Practical Ways to Build a Strengths-Based Elementary Math Classroom with Dr. Beth Kobett

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 20

What if it were possible to capture all of the words teachers said or thought about students and put them in word clouds that hovered over each student throughout the day? What impact might the words in the cloud have on the student's learning experience? These are the questions that Beth Kobett and Karen Karp pose to start their book about strength-based teaching and learning.

In this re-release of an episode from Season 2, we talk with Beth Kobett about practices that support strength-based teaching and learning, and ways educators can implement them in their classrooms.

BIOGRAPHY

Beth McCord Kobett, EdD, is the dean of the School of Education at Stevenson University, where she works with preservice teachers and leads professional learning efforts in mathematics education both regionally and nationally. She is a former classroom teacher, elementary mathematics specialist, adjunct professor, and university supervisor. She is also a former president of the Association of Maryland Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMMTE) and former chair of the Professional Development Services Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Dr. Kobett is a recipient of the Mathematics Educator of the Year Award from the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM). She has also received Stevenson University's Excellence in Teaching Award as both an adjunct and full-time member of the Stevenson faculty.

RESOURCES

Strengths-Based Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: 5 Teaching Turnarounds for Grades K-6 book by Beth McCord Kobett and Karen S. Karp

Rough Draft Math: Revising to Learn book by Amanda Jansen

TODOS: Mathematics for All organization

TRANSCRIPT

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