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Giving students feedback isn't easy. But in this episode I'm offering up 4 Tips ( and lots of advice) on how giving students feedback can be less stressful and more meaningful. 

In this episode you will learn:

• what makes feedback "good" 
• how giving students feedback is a process 
• 4 Tips to giving students feedback today! 

🚃 Fun fact!! I live in Chicago, right next to the train. You'll hear it a few times in the recording 🚂

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

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Have you ever used a Math Survey to guage your students attitudes about math? The Math Survey is a great tool to help you get to know students, build trust, and ultimately relationships with your students. 

In this episode you will learn:

• how establishing relationships can help students take risks
• Math Identity and Math Stories can help students build trust and realtionships 
• 3 tips to develop a strong relationships with students in math class
  
  

🚃 Fun fact!! I live in Chicago, right next to the train. You'll hear it a few times in the recording 🚂

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group! 

 

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It's a Which Ones Doesn't Belong birthday party!

Juliana of @Collaborate.with.Juliana and I have the same brithday, September 4th and share a love for increasing students math engagement no matter the grade level or math mindset of the studetns we teeach. That is why we both LOVE WODB. 

In this episode you'll here about: 

• How WODB can engage students in math class 
• THe routine we use to introduce, engage and debrief WODB with our students 1st to 12th grade 
• Why our love for WODB runs deep 
• OUR birthday SALE 🧁❗️

This is an episode you'll want to come back to and listen to again and again. 

However, if you're looking for more resources on WODB check out this Article about Math Discourse in 5 minutes using WODB
This article about promoting Risk Taking in Math Class
Episode 3 of Honest Math Chat about promoting thinking over answers fits perfectly with WODB 

Teachers Pay Teachers Shops are On Sale for our Birthday Sale!! Search #wodbparty to find the resources quickly! 

Mona Math TPT Shop 

CollaborateEd with Juliana Shop

Don't forget EVERY Year at the start of September our WODB resoureces will be on sale. 

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Take the pressure of yourself this back to school season. Math class can be magical even if you don't have everything just "perfect"... in fact in this episode you I will share: 

• the 3 things that are essential to back to school in math class
• a few stories that give you a glimpse into how to implement 
• the real, honest truth (always) 
  

🚃 Fun fact!! I live in Chicago, right next to the train. You'll hear it a few times in the recording 🚂

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group!

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Math Coach is a real thing in some schools, I know... not mine either. However, if you're on a mission to be a better math teacher I'm confident you need a math coach! Your school should invest in one and I'd love to tell you all the reasons why in this episode! 

In this episode you will learn:

• Benefits of having math coach to achieve your goals 
• Ways a math coach can support you 
• Where to find a math coach 
  
  

🚃 Fun fact!! I live in Chicago, right next to the train. You'll hear it a few times in the recording 🚂

✨Increase Student Engagement with Student Centered Math ✨
a 5 Day 🆓 Challenge!! 
Save your spot here 👉🏾 www.monamath.com/challenge 

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group! 

 

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In this episode I'm sharing how to check for understanding in the student centered math classroom. 

You'll leave with: 
👉🏾 a clear definition of what a check for understanding is 

👉🏾 reasons why you need them in your lesson 

👉🏾permission to trust the process and not drive yourself crazy assessing. 

👉🏾 5 strategies to use in your classroom 

✨INCREASE Student ENGAGEMENT with Student Centered Math 5 Day 🆓 Challenge✨
Sign up is open www.monamath.com/challenge 

📆Join us on March 27-31 📆 Spend about 30 minutes each dayf learning & taking action steps to increase the engagement i your classroom and end the year creating a strong math classroom where students retain their math understanding! 
Come along on this honest math chat!   

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Increase Student Engagement 5 Day Challenge!! 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group! 

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In this episode I'm sharing with you a bit more about my story and how I've struggled as a teacher. I know that doesn't sound like the most inspiring story... but hear me out! 

If we want to teach our stduents to embrace challenge, struggle, and innovate new solutions... then we have to get uncomfortable to get comfortable. 

On today's episode we will chat about the challenges I've faced as a teacher learning to teach Student Centered Math! 

Come along on this honest math chat!   

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Increase Student Engagement 5 Day Challenge!! 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group! 

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In this hands on episode I’m walking you through the why, what, and how of using math warm ups to shift toward a more student centered math classroom.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why student centered math makes sense 
• How math warm ups are a great way to step into student centered math instruction 
• What to look for in a great math warm up 
• How to teach math warm ups

🚃 Fun fact!! I live in Chicago, right next to the train. You'll hear it a few times in the recording 🚂

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

Kindle Math Engagement with Daily Warm Ups Article on Middleweb.com

Teaching Classroom Routines 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group! 

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The Hardest Decision I’ve ever Made as a Teacher was a huge change. However, this change propelled me forward to being able to step into my purpose. On this episode I’m telling you a story about me (sharing my heart here) and how you can use change to push yourself in your goals.

In this episode we’ll chat about: 

• change and how it’s a process and although its feels different every time it’s pretty predictable 
• how to use that process to challenge yourself to propel forward 
• sharing my heart on this one & I can’t wait to hear what you think.

🚃 Fun fact!! I live in Chicago, right next to the train. You'll hear it a few times in the recording 🚂

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you. 

I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know when a new episode is available by subscribing. 

Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group! 

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You have professional goals and want to develop professionally, but maybe your school just doesn’t provide opportunities to work on your goals. It’s a common problem. Let’s brainstorm some ways we can work on our goals.  In this episode you will learn:

• What makes Professional development effective 
• 10 ways to develop professionally for relatively cheap 

🚃 Fun fact!! I live in Chicago, right next to the train. You'll hear it a few times in the recording 🚂

Links Mentioned in the Episode: 

Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group

Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook Group 

Related Blog Posts: 

10 Ways to Develop Professionally 

Related Resources: 

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Autobiography Writing Project

Download your free Guide to Engaging Math Discussions 

Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @HelloMonaMath and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you.