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Do you want to use math centers in your classroom but you don’t know where to start?

 

Maybe you’re worried that your kids aren’t going to work independently or you don’t know when you’ll find time to plan and prep math centers when you’re already so busy. Well, I have a solution for you.

 

This episode is all about the 4 different math centers that you can use in your classroom. I’m making math centers simple so that you don’t have to worry. If you want math to be engaging and hands-on while still covering the curriculum and teaching your kids everything they need to know, look no further. 

 

If you’ve been wondering how to get started with math centers, this is for you! 

 

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Is it time for a math test in your classroom? How do you make sure that your test accurately reflects what your students know? It can be hard to know if you’re asking the right types of questions, marking accurately, and assessing the content that you actually want to be assessing. This can lead to all kinds of problems with tests.  Anyone can write a test, but as teachers, it’s our job to make sure that tests are accurately measuring student achievement.  I’ve spent a lot of time agonizing over what questions to put in a test, how to weigh a test, and how to score a test, and I want to share my results with you so that you don’t have to agonize over your tests too. 

If you’re ready to switch up your test-planning process to make sure your students are getting the scores they deserve, tune in to this episode. 

 

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Episode 214: Math and Assessment: www.madlylearning.com/214

Episode 227: Get More Math Assessment Done in Class: www.madlylearning.com/227 

 

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What if I told you that you didn’t need to have so many math tests? There are other things you can do to effectively assess your students and generate marks for their report cards without overburdening yourself with marking to take home. 

I’m sharing the methods you can use to assess your students without giving them endless tests and creating more work for you. These methods are going to give you more reliable results that accurately reflect how your students are performing, and they will allow you to assess your students more frequently so that you always know where they’re at with the material.

If you’re not utilizing things like guided sessions, math warm-ups, and math journals, then you’re probably spending a lot more time writing and marking tests than you need to be. 

Are you ready to ditch the tests? This is for you.

 

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If you simplify the work you give your students because it’s too hard, are you accommodating, or are you modifying?  

Your students have been through a lot when it comes to learning during the pandemic, and of course, you want to support your students who have gaps in their learning, but it’s important that you’re not modifying the program that they need to be on now.   

This episode is about how to make sure you’re not modifying and oversimplifying tasks to meet your students where they are but instead are accommodating to help them reach where they need to be.   

There’s a fine line between accommodating and modifying and I want to help you identify that and stick to it. I believe in you and your students, and I know that you’re going to get exactly where you need to be by the end of the year.

If you're feeling the urge to simplify your students’ work to make it easier for them, stop and listen to this episode first!   

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Are you juggling a lot of different levels of understanding and learning styles in your classroom after the pandemic?  

There’s a fine line between accommodations and modifications for students, but both are important to understand and can help you keep all your kids on track. 

 

In this episode, I’m focusing on accommodations in the classroom and talking about what they look like, how to implement them, and how they differ from modifications. 

 

If you need some ideas on how to accommodate for gaps in understanding due to the pandemic, I’ve got you covered. 

 

You can also come back to this episode anytime you’re struggling with accommodations in your classroom. It doesn’t have to be pandemic-related! 

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Do your kids work a little differently in the classroom these days?

 

With COVID restrictions lifting here in Ontario, teaching is finally starting to feel normal again, except for the fact that now we’re teaching pandemic kids. 

 

Learning has looked pretty different for our students over the last two years. Many of them are used to working at home on a laptop or tablet with the freedom to walk around, go to the bathroom, and get snacks whenever they want. Others might not have had much access to technology at all and haven’t had as many opportunities to learn as their peers. 

 

This episode is here to help you and your students settle back into your less-restricted classrooms. I’m going over what it’s like to teach kids who have experienced a different style of learning over the last two years and what we can do as teachers to help them move forward. 

 

If you’re trying to figure things out as your classroom gets back to normal, this episode is for you. 

 

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Are you constantly having to adapt to curriculum changes?  

Sometimes a new curriculum comes at us with little to no warning and we feel like we’re expected to overhaul absolutely everything to do it the new way. 

 

In this episode, I’m talking about how to handle curriculum changes and what you can do to reduce some of the stress that they cause. 

 

It’s important to remember that changes are made for a reason. It doesn’t make sense to keep an outdated curriculum that doesn’t reflect the world we live in today, so changes can be a really good thing. 

 

If you’re facing a curriculum change, I want you to know that often, it’s not as big of a deal as it seems. By the end of this episode, you’ll have the tools you need to handle it calmly and confidently. 

 

Tune in to find out how to handle curriculum changes like they’re no big deal. 

 

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Are there things you’ve tried in your classroom that you will absolutely never do again?

 

After 15 years of teaching, I’ve made my fair share of mistakes, but some stand out more than others and there are definitely some that I will never make again. 

 

In this episode, I’m sharing the top three things I’ve done in my classroom that I don’t ever want to do again. Hopefully, this will help you avoid making the same mistakes that I made or give you some ideas about how you want to run your classroom.

 

You’ll hear why I tried each of these things, why I stopped doing them,  and why I don’t plan on ever doing them again. 

 

I still make mistakes every day, but I do my best to learn from them and use them to make my classroom a better place for all my students. 

 

If you want to know what things I would never do in my classroom again, tune in. 

 

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Have your students ever complained that they can’t play video games in your classroom? Mine did, and it gave me an idea for a classroom activity that I knew they would love. 

 

This is the story of how we ended up playing Minecraft in my classroom to learn about social studies. 

 

My students were shocked when I said yes to letting them play video games in class, and because I listened to them and let them lead, they were engaged in the project right from the start. 

 

Now, I didn’t just set my students loose on the computers and let them do whatever they wanted. We talked as a class about the curriculum expectations for their project on the global community, they created a plan for how to demonstrate the curriculum expectations in Minecraft, and then they did it! 

 

I even learned a thing or two about Minecraft along the way. 

 

If this sounds like something your students would love, tune in to find out how we made it work! 

 

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What do you do with the rest of your class when you want to do guided reading with a small group?

 

That’s the question I hope I can answer for you in this episode. We’re digging into a bunch of different activities that you can use to allow you to focus on guided instruction while the rest of your students work independently. 

 

Independent learning might not always look the way you want it to. It’s important to remember that different students work in different ways, and it’s okay if they aren’t silent and still the whole time that you’re working with a small group. What’s more important is that your students stay engaged in what they’re doing until you get back. 

 

We’re talking about how to teach your students to work independently, what independent learning tasks should look like, and how to hold students accountable for the work they are assigned.

 

What are you going to try next time you need to do guided instruction? Tune in to get some ideas. 

 

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