Modern Math Teacher- Teaching Strategies for High School and Middle School Math Teachers
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Modern Math Teacher- Teaching Strategies for High School and Middle School Math Teachers
191 When My Favorite Math Project Stopped Working
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One of my favorite classroom projects completely stopped working—and it ended up becoming one of the most important lessons of my teaching career.
In this episode, I share the story of a once-successful cell phone plan project that unexpectedly fell flat and how it completely changed the way I think about designing meaningful mathematics.
We'll explore why real and relevant aren't always the same thing, how I adapt lessons from Illustrative Math without reinventing the curriculum, and why sometimes the most meaningful part of a lesson isn't the context at all—it's the mathematical thinking.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why authentic lessons lose relevance over time
- The difference between real-world math and relevant math
- The planning question I ask before almost every lesson
- How I adapt Illustrative Math to better connect with my students
- Why mathematical practices can be just as meaningful as real-world contexts
- A classroom story using Glo Germ that led to rich mathematical discussions
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More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast
Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.
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