How A Rockstar Found His Calling To Teach – A Math Mentoring Moment

May 3, 2021

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Today we speak with Jason Garner, a veteran teacher of 13 years and currently teaching 5th grade. Jason has been diving deep into changing his classroom over the last year. He’s taken the Making Math Moments That Matter Workshop and is currently applying what he’s learned with great success. He chats with us about how to take his learning to the next level.

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

You’ll Learn

The most important thing when choosing a task for your class;
How to effectively use the curiosity path;
Where to look for problem based lessons and full units;
Why you should enroll in the Making Math Moments That Matter Online Workshop.

Resources

Show notes: https://makemathmoments.com/episode127/

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