Making Math Moments That Matter

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/   Math coordinators and leaders – Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com   Looking to supplement your curriculum with proble...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/   Math coordinators and leaders – Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com   Looking to supplement your curriculum with proble...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/   Math coordinators and leaders – Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com   Looking to supplement your curriculum with proble...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/   Math coordinators and leaders – Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com   Looking to supplement your curriculum with proble...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/   Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com   Looking to supplement your curriculum with problem based lessons and units? Make...

How can we reimagine high school math to truly prepare students for the real world?  Hear from Kevin Dykema and Latrenda Knighten, two NCTM presidents, one past and one current, who are leading the charge to make math relevant, revitalized, and engaging. High school math often feels disconnected from students' futures, leaving many wondering, "Why do we need this?" This episode dive...

As a math coordinator or coach do you ever feel like your math improvement to-do list could double as a novel? Same here. Turns out, the secret to increased math achievement isn’t in doing more—it’s in doing less (but better). Discover why going narrow might be the key to transforming math instruction in your school(s). Many math leaders and educators struggle with setting actionable goals that tr...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/   Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com   Looking to supplement your curriculum with problem based lessons and units? Make...

Why do so many professional development plans flop? Because they’re trying to fix the wrong problem. Are you struggling to get teachers on board with new strategies in their classrooms when teaching mathematics? In this episode, we tackle the disconnect between professional development initiatives in the area of math and the real challenges teachers face, breaking down why adoption often falls sho...

Is Math Fact Fluency a term you’ve heard a lot lately when it comes to math education? Well there’s a good reason for that. There’s a massive campaign to help all educators understand what real math fact fluency means vs. just rote memorization and regurgitation math facts. One of the leaders of this campaign is Jennifer Bay Williams and she’s this week’s guest!  Many educators struggle with helpi...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/   Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com   Are your teachers’ math assessments helping students grow as learners or are they...

Are you struggling with your student’s math retention or maybe you’re struggling to engage students who feel disconnected from math or battle math anxiety? In this episode, Jon Orr and Yvette Lehman welcome back Juliana Tapper, an expert in supporting students who struggle with math, to explore impactful ways to address student engagement and math anxiety in grades 6-12. Drawing on insights from h...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://growyourmathprogram.com   Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. http://makemathmoments.com/discovery/   Are you struggling to make a real impact in your math program, constantly add...

Ready to transform your math classroom into a space where students feel empowered, take risks, and truly engage in meaningful learning and mathematical discourse ? In this episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter podcast, we sit down with Crystal M. Watson to explore how educators can shift from being the “knower” at the front of the room to becoming facilitators of authentic student-driven...

Have you ever delivered a professional development session that felt powerful in the moment but didn't lead to the changes you hoped for in the classroom? In this episode, we tackle a common challenge: how to ensure your PD sessions translate into real, meaningful shifts in teacher practice. It’s not enough to inspire in the moment; you need to create lasting impact that continues well beyond...

How do you help students master multiplication and division while keeping them engaged and confident? In this episode, Dr. Nikki Newton shares how relationship-building and effective teaching tools can lower students' fear of math and boost their fact fluency, especially in multiplication and division. Discover strategies that directly address the challenge of making math approachable and acc...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://growyourmathprogram.com   Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. http://makemathmoments.com/discovery/   Looking to supplement your curriculum with problem based lessons and units? M...

How can we blend curiosity, deep understanding of the stages of counting to transform early math learning? In this episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter podcast, Sue Looney joins hosts Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr to share her personal journey and highlights the importance of curiosity-driven learning, especially in early childhood mathematics. Many educators face the challenge of moving beyon...

Ever wonder how to make your teaching or PD sessions more impactful? Teaming up with a colleague might be the answer! Yvette Lehman will convince you that team teaching and co-presenting provide invaluable opportunities for real-time feedback, deeper student engagement, and dynamic facilitation.  With two educators working together, you can read the room more effectively, adjust on the fly, and im...

Why do so many students struggle with fractions and how do we make math concepts stick beyond rote memorization? This episode is for educators looking to move beyond the frustration and confusion of teaching and learning fractions. We speak with Tara Flynn and Shelley Yearley, two co-authors of the book Rethinking Fractions.  Tune in now and learn how a deeper understanding of fractions and a focu...

Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://growyourmathprogram.com   Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. http://makemathmoments.com/discovery/   Looking to supplement your curriculum with problem based lessons and units? M...

Why is division such a challenging concept for students to grasp, despite it being a fundamental part of elementary math? Many teachers struggle to teach division in a way that truly sticks, often leading students to view it as confusing or disconnected from other math concepts. But imagine a classroom where students confidently approach division and see its connection to fractions, proportional r...

What if your next professional development session could transform not just how educators teach math but how they conceptually understand it? As educators, one of the biggest challenges we face is balancing the need to deepen our own mathematical understanding while effectively teaching students at various levels. This episode tackles how engaging in well-chosen math tasks during professional deve...

Are you struggling to help your students truly understand multiplication, beyond just memorizing math facts? In this episode Brittany Hege from Mix and Math is here to share insights into how you can strengthen students’ multiplication skills. This episode dives deep into practical strategies for teaching multiplication in grades 3-6 using models that connect concrete and abstract thinking. Britta...

Ever feel like your role as a math coordinator is more about putting out fires than making real instructional progress? In this episode, we dive into the struggles many coordinators face when urgent distractions pull them away from their goals—helping you regain control of your time and refocus on what matters: building teacher capacity and improving student outcomes in math. Discover how to prote...