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I am passionate about teaching our students math in student centered ways that help them grow as human beings that are positioned to make a difference in the world. So that means, the work has to be real and relevant.

Today we’re going to talk about the power that math can have when you INTEGRATE math with social studies.

In this episode we will chat about: 

• bring in diverse mathematicians to your classroom
• solving real world math problems
• using timelines from social studies for math

Links: 

❤️ Black History Ideas & Resources

Have Questions? 📱 My DMs on IG are always open @hellomonamath

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

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Thin sliced problems were coined by Peter Liljedahl in his book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics.

What are thin sliced problems & how can you use them to meet all the needs of your students? Be sure to listen as we go through the 9 simple steps to using thin sliced word problems in your math classroom. 
 
In this episode we will chat about: 

• thin sliced problems naturally differentiate
• using thin sliced problems in your math classroom
• making sure every student is learning

Links: 

🎙️Ep 93: Strategies for Consolidation with Peter Liljedahl

🎙️Ep 96: Building Thick Understanding in Consolidation with Peter Liljedahl

✏️ Thin Sliced Problems - 

• ALL
• 2nd→ Valentines Day Themed, Black History Month Problems
• 3rd→ Bundle , Valentine’s Day Themed, Black History Month Problems
• 4th→ Area & perimeter with fractions, Valentines Day Themed , Black History Month Problems
• 5th→ Bundle, Black History Mo

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

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Help students see their whole selves in the math they're learning with culturally responsive teaching. What is your students relationship to math? 

Join me as I interview the authors of Cultivating Mathematical Hearts, you won't want to miss it!

In this episode we will chat about: 

• culturally relevant math
• eliciting student thinking
• math modeling

About our guests Maria del Rosario Zavala  and Julia Marai Aguirre:
📕 Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms 

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💻  Julia Maria Aguirre Website

Links: 

✏️ Mathematician Posters   

✅ Black Mathematician Posters 

❤️ Math Tasks that allow for deep thinking & learning about  mathematicians

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today right HERE!

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In my 3rd year of teaching, I taught first and second grade. There were so many behavior problems such as kids rolling on the carpet, having fits, peeing their pants, asking to get water or go to the bathroom just to get out of the classroom, yelling out, refusing to do their work…. NO ONE was having fun, myself included, and they were barely learning.

What I know now… I’d do almost everything differently.

Join me for 6 ways to love teaching math– even if you’ve NEVER liked math in your entire life (because that was me)!

In this episode we'll chat about:

• the freedom to get creative
• providing the time for students to explore
• real world experiences in math

Mentioned in the Episode: 

❤️ 6 Ways to Teach Math Like You Love It!

📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share with me how you're listening!

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

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Welcome to Part 2 of my interview with Peter Liljedahl. If you missed Part 1 go listen to Episode 93, all about breaking down the 2 ways to consolidate. 

In this episode, Peter and I talk about concepts that will likely come up in your consolidating. This episode is jam packed with goodness! 

In this episode we will chat about: 

• thick understanding
• moving from simple understanding to sophisticated understanding
• building a thinking classroom

About our guest Peter Liljedahl:

💻 Peter's website: https://www.peterliljedahl.com/
🛜 Facebook Group - Building Thinking Classrooms
📝 Building a Thinking Classroom in Math (Article on Edutopia by Peter)

Mentioned in this episode: 

📘 Building Thinking Classrooms
📕 Modify your Building Thinking Classroom

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today right HERE!

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We work tirelessly to ensure our students feel safe to take risks in our math classroom communities.

But to achieve that safety, our students need to be fully seen for who they truly are. By using the words of Black Mathematicians and other diverse math leaders we can empower and inspire our students to feel like they belong in our math classrooms.

In this episode we'll chat about:

• who we are teaching
• listening to student conversations
• doing the “get to know you” community building once a year

Mentioned in the Episode: 

🤍 Guide to Engaging Math Discussions

❤️ Mathematician Posters 

Month’s to be aware of: 

✨Black History Month- February
✨Asian Pacific American Month- May
✨Hispanic Heritage Month- Sept 15-Oct 15
✨Indigenous People’s Month- November
✨PRIDE- June

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

RELATED RESOURCES:

🤍 Math Affirmations 

🤍 Math Classroom Norms 

🤍 Classroom Community Resource Bundle

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today right HERE!

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Are you ready to start 2024 as the year to bring THINKING and sense making to your math classroom? Building a community is essential for building thinking classrooms. Let’s discuss the 3 mistakes I want you to avoid in 2024 as you build your thinking classroom.

In this episode we'll chat about:

• who we are teaching
• listening to student conversations
• doing the “get to know you” community building once a year

Mentioned in this episode:

🎙️ Ep 93: Building Thinking Classrooms Professional Development with Peter Liljedahl

✏️  Math Survey

✅ Math Coach Huddle

📣 Training: Every Student Access to Word Problems

📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share with me how you're listening!

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today right HERE!

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Are you building a thinking classroom? I know many teachers are thinking about sense making and helping their students think about math. Peter Liljedahl talks all about this in his book "Building Thinking Classrooms". You won't want to miss my chat with Peter!

In this episode we will chat about: 

• consolidation
• being a curator
• learn with your students

About our guest Peter Liljedahl:

💻 Peter's website: https://www.peterliljedahl.com/
🛜 Facebook Group - Building Thinking Classrooms
📝 Building a Thinking Classroom in Math (Article on Edutopia by Peter)

Mentioned in this episode: 

📘 Building Thinking Classrooms
📕 Modify your Building Thinking Classroom

📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share with me how you're listening!

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today right HERE!

Send us a text

Purposeful techniques are the key to getting every student describing their math thinking and learning from each other. 

Dr. Sztajn is the author of 📘 Activating Math Talk 11 Purposeful Techniques and the Dean of the College of Education at North Carolina State University.   She has published over 90 papers, an edited book with Teachers College Press in addition to the book she  authored for practitioners with Corwin Press. 

You are going to love our chat about purposeful techniques for math discussions!

In this episode we'll chat about:

• rehearsing in the math classroom
• having productive conversations every day
• empowering our students to participate

About our Guest Paola Sztajn:

• Biography
• Activating Math Talk: 11 Purposeful Techniques for your Elementary Students click HERE to purchase

Mentioned in this episode:

💻 Corwin Mathematics (Use code CORWIN25 to get 25% off and free shipping!)

🎙️ Episode 80 - Ambitious Teaching with Margaret "Peg" S. Smith 

 

I'm making updates to Honest Math Chat podcast for 2024! For almost 💯 episodes I've been sharing strategies and tips to get students engaged in learning math through student centered instruction.

✨I want to know what support & ideas YOU want and need!✨
👇🏾 Can you take 1 minute to answer this 2 question survey?
Click HERE for Survey!


📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share with me how you're listening!

📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today right HERE!

Send us a text

Building Math Thinking in 2024-- let's quickly get prepared for a new year, before winter break! 

Today is all about planning for the new year in your math classroom.

In this episode we'll chat about:

• establishing a classroom community that allows students to problem solve
• structures and routines to make the community feel predictable and safe, AND allow for deep thinking
• do more with less

Mentioned in this episode:

🔥 My favorite warm ups:

• Which One Doesn't Belong
• Number of the Day
• Decimal of the Day
• Alike & Different

✏️ Problem of the Day Bundle

✅  Thin Sliced Problems

📱 Go to my instagram @hellomonamath & share with me how you're listening!

📣 I'm making updates to Honest Math Chat podcast for 2024! For almost 💯 episodes I've been sharing strategies and tips to get students engaged in learning math through student centered instruction.
✨I want to know what support & ideas YOU want and need!✨
👇🏾 Can you take 1 minute to answer this 2 question survey?
Click HERE for Survey!

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📒 Word Problem Workshop BOOK coming later this year!

Create a classroom of problem solvers with this 5 step daily routine. Through diving deeply into one problem each day you can increase student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

You don't have to wait for the book...

Word Problem Workshop Online Course is avaliable now!

I'll show you how to...

• engage every student in daily problem solving
• utilize a proven routine that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
• confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today right HERE!