In this episode we talk to Katrien Vance who is a veteran teacher that set a total different approach to give her students a sense of direction and help them stay focused. We outline why she did it, how she did it, and how it all worked out for the students.

You’ll learn:

• How to redefine success in your classroom.
• How to create lessons where students ask more questions.
• How to create a math class where the word problems are the easiest problems to solve.
• Why you should plan lessons that encourage thinking. How to avoid the assumption that students can’t think during your math lesson.
• Benefits of getting the students to talk and opening up space to help them lead.
• How trusting kids with what they know will benefit their overall performance.

Show notes page: http://makemathmoments.com/episode8

Resources:

• https://robertkaplinsky.com
• Pentomino Puzzles
• 3-Act Task: Hourglass Multiples
• 3-Act Task: Stacking Paper
• Lesson: The Mullet Ratio
• Christina Tondevold’s Virtual Math Summit
• http://makemathmoments.com/mentor

 

LEARN MORE about our online workshop: Making Math Moments That Matter. http://makema

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