Shifting From Pre-Teaching To Problem Solving - A Math Mentoring Moment - a podcast by Kyle Pearce & Jon Orr

Today we speak with Janelle Fortmuller, a grade 5/6 teacher from Alberta. Janelle shares insights, key learnings she had around lesson design and planning in her math class. 

Janelle shares her transformation from a teacher who pre-taught all the strategies and algorithms to a confident, flexible teacher who engages her students in problem solving every day. 

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

 

You’ll Learn: 

• How to make connections among strategies when consolidating your lessons
• Reframing the false notion that we have to show students formulas steps and algorithms before they can solve problems
• How to get out of the way and let your students demonstrate their brilliance

Resources: 

• MathisVIsual.com
• WouldYouRatherMath.com
• Problem Based Tasks 
• Follow Janelle on Twitter @janelle3904 
• Listen to Marilyn Burns on Episode 149
• Janelle is currently learning how to Transform Her Textbook Into a Curiosity Machine

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