encourage students to start problems and not give up.
Module 4: Teaching Through Problem Solving to Build Understanding
How Will This Help Me?
How to make every student realize they can do and understand math.
What Will I Learn?
- How to use real world problems to meet the needs of every student in your classroom regardless of student readiness.
- How to build on students’ prior knowledge instead of feeling like you’re starting from scratch each day.
- How to help students make connections across your grade level standards.
Module 4: Teaching Through Problem Solving to Build Understanding
How Will This Help Me?
How to make every student realize they can do and understand math.
What Will I Learn?
- How to use real world problems to meet the needs of every student in your classroom regardless of student readiness.
- How to build on students’ prior knowledge instead of feeling like you’re starting from scratch each day.
- How to help students make connections across your grade level standards.
Module 5: Planning Your Problem Based Lessons
How Will This Help Me?
How to plan your problem solving lessons so you can lead them like a pro.
What Will I Learn?
- How to plan lessons for the varying levels of student readiness in your classroom.
- Three moves to help your lessons run without a hitch.
- How to use what you see and hear in your classroom to guide your instruction.
Module 6: Long-Range Planning & Assessment to Make Math Moments That Matter
How Will This Help Me?
How to ensure that you are creating Math Moments That Matter throughout the entirety of your course.
What Will I Learn?
- How practicing to build procedural fluency fits into the math moments framework.
- How to avoid 5 common misconceptions from affecting your planning.
- How you can structure your units of study to maximize learning and retention.
- How to use effective assessment strategies that promote learning instead of labelling.
Module 6: Long-Range Planning & Assessment to Make Math Moments That Matter
How Will This Help Me?
How to ensure that you are creating Math Moments That Matter throughout the entirety of your course.
What Will I Learn?
- How practicing to build procedural fluency fits into the math moments framework.
- How to avoid 5 common misconceptions from affecting your planning.
- How you can structure your units of study to maximize learning and retention.
- How to use effective assessment strategies that promote learning instead of labelling.
GET REIMBURSED!
Over 70% of our past workshop participants had the cost covered by their school, district, union, or by another means.
The workshop costs $297 USD /$397 CAD. That's less than a daily cup of coffee throughout the school year.
OUR LEARNING GUARANTEE
We guarantee that you’ll learn practical techniques to engage your students while deepening their learning (and yours!) in this 6 module course or we’ll give your money back!
WHAT OUR PAST WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO SAY...
I was frustrated with how my students were afraid to “try things out” when problem solving but after working with Jon & Kyle and applying their lesson ideas I now feel prepared to help my students overcome their struggles.
Working with Jon & Kyle changed my perspective so that I now see math in the world around me and I can bring it into my classroom. The practical classroom-ready resources they share frees me from feeling chained to the textbook everyday. I love seeing how the three-act math tasks can be used and reused to hit so many different curricular areas all in one activity.
Sheila Akinleye
8th grade
Math Teacher
Indianapolis Indiana
"I cannot tell you how many times I've yelled YES!! during Jon & Kyle’s online workshop. They helped me realize that I needed a change in the status quo and I learned more than I ever thought I would from their help. SO WORTH THE INVESTMENT!"
Hear what these participants have to say about the workshop...
Taking Jon & Kyle’s online workshop has been one of the most useful professional experiences that I’ve had. I could implement their strategies and provided resources immediately in my classroom leaving me with more time to dedicate to my students and a renewed energy toward teaching.
Michael Cerecedes
5th Grade Teacher
Roseville California
We've had years of experience teaching engaging lessons to learn what works in classrooms and what doesn’t. Our workshop will not only show you the techniques that you can use to maximize student engagement, math understanding, and building student determination but also give you the resources to make it happen.
BONUSES THAT HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Register and you'll receive some pretty rad extras that will enhance your workshop experience.
Take Action & Organize Every Day Using The Framework You’ll Learn Here! ($50 Value)
The Make Math Moments Lesson / Day Planner
Don’t spend upwards of $50 on a day planner for your classroom! Use ours for free! Our lesson planner gives you constant reminders of what you learned in our workshop on a daily basis. Plan your big goals for the day, write out your lesson plans, create unit and course goals all in one place. Customize and re-order pages based on your schedule in this printable PDF planner.
GET A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE PLANNER
Get Your Credit Faster!
As a BONUS we've included an Executive Summary for you to reference the key learning from our workshop. We understand that many schools or districts fund the cost of this workshop for interested teachers, but require a reflection of learning to be submitted upon completion. This summary guide can be helpful as you prepare this reflection.
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS ARE SAYING...
Jon and Kyle are a snazzy, dynamic duo with all the intellectual might, emotional awareness, pedagogical caring, and generosity of spirit to transform the mathematics teaching world. Their penetrating insights in lesson thinking, doing, and sharing are beautifully bundled in the spark-fuel-ignite framework.
Jon & Kyle get teaching, they get assessment, and most of all, they get kids! They are both that rare secondary mathematics teacher who understand that their primary job is to support the learning of all students, especially those who struggle with mathematics.
I strongly encourage all educators who teach mathematics at some point in their timetable to consider participating in this engaging and informative workshop to move your practice to the next level.
Kyle and Jon have established themselves as a go-to pair for thoughtful and interesting math lessons.
Their attention to the critical nature of building curiosity and the importance of thoughtful planning resonate with me. It is great that they have provided so many examples and a structure in which to create lessons.
Kyle and Jon are on a mission to change how students experience math by ditching those forgettable “I do, we do, you do” lessons and crafting moments that students will remember.
Curious students WANT to learn and are EAGER to tackle that next challenging problem. Let Kyle and Jon show you how to spark curiosity on a daily basis.
Their three step framework can help any teacher make small changes that result in big wins!
HOW DOES OUR WORKSHOP COMPARE?
| Option | Cost | University PD Credits | Choose your Instructor? | Stay in the classroom? | Access to content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our workshop | $297 + $80 per credit | 2 to 4 | Yes | Yes | 12 weeks with option for forever. |
| National math conference | $585 + travel expenses | 0 | No | No | 4 days |
| University course | $725 + materials | 4 | No | Yes | 8 weeks |
YOUR STUDENTS ARE WORTH IT!
YOU'RE WORTH IT!
Reserve your spot in the workshop! We're excited to have you be a part of it.
The workshop costs $297 USD / $397 CAD, less than a daily cup of coffee throughout the school year.
OUR LEARNING GUARANTEE
We guarantee that you’ll learn practical techniques to engage your students while deepening their learning (and yours!) in this 6 module course or we’ll give your money back!
WE'VE WORKED WITH ...
AND MANY MORE!
"Every math teacher can relate to the anecdotes Jon & Kyle profess - they’re like “the math teachers next door”!
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OUR PEERS ARE SAYING
"If you’ve ever wondered how to reach students who dislike math, students who seem unwilling to engage in math class, and/or students who are falling behind, this course will help you uncover the factors that have led these students away from math enjoyment and success and then counteract those experiences with new, practical instructional approaches. "
Michelle Rinehart
Mathematics Consultant, Mathematics Speaker --- Odessa, Texas
"Motivating curiosity and mathematical sense-making isn't easy, but Pearce and Orr show that it can be simple, and give a map of how you can take control of these central elements to make your math class work like you want it to. I'm going to be recommending Making Math Moments That Matter to a lot of the teachers I work with."
Dan Finkel
Founder of Math For Love, TEDx Speaker, International Mathematics Facilitator, Math Game Creator, New York Times Contributor --- Seattle, Washington
"Jon and Kyle are well respected educators and presenters who pay incredible attention to detail so that others have the best possible experience. They are fearless in their willingness to test out their new innovations so that they can share what they learn with others.
Most of all, they are so easy to learn from because they are authentic storytellers who blend their experiences with anecdotes to help us reflect on opportunities for improvement."
Robert Kaplinsky
Mathematics Consultant, International Mathematics Facilitator, Co-Creator of OpenMiddle.com --- Long Beach, California
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Let's Do This!!
Our Best Deal Yet! $297 USD / $397 CAD for both of our flagship courses, less than a daily cup of coffee throughout the school year.