In today’s episode, we welcome Math Moment Maker, John Stevens to the podcast! John is an instructional coach for mathematics and technology, who not only supports the teachers he works with throughout his district, but educators from around the world with his many resources. 

Dive into this episode with John and we’ll unpack how you can facilitate debates in math class using his free online resource, wouldyourathermath.com, how to bring parents to the table with his Table Talk Math resources, and a great resource parents can lean on to help their children avoid the dreaded summer slide.

You’ll Learn: 

1. How you can spark and facilitate arguments and discussions in your math class. 
2. What wouldyourathermath.com can do to change your classroom culture. 
3. How to help parents bring math to the table so they can support their children. 
4. What you can do to help your students eliminate summer slide. 

Resources: 

Wouldyourathermath.com

John’s User Guide - Would You Rather Math 

Table Talk Math [Book]

Math Before Bed

Adding parents to the equation https://makemathmoments.com/episode49/ 

@jstevens009 

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