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Episode Synopsis
Jon Orr and Kyle Pearce discuss their Make Math Moments Three Part Framework. In their framework they discuss sparking curiosity within students all while fueling student sense making and igniting your teacher moves. Jon and Kyle make it easy to help us inspire our students to dive deeper in the classroom
Quotables
How do we engage our thinkers? How do we get our students thinking in our classrooms and how do we get them more curious?
One of the best compliments or feedback we can receive is when the bell rings and the students say, “Wow, that went by fast!”
We discovered that what we really need to focus on are, “What are the elements that make moments in our math class?”
Caring about kids and who they are is an important part of teaching.
Two key characteristics teachers should have is being reflective and being open.
About Jon:
Jon is a math teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in the Lambton-Kent District School Board in Ontario Canada. When not teaching his students and spending time with family he leads workshops and presentations on teaching pedagogy in the math classroom. He is a co-host of the podcast Making Math Moments That Matter along with his friend Kyle Pearce. Lately he is excited about promoting struggle in his students and talking math with primary aged kids while creating math prompts for MathBeforeBed.com. You can follow his classroom lessons, routines, and educational thoughts at Mrorr-isageek.com, makemathmoment.com and also on Twitter: @MrOrr_Geek
About Kyle:
Kyle is the K-12 Mathematics Consultant with the Greater Essex County District School Board, where his passion for mathematics fuels him to uncover creative ways to spark curiosity and fuel sense making through the inquiry process using tasks that are contextual, visual and concrete. He shares his most recent noticings, wonderings, and reflections in mathematics pedagogy and effective uses of technology by delivering workshops across North America and blogging on www.tapintoteenminds.com, www.mathisvisual.com, on the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, and @MathletePearce on Twitter
Linked - Media Mentioned:
Website - https://makemathmoments.com/
Podcast - https://makemathmoments.com/podcast/
Peter Liljedahl "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics"
Dan Meyer "3 Act Math Tasks"
Cathy Fosnot "New Perspectives on Learning"
John A Van De Walle "Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally"
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Quotables
How do we engage our thinkers? How do we get our students thinking in our classrooms and how do we get them more curious?
One of the best compliments or feedback we can receive is when the bell rings and the students say, “Wow, that went by fast!”
We discovered that what we really need to focus on are, “What are the elements that make moments in our math class?”
Caring about kids and who they are is an important part of teaching.
Two key characteristics teachers should have is being reflective and being open.
About Jon:
Jon is a math teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in the Lambton-Kent District School Board in Ontario Canada. When not teaching his students and spending time with family he leads workshops and presentations on teaching pedagogy in the math classroom. He is a co-host of the podcast Making Math Moments That Matter along with his friend Kyle Pearce. Lately he is excited about promoting struggle in his students and talking math with primary aged kids while creating math prompts for MathBeforeBed.com. You can follow his classroom lessons, routines, and educational thoughts at Mrorr-isageek.com, makemathmoment.com and also on Twitter: @MrOrr_Geek
About Kyle:
Kyle is the K-12 Mathematics Consultant with the Greater Essex County District School Board, where his passion for mathematics fuels him to uncover creative ways to spark curiosity and fuel sense making through the inquiry process using tasks that are contextual, visual and concrete. He shares his most recent noticings, wonderings, and reflections in mathematics pedagogy and effective uses of technology by delivering workshops across North America and blogging on www.tapintoteenminds.com, www.mathisvisual.com, on the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, and @MathletePearce on Twitter
Linked - Media Mentioned:
Website - https://makemathmoments.com/
Podcast - https://makemathmoments.com/podcast/
Peter Liljedahl "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics"
Dan Meyer "3 Act Math Tasks"
Cathy Fosnot "New Perspectives on Learning"
John A Van De Walle "Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally"
Come Chat on Clubhouse!
Instructional Coaching Club- www.clubhouse.com/club/instructionalcoaching
Join the Always A Lesson Newsletter
Join here and grab a freebie!
Connect with Gretchen
Email:...
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