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In this episode you will learn:

• About my comparison between the culture of literacy and the culture of math in our classrooms 
• 3 ways we can build a math community mirrored after that of our literacy community. 
• Make your math classroom accessible
• Create a magical palace where students can do real math
• Get to know your mathematicians deeply.

🚃 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 Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

🤍 Math Stories Authobiography Writing Project

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾Math Mindset Matters 

👉🏾Math Stories 

Download my free eBook & start creating the math classroom of your students' dreams. 5 Tips to a Student Centered Math Classroom!

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

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Episode 4 Math Identity... the one where we talk all about why we are the way we are. Today we will dive into what Math Identity is and how  we can help our students develop a math identity in our classrooms. 

In this episode you will learn:

• Our Math Identity definition for classroom community of math learners 
• Why math identity even matters 
• 4 ways to develop your students math identity 

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

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 my free eBook & start creating the math classroom of your students' dreams. 5 Tips to a Student Centered Math Classroom! Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

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

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Today we are going to dive into what happens in our math classrooms. We will zoom in on our emphasis on thinking vs. answers in our classrooms and the effects on our math identity. 

  In this episode you will learn:

• What I mean by "Thinking Over Answers" 
• Why we have to start valuing our students' mathematical reasoning and thinking more, than finding the solution. 
• How we can start to re-write the narrative of answers in math class. 

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 my free eBook & start creating the math classroom of your students' dreams. 5 Tips to a Student Centered Math Classroom!

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

Tag me on Instagram @Local.Learners 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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This is the first episode of the Honest Math Chat. A place where elementary teachers can come together to collaborate in creating a student centered math class! I know, I know, we teach all the things as elementary teachers... but it is so rare to find elementary math focused pd or resources! That's why I created this podcast-- a place where we can support each other & to be honest with each other, just like besties! 

In this episode you will learn:

• a bit about me, the honest host, Mona. 
• why a podcast makes sense & what we will cover in this podcast 

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

Related Blog Posts: 

👉🏾Math Vision 

👉🏾How Problem Solving Changed My Teaching

👉🏾Increase Engagement with Problem of the Day

Related Resources: 

🤍 Problem of the Day - Problem Sets for your Classroom!

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle 

Download my free eBook & start creating the math classroom of your students' dreams. 5 Tips to a Student Centered Math Classroom! Send me a DM on Instagram I LOVE chatting with people, so send me all your questions, comments and feedback! 

Tag me on Instagram @Local.Learners and let me know you're listening! I love seeing what parts are resonating with you.  Looking for a community of like minded math educators? Join The Math Teacher Collaborative Facebook Group! 

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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• what student centered math is and is not
• a glimpse into a day in the life of a student centered math class
• practical observations that you can apply tomorrow 

Download my free eBook & start creating the math classroom of your students' dreams. 5 Tips to a Student Centered Math Classroom!

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

Tag me on Instagram @Local.Learners 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!