The Build Math Minds Podcast

Christina Tondevold
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The Build Math Minds Podcast

The Build Math Minds podcast is for my fellow Recovering Traditionalists out there. If you don’t know whether or not you are a Recovering Traditionalist, here’s how I define us. We are math educators who used to teach math the traditional way. Flip lesson by lesson in the textbook, directly teaching step-by-step how to solve math problems. But now, we are working to change that to a style of teaching math that is fun and meets our students where they are at, not just teaching what comes next in the textbook. We want to encourage our students to be thinkers, problem solvers, and lovers of mathematics..we are wanting to build our students math minds and not just create calculators. If that is you, then this podcast is for you.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Students who struggle with Less Than problems

    This week’s episode comes from a question that was sent in about helping students who struggle with math problems that are written differently than kids typically see them.  These types of “less than” math problems are strange because kids don’t often encounter them in that way even in their own lives.  I’m giving you two tips to help students so that these types of problems aren’t so difficult for them.  To see this episode instead of just listen, go to https://www.youtube.com/BuildMathMinds  To get any links mentioned in the episode go to: https://buildmathminds.com/178

    7 min

  2. 3 NOV

    Math Misconceptions

    Math Misconceptions might just look like mistakes that your students are making, but they are usually slightly different.  Mistakes happen when we don’t remember, or remember incorrectly, whereas Misconceptions are rooted in understanding…we believe this is the way it is.  Mistakes happen from time to time, and are usually not anything to get too worried about.  But Misconceptions stem from a person’s understanding of something and if it isn’t addressed it will forever be misunderstood.  In this episode I’m introducing you to our series of short videos we have put together to start a conversation about math misconceptions kids have in the elementary grade. Watch the Math Misconceptions videos in this Playlist on YouTube:  To get any links mentioned in the episode go to: https://buildmathminds.com/177

    5 min

  3. 27 OCT

    Avoiding the Trap of Algorithms

    In this episode I’m introducing you to a not-yet-released book about the traps of math algorithms, but it’s actually so much more than that.  It’s about women supporting women and lifting someone up when you see they are doing good instead of trying to tear them down.  To see this episode instead of just listen, go to https://www.youtube.com/BuildMathMinds  To get any links mentioned in the episode go to: https://buildmathminds.com/176

    9 min

  4. 20 OCT

    Always Building Relationships - Rounding Numbers Series

    Rounding numbers should be way more than just a procedure where we ask students to look to see if the number behind is a 5 or higher.  Helping elementary students round should be based upon their number sense.  In this last episode of the Rounding Numbers series, I’m giving you an acronym to remember to help your students with rounding numbers: ABR.  To see this episode instead of just listen, go to https://www.youtube.com/BuildMathMinds    To get any links mentioned in the episode go to: BuildMathMinds.com/175

    10 min

  5. 13 OCT

    Helping Students Understand Magnitude of Numbers - Rounding Numbers Series

    Rounding numbers should be way more than just a procedure where we ask students to look to see if the number behind is a 5 or higher.  Helping elementary students round should be based upon their number sense.  In this 2nd episode of the Rounding Numbers series, I’m giving my 2nd tip on how to help your students round with understanding.  To see this episode instead of just listen, go to https://www.youtube.com/BuildMathMinds    To get any links mentioned in the episode go to: BuildMathMinds.com/174

    9 min

  6. 6 OCT

    Using Number Lines to Round Numbers - Rounding Numbers Series

    Rounding numbers should be way more than just a procedure where we ask students to look to see if the number behind is a 5 or higher.  Helping elementary students round should be based upon their number sense.  In this first episode of the Rounding Numbers series, I’m giving my first tip on how to help your students round with understanding.  To see this episode instead of just listen, go to https://www.youtube.com/BuildMathMinds  To get any links mentioned in the episode go to: BuildMathMinds.com/173

    11 min

  7. 29 SEPT

    Is Emotional Teaching a Thing???

    I think we’ve all heard and know about Emotional Eating, but have you ever felt like you’ve done Emotional TEACHING?  Not sure it’s a thing, but it kind of feels like it should be. Listen in to my random thoughts and then let me know in the comments over on the YouTube video or the show notes page if you’ve ever done Emotional Teaching? I give an example of Teaching Emotionally in math, but your example could be from any content area.

    6 min

  8. 2 JUN

    Summer Book Study for Elementary Math Educators

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    9 min
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About

The Build Math Minds podcast is for my fellow Recovering Traditionalists out there. If you don’t know whether or not you are a Recovering Traditionalist, here’s how I define us. We are math educators who used to teach math the traditional way. Flip lesson by lesson in the textbook, directly teaching step-by-step how to solve math problems. But now, we are working to change that to a style of teaching math that is fun and meets our students where they are at, not just teaching what comes next in the textbook. We want to encourage our students to be thinkers, problem solvers, and lovers of mathematics..we are wanting to build our students math minds and not just create calculators. If that is you, then this podcast is for you.

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  • Creator
    Christina Tondevold
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © Build Math Minds
  • Show Website
    The Build Math Minds Podcast

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