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
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 407
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
My Students Aren’t Engaging and Struggling! What Do I Do? - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with George Garza - a high school teacher who strives to make a difference in his students' lives is struggling with engagement, pacing, and reaching his students who are falling behin…
Why Diagnostics Should Drive Your Instruction - An Interview With Kat Hendry
Today we speak to Kat Hendry a teacher from Jon’s hometown of Kingston Ontario!
Kat has shown her passion for MANY areas of mathematics education, however in particular, she’s very keen on the import…
5 Reasons Your Students Give Up On Word Problems and How To Fix It
Do you find students give up too easily when working on math problems that are unfamiliar?
Do you find yourself stuck pre-teaching concepts to students BEFORE they have a chance to truly engage in th…
Growing Your Assessment Practices - A Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment with Nathan Vaillancourt
In this episode we catch up with Nathan Vaillancourt who was on episode 28 of the podcast. This time around Nathan unpacks where he was in his journey the last time we spoke and the progress he’s mad…
Building Flexibility: An Interview With Michelle Rinehart
This is Michelle Rinehart from HowWeTeachMath.com. Michelle is an innovative educational leader who pushes us to take action to empower female students to take risks, encourages us to add math talks …
Leading Equity - An Interview with Sheldon Eakins
Today we speak with Sheldon Eakins from The Leading Equity Center blog and podcast. Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. is an accomplished K-12 educator and administrator. He has taught at the elementary, middl…
How Do I Engage My Students When The Math Is Abstract? - A Math Mentoring Moment
In this mentoring moment episode we speak with Adam Love; a first year teacher from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Adam shares what his first few weeks have looked like in his classroom. Like many teac…
Pre-Service Parallels: An Interview with Erica Heinzman
Erica Heinzman joins us to discuss important aspects of pre service programs for math educators. She highlights the importance of humanizing mathematics and how those big ideas help define how a teac…
Two Formative Assessment Techniques You Should Stop Using!
Hey there, In this episode we’re sharing two assessment strategies that are widely used every single day in math classes everywhere that we should stop using. These two strategies hinder our goal of …
How To Engage Students While Teaching Remotely - A Math Mentoring Moment
We’re speaking with Danitte Kozai today about how to prevent that student who shows up to your online class for attendance and then disengages and walks away from the computer.
We’ll brainstorm with …
How to Use Mindfulness to Change Trajectories - An Interview with Christina Lincoln-Moore
Christina Lincoln-Moore an innovative Constructivist educational leader who is tenacious and profoundly dedicated to mindful project-based learning to engender formidable mathematics identities.
She …
What Routines Make Your Day? - An Episode From the Math Moment Community!
In this episode we hear from the members of the Math Moment Maker Community. Numerous educators share daily routines that we teachers use to keep us healthy, loving our jobs, or frankly just keep us …
How Do I Catch Up My Absent Students Without Jumping To The Procedure? - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Adrianne Burns - a middle school math coach and interventionist from Wisconsin. During our chat with Adrianne, we discuss a challenge that is on her might right now and we’re sure…
Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen - An Interview with Ann Elise Record
Today we speak with Ann Elise Record. Ann Elise is a seasoned educator with a career spanning over two decades of elementary classroom experience. These days she’s a K-5 math coach who works with dis…
There’s No Wild 3 Times 5’s Running Around - Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment
In another “Where are they now?” episode series we bring back on 3rd grade teacher Bill Zbozny Del Percio from Pittsburgh. Bill’s back to talk about the changes he made in how he managed student lear…
How To Make Math Moments - A Discussion on the Unprofessional Development Podcast
Jon and Kyle were on the Unprofessional Development Podcast with Tudisco and Mealy discussing how to make math moments that matter. This episode is a rebroadcast of that show.
You’ll Learn:
- How to Ma…
Show Your Becauses - An Interview with Nat Banting
Today we speak with Nat Banting, from Saskatoon Saskatchewan! Nat is a high school math teacher turned pre-service instructor who’s created amazing free resources like Fractiontalks.com and MenuMath…
#109: Transitioning From Elementary to Middle School - A Math Mentoring Moment
Today we speak with Shawn Seeley from the Tahoma School District. Shawn is seeking advice on transitioning from his 4th grade class into teaching middle school math at a new school all while teachin…
#108: How to Overcome “Dead Air Syndrome” Teaching Over Zoom - A Math Mentoring Moment
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode we speak with Marnie Geltman; a 6th grade math/science teacher from Queens, New York. Marnie shares how transitioning from an active and hands-on face to face cl…
#107: How To Believe In Your Math Educators - An Interview with Mary Kemper
Mary Kemper is the Director of Mathematics for Coppell ISD in Coppell, Texas. She’s an Apple Distinguished Educator, and the outgoing president of the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics…