Episode 6 | Rethinking Middle School Math | Teachers Talking Teaching

from Teachers Talking Teaching Hosted by Tracey Bean and Traci Gile

In this episode of our podcast, Tracey and Traci talk about teaching math in the middle school classroom this week. Laura Saunders, middle school math teacher, shares how she has made the shift from teaching intermediate elementary to middle school math. She explores how she builds relationships with older students and how she makes math engaging. We'll also share our tweets of the week and give you this week's reading on our Chocolate Barometer. We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today! - Traci & Tracey Video chapters ====================================== 00:00 - Intro: 00:45 - Origin Story 04:05 - Shifting from Elementary to Middle School 04:40 - Kagen Structures in Math Class https://www.kaganonline.com/free_arti... 07:01 - Teacher's Role in the Classroom 07:31 - How to Teach Students to be Math Coaches 08:40 - Setting up Games in Math Class 10:25 - Shifting Math Mindsets https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/mis... 13:17 - Fluency in Math Facts https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/flu... 15:00 - Addressing Speed in Math Classes 17:00 - What is New Math? And Teaching the "Why" in Math 19:20 - Teaching Problem Solving 21:30 - Explaining Mathematical Thinking 22:54 - Being in a K-8 Building & Vertical Conversations Across Grade Levels https://sis4teachers.org/2014/11/13-r... 27:55 - Student Buddies Across Grade Levels 29:10 - Building Relationships with Middle Schoolers 32:00 - Lara's Best Piece of Advice - Relationships 33:20 - Chocolate Barometer (Lara) 35:18 - Top Tweet of the Week: Teacher Self Care (Traci Gile) 37:45 - Top Tweet of the Week: Choir Trip & Revolutionary War Simulation (Tracey Bean) 41:13 - Like and Subscribe

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