Teachers Talking Teaching

In this episode of our podcast, Tracey and Traci talk about teaching math in the high school classroom this week. Nate Balk, high school math teacher, shares how he values connecting with students and works to make math relevant and FUN! Nate also discusses how he teaches teachers and designs professional development to engage and inspires adult learners. We'll also share our tweets of the week and give you this week's reading on our Chocolate Barometer. We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today!

- Traci & Tracey

Video chapters
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00:00 - Intro:
01:00 - Origin Story
09:05 - Why of Math & Connecting with Engineering
11:30 - Developing PD for other Teachers
18:25 - Connecting in Math (to Students & to Story)
"Butt Slide" example - https://www.playlsi.com/en/commercial-playground-equipment/playground-components/corkscrew-climber-wpermalene-handholds/
20:55 - Building Relationships & Motivating Students
27:12 - Where's the Math? Justifying Game Play in Class
29:54 - Whiteboard Collaborative Math
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Thinking-Classrooms-Mathematics-Grades/dp/1544374836/ref=asc_df_1544374836/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459549136475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7063719871415776478&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028898&hvtargid=pla-920320885855&psc=1
33:45 - Favorite Math Games & Resources
Math Games with Bad Drawings by Ben Orlin
https://www.amazon.com/Math-Games-Bad-Drawings-Challenging/dp/0762499869/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KNC1CE5C3EAD&keywords=math+bad+drawings&qid=1652066720&sprefix=math+bad+drawings%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1
Ben Orlin Website
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/about-2/
Math Recess by Sunil Singh
https://www.amazon.com/Math-Recess-Playful-Learning-Disruption/dp/1948334100/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T8J2HJIQOHFE&keywords=math+recess&qid=1652066771&sprefix=math+recess%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1
44:30 - The Future of Math Classes & Math as an Elective
50:27 - Top Tweet of the Week: In-person Award Assembly (Traci Gile)
52:20 - Top Tweet of the Week: In-person Musical and Science Field Trip (Tracey Bean)
54:28 - Top Tweet of the Week: Mathematical Art (Nate Balk)
57:39 - Chocolate Barometer (Nate Balk)
59:35 - Chocolate Barometer (Tracey Bean)
1:00:30 - Chocolate Barometer (Traci Gile)
1:00:49 - Like and Subscribe

In this episode of our podcast, Tracey and Traci talk about teaching math in the middle school classroom this week. Laura Saunders, middle school math teacher, shares how she has made the shift from teaching intermediate elementary to middle school math. She explores how she builds relationships with older students and how she makes math engaging. We'll also share our tweets of the week and give you this week's reading on our Chocolate Barometer. We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today!

- Traci & Tracey

Video chapters
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00:00 - Intro:
00:45 - Origin Story
04:05 - Shifting from Elementary to Middle School
04:40 - Kagen Structures in Math Class
https://www.kaganonline.com/free_arti...
07:01 - Teacher's Role in the Classroom
07:31 - How to Teach Students to be Math Coaches
08:40 - Setting up Games in Math Class
10:25 - Shifting Math Mindsets
https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/mis...
13:17 - Fluency in Math Facts
https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/flu...
15:00 - Addressing Speed in Math Classes
17:00 - What is New Math? And Teaching the "Why" in Math
19:20 - Teaching Problem Solving
21:30 - Explaining Mathematical Thinking
22:54 - Being in a K-8 Building & Vertical Conversations Across Grade Levels
https://sis4teachers.org/2014/11/13-r...
27:55 - Student Buddies Across Grade Levels
29:10 - Building Relationships with Middle Schoolers
32:00 - Lara's Best Piece of Advice - Relationships
33:20 - Chocolate Barometer (Lara)
35:18 - Top Tweet of the Week: Teacher Self Care (Traci Gile)
37:45 - Top Tweet of the Week: Choir Trip & Revolutionary War Simulation (Tracey Bean)
41:13 - Like and Subscribe

In this episode of our podcast, Tracey and Traci talk about teaching math in the elementary classroom. Tracey Bean digs into how she has reimagined math instruction thanks to a new book by Peter Liljedahl called "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics." Traci Gile shares her experiences observing math intervention. We'll also share our tweets of the week and give you this week's reading on our Chocolate Barometer. We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today!

- Traci & Tracey

Resources
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Books
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Peter Liljedahl - Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Thinking-Classrooms-Mathematics-Grades/dp/1544374836/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=building+thinking+classrooms+in+mathematics%2C+grades+k-12&qid=1649546999&sprefix=builiding+thinking+classroom%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-1

Facebook Group - Building Thinking Classrooms
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If you are interested in joining the ongoing discussion of Peter's ideas at work, request to join the group https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingthinkingclassrooms

Video chapters
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00:00 - Intro: Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl
03:30 - Peter's Classroom Method
Peter Liljedahl Website https://www.peterliljedahl.com/
05:09 - Preparation: How I setup my classroom
06:29 - Phase 1: Non-curricular math problems
07:29 - Phase 2: Thin slicing versus mimicking
08:56 - Phase 3: Getting to the answer, not provided
09:59 - Learning personal responsibility
10:41 - Phase 4: Notes to my future forgetful self
12:12 - Time required for program
12:57 - Phase 5: Check your understanding
13:39 - Phase 6: Consolidation to share their thinking
14:22 - How kids develop their own math processes
15:51 - Assessing Work with Building Thinking Classrooms
17:58 - How Math Engagement Changed
21:30 - Rebuilding math learning through intervention - Implementing Advantage Math
28:30 - Top Tweet of the Week 1 Math (Tracey Bean)
30:27 - Top Tweet of the Week 2 Reading (Tracey Bean)
33:59 - Top Tweet of the Week (Traci Gile)
38:06 - Chocolate Barometer (Tracey Bean)
41:43 - Chocolate Barometer (Traci Gile)
43:03 - Like and Subscribe

In this episode of our podcast, we are joined by Elementary Music Teacher Cody Krueger. Cody shares his passion behind music education, some techniques for classroom management, and lots of fun stories about interacting with young learners as they build an appreciation for music in their life. We'll also give you this week's reading on our Chocolate Barometer and share our tweets of the week.

We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today!

- Traci & Tracey (and Cody)

Chapters
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00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Cody’s Origin Story
05:15 - Cody's Goals for Teaching Music
08:54 - Teaching Standards: Strategies for Assessing a Students Performance Abilities
14:57 - Using a Variety of Instruments in Musical Education
17:07 - Classroom Management for Musical Education
22:18 - Looking Ahead to Summer Institute
23:47 - Music Collaboration: Opportunities for Experiencing and Building Music Appreciation
28:36 - Chocolate Barometer (Cody)
31:36 - Chocolate Barometer (Tracey)
21:51 - Chocolate Barometer (Traci)
32:22 - Tweet of the Week (Tracey)
33:35 - Tweet of the Week (Traci)
35:57 - Tweet of the Week (Cody)
38:30 - Thanks, Like, and Subscribe

In this episode of our podcast, we are joined by Behavior Specialist, Natalee Jacobson. Natalee shares her learning about trauma's impact on learning and summarizes what the neurosequential model is. She shares her learning about the effects of childhood trauma - taking what we know about brain development (bottom to top, back to front) and how trauma interrupts the sequential development of the brain. Bruce Perry's model helps identify areas of strength and areas for improvement and gives specific methods of intervening. We'll also share our tweets of the week and give you this week's reading on our Chocolate Barometer. We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today!

- Traci & Tracey (and Natalee)

Resources
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Books
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Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model https://www.neurosequential.com/
Bruce Perry's other books
(mentioned "Explosive Child" but written by Ross Greene not Perry https://drrossgreene.com/the-explosive-child.htm)
"Boy Who was Raised as a Dog" https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Raised-Psychiatrists-Notebook-What/dp/0465056539
"Born for Love" https://www.amazon.com/Born-Love-Empathy-Essential-Endangered/dp/0061656798/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BYIXPLI0U78G&keywords=born+for+love&qid=1646953499&s=books&sprefix=born+for+lov%2Cstripbooks%2C100&sr=1-1
"What happened to You?" written with Oprah https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Understanding-Resilience/dp/1250223180/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646953523&sr=1-1
Dan Siegel's model of the brain https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Understanding-Resilience/dp/1250223180/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646953523&sr=1-1
Nadine Burk Harris Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ovIJ3dsNk

Strategies for working with Behavior Problems
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Natalee shares strategies that are easy to implement and take only time in order to work on behavior modification with students.
Two-by-Ten https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-two-minute-relationship-builder
TUMS Laura Riffle (Touch, Use their name, Make eye contact, Smile)
https://www.edutopia.org/video/60-second-strategy-tums-door
Use rhythmic and repetitive actions - 60 seconds for 60 beats https://attachmentdisorderhealing.com/developmental-trauma-3/

Pandemic Mental Health
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Covid and remote learning have posed a challenge to teachers this year. Teachers across the country are experiencing the same problems. Students need help building peer relationships and negotiating typical issues of that. They need structure to learn to interact appropriately - modeling, role playing and direct teaching. To make a more permanent change, students need to practice a new behavior 20-30 repetitions to really learn.
AAA (Apology, Aha, Appreciation) Meetings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIel4r3uK9k

Video chapters
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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Natalee's Origin Story
02:48 - Neurosequential Model Training around Trauma
09:15 - Strategies for working with Behavior Problems
14:09 - Improving relationships with kids
16:25 - 60-60 Music patterns
18:15 - Pandemic Mental Health
25:50 - Chocolate Barometer: Natalee Jacobson
27:37 - Chocolate Barometer: Tracey Bean
28:19 - Chocolate Barometer: Traci Gile
28:48 - Tweet of the Week: Tracey Bean
30:10 - Tweet of the Week: Traci Gile
31:40 - Tweet of the Week: Natalee Jacobson
33:19 - Thanks, Like, and Subscribe

In this episode of our podcast, we discuss some important lessons from the pandemic and we'll share our Treasure, Take, and Toss from the experience. We'll also dig into "What's Poppin" this week and give you a reading on the Chocolate Barometer. We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today!

- Traci & Tracey

Resources
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Articles
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Forbes: "Why Education Is About To Reach A Crisis Of Epic Proportions"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcper...

NPR: "A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool"
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/107940...

Puzzles to Solve
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Oodle - https://mathszone.co.uk/resources/grid/
Nerdle - https://nerdlegame.com/
Mathler - https://www.mathler.com/

This is the first episode for our new podcast, "Teachers Talking Teaching". We aim to share, empathize, and inspire our audience and celebrate the work of teachers in our community - near and far. We hope you enjoy and please subscribe today!