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Podcast: Making Math Moments That Matter
Episode:

Teaching Math Is Hard. Here's Why... [Part 1]
Category: Education
Duration: 00:43:39
Publish Date: 2023-04-24 09:00:00
Description:

Teaching mathematics in school is complex and often misunderstood.

This paper titled Why Are Learning And Teaching Mathematics So Difficult by Alan H. Schoenfeld does a great job shedding some light on why this is the case.

He argues that teaching and learning math is complex because of these three (3) big ideas:

  • Thinking Mathematically – What does it mean to do mathematics?
  • The Learning Environment – Structuring classroom experiences to allow students to think mathematically.
  • Cultural Surround – How surroundings help or deter students from experiencing mathematical thinking.

In this episode we’ll help shed some light here on the first of those three (3) big ideas: Thinking Mathematically. 

elements connected to Schonfeld’s first big idea - thinking mathematically - and how you can successfully integrate them into your program without adding more stress and time to your already jam-packed work load. 


You’ll Learn: 

  • Why teaching and learning math is difficult; 
  • Techniques you can implement to make the teaching of math less difficult for you and your students;
  • What you should focus on most in the classroom with students; and,
  • How to strike a balance between the specific content standards you have to teach and ensuring your students are thinking mathematically.


Resources: 

Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool [Classroom Teacher & Leader Versions]

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District Leader Resources:

Take the Make Math Moments Math Program Assessment Tool 

The Make Math Moments District Planning Workbook [First 3 pages] 

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Other Useful Resources and Supports: 

Make Math Moments Framework [Blog Article]

Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons & Units

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