Math Chat
Mona, of Mona Math, reveals the mysteries of how to teach elementary math even if you aren't a math person. Discover how you can develop a buzzing student led math classroom. We cover all things math identity, classroom culture, and student centered instructional practices to help you empower students to love and understanding math deeply.
Math Chat
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Before You Teach Math, Build Belonging
Before You Teach Math, Build BelongingBefore students are willing to share their thinking, take risks, make mistakes, persevere through a challenging problem, or disagree with a classmate's strategy, they need to believe one thing:...
The One Thing That Makes EVERYTHING In Your Classroom Easier!
What if some of the chaos in your classroom isn't actually a behavior problem?What if it's a routine problem?In this episode, we're talking about one of the simplest ways to create a calmer, more confident, and more independent cl...
The Problem with Most Math Classroom Norms (And What to Do Instead)
Every classroom has norms, but they might not be the ones hanging on your wall.In this episode we're chatting about why most math classroom norms fail... Asking ourselves, are the "norms" reflected in students' daily experiences?
Build Belonging in Your Math Class (Part 6 of Creating a Classroom of Problem Solvers)
Build Belonging in Your Math Classroom Do all your students feel like they belong in math class? In this episode of Math Chat, we're wrapping up the Creating a Community of Problem Solvers
Student-Engaged Assessment: Creating a Classroom of Problem Solvers (Part 5)
Assessment shouldn't be something we do to students. It should be something we do with them.In this episode of the Math Chat Podcast, we're continuing our Creating a Classroom of Problem Solvers series by ...