Teaching That "Counts"

Abel Maestas•www.teachingthatcountspodcast.com

Education

Conversations with teachers, administrators, leaders, and students about mathematics teaching and learning.

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Episodes

Building Thinking Classrooms - Chapters 6 and 7

We continue our round-table discussion of the book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl. Our focus this episode is on how, where and when we give tasks to students. We also talk about how homework is dealt with in a thinking classroom. Join us as we share classroom experiences that we have had in implementing many of the practices thus far.

Jan 21, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5

A Math Teacher Discussion with Enoe Ochoa

In this episode, I get to chat with one of our district math teachers, Enoe Ochoa. Enoe is THE high school math teacher at our district charter school. This year, she has implemented many of the strategies described in Building Thinking Classrooms in mathematics. We discuss how the change has impacted her classroom culture, student confidence, and student performance. Join us for this great one-on-one conversation focused on her experience.

Dec 28, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Building Thinking Classrooms in Math - Chapters 4 and 5

This is the third part of our series on discussing the book "Building Thinking Classroom in Mathematics" by Peter Liljedahl. We discuss what type of questions that we answer in a thinking classroom and how we organize the learning space.

Dec 12, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Building Thinking Classrooms in Math - Chapters 1, 2 and 3 Discussion

We continue our round table discussion with a deep dive into the first three chapters in Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl. We talk about using thinking tasks, visibly random student groups, and vertical non-permanent surfaces. Join me and a wonderful group of teachers and ed techs as we discuss specifics on implementation of these three practices into secondary math classes.

Dec 08, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Building Thinking Classrooms in Math - Introduction

In this first episode, we have a round table discussion with teachers and administrators as we dive into the introductory chapter of Building Thinking Classroom in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl. We talk surprises, expectations, and thoughts for implementation in high school math classes. Join us as we embark on a "book study" of Peter's book that is increasing in popularity among the mathematics teacher community.

Dec 08, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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