Episode 84: What are your favorite Math Routines?
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss their favorite Math Routines.
CHALLENGE: Let us know your favorite Math Routines.
Episode 83: Who is in front of you?
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss activities to get to know the students in front of you at the beginning of the school year.
CHALLENGE: Let us know one of your favorite getting-to-know-you activities!
Episode 82: Season Two Finale - Learning About the FCTM 2022 Conference
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss all the sessions Laura attended at the FCTM 2022 Conference.
CHALLENGE: Join us for our Summer Book Club! Click on one of the links in the Show Notes and learn something new!
Episode 81: Learning About Figuring Out Fluency Book Club
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss why they’ve been quiet for a while and about their upcoming Summer Book Club.
CHALLENGE: Join us for our Summer Book Club! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/jkiFr3vR87gpPtSu8
Episode 80: Learning About Secondary Math
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss talking, playing, and doing math with twelve to eighteen year old young adults.
CHALLENGE: Find some 12-18 year olds in your life and have some Math Talks with them! Let us know how it goes!
Episode 79: Learning About Intermediate Math
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss talking, playing, and doing math with eight to eleven year old children.
CHALLENGE: Find some 8-11 year olds in your life and have some Math Talks with them! Let us know how it goes!
Episode 78: Learning About Primary Math
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss talking, playing, and doing math with five to seven year old children.
CHALLENGE: Find some 5-7 year olds in your life and have some Math Talks with them! Let us know how it goes!
Episode 77: Learning About Very Early Math
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss talking, playing, and doing math with children from Birth to Age Five.
CHALLENGE: Find some “Littles” in your life and have some Math Talks with them! Let us know how it goes!
Episode 76: Learning About Anchor Charts
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss Anchor Charts and posters.
CHALLENGE: Share a picture of one of your Anchor Charts and describe how you use it in your classroom.
Episode 75: Learning About Engagement Strategies
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss three engagement strategies.
CHALLENGE: Do one of the engagement strategies and share what happens with us.
Episode 74: Learning About Order of Operations
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss real-life applications about the Order of Operations.
CHALLENGE: Share your own or your students’ real-life examples of Order of Operations.
Episode 73: Learning About Measurement
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss measurement and measurement conversion.
CHALLENGE: Share research about why we teach concepts in the order that we do. Don’t forget to join our book club! Register on our website!
Episode 72: Learning About Learning
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss their big take-aways from attending the Build Math Minds Virtual Math Summit.
CHALLENGE: Watch one of the sessions from the Build Math Minds Virtual Math Summit. Don’t forget to join our book club! Register on our website!
Episode 71: Learning About Mistakes
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss learning from mistakes as well as share some of their favorite quotes from Chapter 9 in their current book club from the book The Writing on the Classroom Wall by Steve Wyborney.
CHALLENGE: Share with us any and all brain research about learning from mistakes. Don’t forget to join our current Book Club! Register on our website!
Episode 70: Learning About Volume
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss volume, the formula, and the importance of giving our students the opportunities and experiences to build, draw, write, think, and talk.
CHALLENGE: Give your students the opportunity and experience to build, draw, write, think about, and talk about whatever they are learning. Don’t forget to join our current Book Club! Register on our website!
Episode 69: Learning About Taking Notes in Class
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss taking notes in class (and so much more!).
CHALLENGE: Let the students choose the notes to write down. Don’t forget to join our current Book Club! Register on our website!
Episode 68: Learning About Equity and Early Numeracy
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss equity and early numeracy with our tenth guest, Marria Carrington.
CHALLENGE: Think about three students in your classroom who you call “low” and figure out at least three things that they ARE ABLE to do. Also, fill out this Google Form if you are interested in joining our next Book Club! https://forms.gle/RdZ2HrXQrYZuppsR9
Episode 67: Learning About Competency-Based Grading
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss grading with Jeff Hamilton.
CHALLENGE: Rethink your grading system. Is what you’re doing the best way to assess and grade what your students know and are able to do? Also, fill out this Google Form if you are interested in joining our next Book Club! https://forms.gle/RdZ2HrXQrYZuppsR9
Episode 66: Learning About Estimation
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss the power and importance of estimation.
CHALLENGE: Have your students estimate before they calculate at least one calculation problem this week! Also, fill out this Google Form if you are interested in joining our next Book Club! https://forms.gle/RdZ2HrXQrYZuppsR9
Episode 65: Learning About Procedures, Patterns, and Relationships
In this episode, Laura and Karina discuss procedures, patterns, and relationships with Elise Gordon.
CHALLENGE: Fill out this Google Form if you are interested in joining our next Book Club! https://forms.gle/RdZ2HrXQrYZuppsR9