Show notes
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 & TraceyVideo chapters======================================00:00 - Intro: 00:45 - Origin Story04:05 - Shifting from Elementary to Middle School04:40 - Kagen Structures in Math Classhttps://www.kaganonline.com/free_arti...07:01 - Teacher's Role in the Classroom07:31 - How to Teach Students to be Math Coaches08:40 - Setting up Games in Math Class10:25 - Shifting Math Mindsetshttps://www.youcubed.org/evidence/mis...13:17 - Fluency in Math Factshttps://www.youcubed.org/evidence/flu...15:00 - Addressing Speed in Math Classes17:00 - What is New Math? And Teaching the "Why" in Math19:20 - Teaching Problem Solving21:30 - Explaining Mathematical Thinking22:54 - Being in a K-8 Building & Vertical Conversations Across Grade Levelshttps://sis4teachers.org/2014/11/13-r...27:55 - Student Buddies Across Grade Levels29:10 - Building Relationships with Middle Schoolers32:00 - Lara's Best Piece of Advice - Relationships33:20 - 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