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Making Math Moments That Matter

Helping you transform your K-12 math lesson plans by building confidence in effective teaching practices, guiding you to transform your math curriculum, and inspiring classroom strategies to engage all students.

As a teacher are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans where students don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings?

As a mathematics coordinator or leader are you wondering how to support teachers when implementing engaging math lessons that fuel student sense making?

Over the last 19 years, Kyle and Jon, the founders of MakeMathMoments.com have been engaging students, teachers, and district program leaders with effective mathematics pedagogy, accessible resources, and inspiring learning environments in K-12 math classrooms.

Now, in this podcast they coach you – K-12 classroom teachers and district leaders of mathematics through a 6 step plan that cultivates and fosters your mathematics program like a strong, healthy and balanced tree.

If you master the 6 parts of an effective mathematics program, the impact you have on students or teachers will grow and reach far and wide.

Every week, you’ll hear insight from practicing classroom teachers and leaders in math education so you’ll get the feedback, guidance, and fresh ideas you need to stop feeling overwhelmed, gain back your confidence, and inspire the students and fellow teachers you serve to enjoy the beauty of mathematics once again.

Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180

Copyright: © 2024 Making Math Moments That Matter

Latest Episodes:

How To Build Community In Your PLC - A Math Mentoring Moment Jan 31, 2022

Show notes

Today we speak with Garret Schneider, a middle school math teacher from Indiana. Like many of us, Garret is feeling a little bit like he’s a lone wolf as he continues to seek out ways to elevate his teaching practice while many colleagues continue independently on their own teaching journeys.

In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode, we will dig into why this lone journey is getting Garret down and how he might be able to work towards developing a professional learning community where all members feel accepted and valued regardless of their teaching philosophy and pedagogical approach.

You’ll Learn Answers To:

How can you build your own support network / PLC;
How to help your fellow teachers “get on board”; and,
Why it’s a blessing when you find something new that works.

Resources:

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard [Book]: https://amzn.to/2B1vjXL
Join Us For A Math Mentoring Moment Episode: https://makemathmoments.com/mentor
The Make Math Moments Academy: https://makemathmoments.com/academy
Proportional Reasoning Course: https://makemathmoments.com/proportions
Problem Based Tasks: https://makemathmoments.com/tasks/
The Thinking Classroom: https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/podcasts/

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

The Real Issue Behind Lack of Engagement - A Math Mentoring Moment with Aubrey McKelvey Jan 24, 2022

Show notes

Today we speak with Aubrey McKelvey, a 7th & 8th grade teacher from Nashville Tennessee. Like many middle schoolers, Aubrey's students are tuning out and demanding the “fast food” version of math class. Her students want to skip understanding and go directly to the how. In this episode we’ll uncover the real issue behind this lack of engagement and help Aubrey with some next steps.

This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.

You’ll Learn Answers To:

What to do to help students apply their learning to a new or different context;
How to craft a productive struggle that students will want to engage in;
Why slowing down and “breadcrumbing” students into your lesson is crucial to spark curiosity and fuel sense making; and,
Tips to implement the Curiosity Path in your lessons each day.

Resources:

Problem Based Math Units

Illustrative Mathematics

Weeks of Inspirational Math - YouCubed & Jo Boaler

Nana’s Choclate Milk on Desmos

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

Teaching Financial Literacy Through Mathematics - An Interview with Philip Dituri Jan 17, 2022

Show notes

We speak with Philip Dituri from FiCycle.org about financial literacy: while so important in the real world, but is somehow rarely discussed or taught in schools. Philip shares how we can answer the common question “when will I ever need this in real life?” He shares how teachers can blend their existing curriculum with contextual lessons based in personal finance, and we discuss why we need to prepare students for life, not just tests.

You’ll Learn:

How we can answer When will I ever need this in real life?
How I can blend my curriculum with lessons based in a personal finance context;
Why we should be teaching financial literacy and algebra in concert; and,
Why we need to prepare students for life - not tests.

Resources:

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

Why Our Existing Resources Need To Change & How To Do It Easily Jan 10, 2022

Show notes

In this episode, Jon & Kyle take a deep dive into how we can make our existing curriculum resources be it a textbook or worksheets into curious lessons that students lean in to learn. Specifically, we’ll be talking about why Sparking Curiosity is such an important part of the Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework and some strategies for the types of problems you might choose to transform.

You’ll learn:

Why our existing resources need to change, but should not be thrown out;
Why curiosity is such an important part of the 3-part Framework and how it not only helps draw in students, but also primes their brains for new learning;
How to quickly identify problems from your resources that are easier to transform than others; and,
Where you can go to dive even deeper into overhauling your approach to lesson design.

What are you waiting for? Let’s dive into this deep dive lesson on Why Our Existing Resources Need To Change & How To Do It Easily!

Resources:

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

Why Under-Preparing Is The Key To Engagement - An Interview With Po-Shen Loh Jan 03, 2022

Show notes

We speak with Po-Shen Loh from an American professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University and the national coach of the United States' International Math Olympiad team. Po-Shen shares how he believes - whether teaching in person or online - that we can never take the attention of the student for granted. So how do we craft engaging lessons that can keep the attention of our students when we’re up against TikTok, Instagram, and other modern day distractions?

Stick around and dive into this conversation on the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast with our guest, Po-Shen Loh.

You’ll Learn:

How to craft engaging online learning experiences that compete with the likes of TikTok and Instagram
How leveraging techniques from improv classes can draw in your audience
How educators can make small changes to their lesson delivery to make students feel that they are a part of your lesson instead of just a spectator

Resources:

Poshenloh.com [Po-Shen Loh’s Website]

Po-Shen Lo’s Zoom Chat Add-On

Connect with @PoShenLoh on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube

Explore Make Math Moments Problem Based Units

Join The Make Math Moments Academy

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

Creating Thinkers Despite Time Pressure - A Math Mentoring Moment Dec 27, 2021

Show notes

Kyle and Jon speak with Tyson Banker, a senior high school teacher from Calgary, Alberta. Like many of us teachers Tyson wonders how to change his assessment routines and structures without compromising his timelines and content standards. In this chat we share with Tyson some practical ideas that we’ve implemented in our classrooms that help with Tyson’s real struggle.

This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.

You’ll Learn Answers To:

How do I change my assessment practices without blowing up my timelines?
How can I create a classroom of thinkers instead of mimickers?
Where does practice time fit in my daily lesson?
How can I structure my lesson so students perform better on assessments?

Resources:

Problem Based Tasks: https://makemathmoments.com/tasks/
Desmos Lessons: https://teacher.desmos.com
The Thinking Classroom: https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/podcasts/

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

How to Make Connections In Your Problem Based Lesson - A Math Mentoring Moment Dec 20, 2021

Show notes

We chat with Nicole Whitty about the importance of big ideas and intentionality when leading your lessons. In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode we dig into how you can learn “who heard what” in your math lesson; why focusing on the intentionality of your problem based lesson will help make more connections during the consolidation of your lesson; and, what you can do when some kids are ‘getting it’ and others aren’t quite there yet.

You’ll Learn:

How you can learn “who heard what” in your math lesson;
Why focusing on the intentionality of your problem based lesson will help make more connections during the consolidation of your lesson;
How to set up your problem based lesson to maximize sense making;
What you can do when some kids are ‘getting it’ and others aren’t quite there yet;

Resources:

Squares To Triangles Unit: https://learn.makemathmoments.com/task/squares-triangles/

Visible Learning: An Interview with John Hattie https://makemathmoments.com/episode35/

Dane Ehlert’s Blog https://whenmathhappens.com/

Make Math Moments Problem Based Units https://learn.makemathmoments.com

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

Why Your Math Lesson Keeps Coming Up Short Dec 13, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, Jon & Kyle share a reason your math lesson may be coming up short and how you can fix it.

Jon & Kyle share their 4 pillars of classroom norms that shape the routines and learning in their math classes and how you can create your pillars!

You’ll learn:

Why your math lesson might be coming up short;
How co-constructing your classroom learning pillars can help with classroom management;
How to prevent unproductive classroom behaviour such as excessive cell phone use or general lack of engagement; limit unproductive.

Resources:

Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework

Problem Based Math Units

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

Don’t Ditch Your Lesson Model; Reverse It! - A Math Mentoring Moment Episode Dec 06, 2021

Show notes

We speak with Lenny VerMaas from Lincoln Nebraska. Lenny has spent 28 years as a middle and high school classroom teacher followed by an additional 16 years working to support math teachers! Lenny shares with us struggles and strategies he’s learned and overcome over the years he’s helped teachers.

This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through problems of practice and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.

You’ll Learn:

The importance of students experiencing problem based lessons;
How to support teachers when creating and delivering lessons;
How to reverse the “I Do, We Do, You Do” teaching model; and,
The importance of planning the details that matter when planning lessons.

Resources:

Find Lenny on Twitter: @lennyvermaas

Lenny’s Bitly Page

Vroom, Vroom [Lesson]

Make Math Moments Problem Based Units

Learn How To “Flip” The Gradual Release of Responsibility Lesson Model

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

How To Flip Your Math Class The Right Way! Nov 29, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, we’ll unpack the real flipped classroom, how to transform a typical lesson into an engaging problem based math lesson. We’ll share how to slowly emerge shortcuts instead of giving them upfront and finally we’ll chat about what to do if students aren’t engaging with the problem based lesson we’ve just transformed!

You’ll learn:

How to structure your lessons around the”real” flipped classroom;
How to transform a typical lesson into an engaging, problem based math lesson;
How to slowly emerge the shortcut instead of giving it upfront;
What we can do if students aren’t engaging with our problem based lesson; and,
What to avoid when planning your lessons.

Resources:

Make Math Moments 3-Part Framework

Problem Based Math Units

Stacking Paper Sequel [Lesson]

Order Up! [Lesson]

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans that leave students so engaged they don’t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? In their podcast, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr—founders of MakeMathMoments.com—share over 19 years of experience inspiring K-12 math students, teachers, and district leaders with effective math activities, engaging resources, and innovative math leadership strategies. Through a 6-step framework, they guide K-12 classroom teachers and district math coordinators on building a strong, balanced math program that grows student and teacher impact. Each week, gain fresh ideas, feedback, and practical strategies to feel more confident and motivate students to see the beauty in math. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: "Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180.

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