
About this episode
Math is uninspiring. Math is something you've either found false confidence in or struggled and avoided. On today's show we will talk about what math is today and how we can make sure math is inspiring to our students in today's classrooms.
Today we'll chat about:
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3 things that make math uninspiring
- your experience with math, and what math is to you
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what we can do to inspire our students and ourselves in math
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Mentioned in this episode:
🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions
Books I love & mentioned often:
📗Adding it Up https://amzn.to/3FzM4as
📘Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction https://amzn.to/3FzLMQU
📙Principles to Action: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All https://amzn.to/42o816h
📕5 Practices for Orchestrating Math Discussions https://amzn.to/3zagEEl
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