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You are busy planning and deciding on what to do in the first week, aren't you? You want the best first week activities for math class. Let me add these 3 BEST of the BEST first week activities. 

Today we'll chat about: 

• how to make the most of the activites in the first week 

• how to build relationships in the first week that will carry you through the school year

• how getting vunerable with students helps build math community 

Mentioned in this episode: 

📒 Math Survey

👏🏽 Building a Math Mindset, Community, & Identity PD MonaMath.com/training 

🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions

📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share your definition of math on the post! 

Books I love & mentioned often: 

📗Adding it Up https://amzn.to/3FzM4as 

📘Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction  https://amzn.to/3FzLMQU 

📙Principles to Action: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All https://amzn.to/42o816h 

📕5 Practices for Orchestrating Math Discussions https://amzn.to/3zagEEl 

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Do your students struggle when it comes to fluency? Being flexible, efficient, and accurate? That's actually procedural fluency, and that's what really matters. On today's episode we're breaking down what is procedural fluency & how we can teach it without the timed tests & tears

Today we'll chat about: 

• our definition of procedural fluency 

• instructional routines that support procedural fluency 

• 3 simples steps to build procedural fluency in your students this year

Mentioned in this episode: 

📒 Student Centered Fluency System PD MonaMath.com/fluency

🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions

📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share your definition of math on the post! 

Books I love & mentioned often: 

📗Adding it Up https://amzn.to/3FzM4as 

📘Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction  https://amzn.to/3FzLMQU 

📙Principles to Action: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All https://amzn.to/42o816h 

📕5 Practices for Orchestrating Math Discussions https://amzn.to/3zagEEl 

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What is Math? You might be wondering why I would ask such a simple question. But have you ever really thought about the answer to that question, "What IS math?" 

On today's episode we're breaking down what is math and what makes a mathematician. 

Today we'll chat about: 

• our definition of math and mathematicians 

• inspiring words or wisdom from mathematicians 

• ways we can engage our students with these questions 

✨Ultimate Math Bundle✨ a set of ready to use 100+ resources for your grade level all for 35cent per resource. Pay $35 and be set for the WHOLE year with resources to reach for when you need them most. Check out the details here MonaMath.com/UMB 

☀️ Summer Math PD ☀️ don't miss out on this chance to get FREE or low cost pd about MATH! Planning math lessons is one of our topics! MonaMath.com/summerpd to sign up now.

Mentioned in this episode: 

🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions

📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share your definition of math on the post! 

Books I love & mentioned often: 

📗Adding it Up https://amzn.to/3FzM4as 

📘Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction  https://amzn.to/3FzLMQU 

📙Principles to Action: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All https://amzn.to/42o816h 

📕5 Practices for Orchestrating Math Discussions https://amzn.to/3zagEEl 

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Ever wondered whta really matters for your math lesson plans? Today we will re-consider 3 things we might be missing as we lesson plan. 

Today we'll chat about: 

• the 3 things to re-consider when planning for math 

• long term plans and daily lesson planning 

• how to understand th emath better so you can support each learner 

☀️ Summer Math PD ☀️ don't miss out on this chance to get FREE or low cost pd about MATH! Planning math lessons is one of our topics! MonaMath.com/summerpd to sign up now.

Mentioned in this episode: 

🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions

Books I love & mentioned often: 

📗Adding it Up https://amzn.to/3FzM4as 

📘Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction  https://amzn.to/3FzLMQU 

📙Principles to Action: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All https://amzn.to/42o816h 

📕5 Practices for Orchestrating Math Discussions https://amzn.to/3zagEEl 

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High Expectations for all students starts with us, teacher friend. This episode is one of my core beliefs and I'm keeping it honest with you today. 

Mini chat all about: 

• What is means to have high expectations
• What NOT to do in math class 
• How we can foster high expectations in math class

☀️summer PD at MonaMath.com/summerpd ☀️
Growing Math Identity PD for $17 Enroll Here

FREE Summer PD options:
MonaMath PD- Number Sense with 3rd-5th Graders & Planning with ANY curriculum! 

Middle School Math Summit 

Cheerful Math Conference 

Let me know in my DMs on instagram @HelloMonaMath if you're with me or if you have questions! Let's chat! 

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Does your math community supports courageous mathematicians? Today we will cover just what it means to have that a math community supports mathematicians. You'll get 3 startegies to use this school year to create community supports inside your classroom! 

Today we'll chat about: 

• 3 ways a math community can support students 

• what it means to be a courageous mathematician

• "Let's support our students in making mistakes with diginity" 

☀️ Summer Math PD ☀️ don't miss out on this chance to get FREE or low cost pd about MATH!
FREE Summer PD options:
MonaMath PD- Number Sense with 3rd-5th Graders & Planning with ANY curriculum! 

Middle School Math Summit 

Cheerful Math Conference 

Mentioned in this episode: 

🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions

💻Growing Math Identity Professional Development-- Details here 

☀️Middle School Math Summit VIP ticket GIVEaway! Enter Here

Books I love & mentioned often: 

📗Adding it Up https://amzn.to/3FzM4as 

📘Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction  https://amzn.to/3FzLMQU 

📙Principles to Action: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All https://amzn.to/42o816h 

📕5 Practices for Orchestrating Math Discussions https://amzn.to/3zagEEl 

🤍Choosing to See, Pamela Seda

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Math is uninspiring. Math is something you've either found false confidence in or struggled and avoided. On today's show we will talk about what math is today and how we can make sure math is inspiring to our students in today's classrooms. 

Today we'll chat about: 

• 3 things that make math uninspiring

• your experience with math, and what math is to you

• what we can do to inspire our students and ourselves in math

☀️ Summer Math PD ☀️ don't miss out on this chance to get FREE or low cost pd about MATH! Planning math lessons is one of our topics! MonaMath.com/summerpd to sign up now.

Mentioned in this episode:

🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions

Books I love & mentioned often: 

📗Adding it Up https://amzn.to/3FzM4as 

📘Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction  https://amzn.to/3FzLMQU 

📙Principles to Action: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All https://amzn.to/42o816h 

📕5 Practices for Orchestrating Math Discussions https://amzn.to/3zagEEl 

Leave a review!! 

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Mini Math Chat Summer PD Series!! 

Do your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students struggle with number sense? 

If that's you then in this epsidoe we're chatting about: 

• Number Sense Routines for 3rd-5th You'll learn how to take a standard from your grade & turn it into a number sense routine! July 12th @10am it's FREE. Sign up here
  
  
• The connection between number sense & fluency! A student centered approach to fluency PD is happening this summer... on August 2nd at 10am for $27 Sign up here
  You'll get all the materials you need to create a system that empowers your students to take ownership over their fluency! 
  
  
• Review all the summer PD at MonaMath.com/summerpd

For the next several weeks I will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on the ways I can support you this summer! If you have ANY questions... let me know in my DMs on instagram @HelloMonaMath

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Finding teacher besties is complex, but today I have a friend I clicked with instantly... about math, teaching, and life! We covered everything from project based learning, building classroom communities and how I met my husband (the same way Kristen & I met-ish) ... plus so much more!! 

In this episode we will chat about: 

• what every PBL classroom needs
• advice for building a classroom community that supports CHOICE & VOICE! 

You'll hear Kristen & I thinking about math and wondering about how we can get EVERY child & teacher thinking about developing engaged & rigrous math communities. 

Connect with Kristen & listen to her ✨brand new✨ podcast launching July 11th! (Free Slurpee day.. 7-11!) 

• Modern Math Teacher Podcast
• MoorethanjustX.com
• Instagram: @MooreThanJustX

☀️Summer PD opportunities ☀️ monamath.com/summerpd

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Mini Math Chat Summer PD Series!! 

Are you ready to get rid of the "I'm not good at this" mindset in your math class? 
You've got to get your students productively struggling... but you're still seeing students avoid risk taking?

If that's you then in this epsidoe we're chatting about: 

• 3ways to support our students with math mindset in our math classroom community through the FREE professional development on July 10th at 10am. Sign up here
  
  
• growing math identity PD that's $27-- it comes with activities and materials, a replay, and everything you need to shif the narrative in your classroom! Sign up here
  
  
• Review all the summer PD at MonaMath.com/summerpd

For the next several weeks I will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on the ways I can support you this summer! If you have ANY questions... let me know in my DMs on instagram @HelloMonaMath

Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!