12 episodes
Adding to the Equation K^2 & M^3
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Join us, Kirk Keating and Michelle McCarron, as we add to the equation to share with you what teaching and learning mathematics sounds like. With inspiration from our math hero’s, we are echoing some important messages about teaching and learning mathematics. We want to invite you to learn alongside us in our math journey so that we can all grow as math learners. We interview some of our math hero's and take a deep and reflective dive towards creating the best learning environment possible for our students with lots of learning along the way. If you are interested in teaching and learning mathematics then this podcast is for you.
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Episode 11: Let’s Make a Mixed Tape of Non Curricular Greatest Hits with Jared Sliger 📼
Today Jared and I chat about our upcoming session, Lets Make a Mixed Tape of Non Curricular Greatest Hits at the 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference BTCC24 July 1st and 2nd in Phoenix Arizona. We also dive into the launch of a task, preview some task trailers and talk about the elements of a highly engaging non curricular task and what this looks like within the Building Thinking Classroom Framework. Please share with us your Favourite Non Curricular Task Below 📼Mix...
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Episode 10: Building Thinking Classrooms with Models & Manipulatives and a New Task Book with Maegan Giroux & Kyle Webb
Join us as we talk to Maegan Giroux and Kyle Webb, two Saskatchewan Math Educators, Building Thinking Classroom Canadian Team Members and Co-Hosts of the Think Thank Thunk podcast! We chat about Maegan and Peter’s new book, Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, Grades K-5, what Maegan and Kyle have been learning while working with teachers on implementing BTC practices, the importance of Models & Manipulatives within the Building Thinking Classroom framework, Educators that ...
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Episode 9: The Art of Thin Slicing, Three Types & Assessment in 10 Minutes with Peter Liljedahl
Join us as we talk to Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics as we take a deep dive into the art of thin slicing and how to create a sequence of tasks to take students where they are to where you want them to be. Peter Also shares the power of planning and decomposing that path with 3 different types of tasks. Peter walks us through a grade 7 lesson (launch, body and closing) on area with a reminder to plan on the assumption that they know how but launch ...
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Episode 8: Implementing Instructional & Outcome Based Assessment Practices with Glenn Pearson
Today we chat with Glenn Pearson, A teacher of mathematics at Pugwash District High School. Glenn has been reflecting on and implementing new instructional and assessment practices. Glenn reflects on how he transitioned from point gathering to data gathering and the impacts on instruction and student well being & achievement. Glenn dives into the importance of student autonomy and inviting students into the assessment process during instruction. Join us and listen ...
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Episode 7: Teaching Through Problems worth Solving with Alicia Burdess
Today we chat with Alicia Burdess about teaching through tasks & big beautiful problems worth solving. Alicia shares her math learning & education journey and all the learning she engages in to continue to bring joy and instill confidence of solving big beautiful problems and teaching through them with both students & adults. Having the goal that every child can learn math to the highest level and instilling that in students is a focus of Alicia's work.We chat ab...
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Episode 6: Changing Assessment & Bringing Joy into High School Mathematics with Dave Martin
We chat with Dave Martin about Outcome Based Assessment and Teaching & Learning Mathematics in High School. Dave shares with us pieces of his journey on changing his assessment & instruction practices as a high school math teacher and how this impacted him & his students.Dave Martin has a Master of Mathematics Degree in Education, has been teaching for 16 years, during which time, he was nominated for Teacher of Excellence in Alberta, has spoken across Nort...