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In today's Poolside PD, we talk taboo: grading practices as Kristen asks listeners "Do Your Grading Practices Make the Grade?". We skim the surface on equitable grading practices to ensure your grades truly reflect student knowledge and understanding. Drawing from Joe Feldman's Grading for Equity we explore how to make grading more accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational. Plus, we introduce the concept of ungrading—ditching traditional grades in favor of detailed feedback to promote deeper learning and a growth mindset. Whether you're refining your grading practices or considering a radical shift to ungrading, this episode has insights for every educator looking to enhance their grading methods. Don't miss it! 🌟

Today's Topics:

• Equitable Grading Practices Overview
• Accurate Grading Practices
• Bias-Resistant Grading
• Motivational Grading
• Ungrading Practices

Resources Mentioned:
- Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman
- Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) edited by Susan D. Blum

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• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!

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In this Poolside PD episode, we dive into enhancing our "Building Thinking Classrooms" by mastering two critical areas: consolidating from the bottom through student discussions and creating meaningful notes. Join Kristen as we explore a simple but effective way to support consolidation and a practical 6-step plan for student-centered note-taking that will transform your classroom. Whether you're looking to refine your consolidation techniques or improve your note-taking strategies, this episode is packed with tips to elevate your teaching game. Don't miss out on these essential strategies to build a more effective Thinking Classroom!

Today's Topics:

• What's Working in our BTC Classrooms
• Consolidating from the Bottom
• Meaningful Notes
• Proposed 6 step method for Consolidating/Note Taking

Resources Mentioned:

• Building Thinking Classrooms by Peter Liljedahl
• 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions by Margaret Smith and Mary Kay Stein

Connect with Kristen:

• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!

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☀️Welcome to the first week of Poolside PD 2024! ☀️

This week we talk all about the Modern Classrooms Project-- what it is and if it is right for your classroom. 🧐

Kristen shares insight into how each of the components of a Modern Classroom work for her and some of her mentees.

Today's Topics Include:

• Blended Learning- how tech plays a role in transitioning teachers out of a lecture based model
• Self-Pacing- tools you can use to keep students progressing, even if not all at the same pace
• Mastery Based Assessment- quick and effective methods for letting you and your students know they've mastered the skills of the lesson.

Learn more about Modern Classrooms Project: moderclassrooms.org

Connect with Kristen:

• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!

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Reflection doesn't just happen at the New Year, it happens at the end of the school year too! Join in on the REPLAY from 2023 to revisit our favorite reflection questions to wrap up the year!

Today's Topics:

• The importance of reflecting on your current experience
• Reflecting on planning, teaching and classroom management
• The importance of student feedback in the reflection process
• How to make changes based on your reflections

Simple 3 Step Reflection Questions
1. What is One Thing That Went Well?
2. What is One Thing That Surprised Me?
3. What is One Thing That Flopped?

Connect with Kristen:

• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!

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Games are one of the best ways to teach your students about probability. And having a project where students create their own game and get to play them together? That's the ultimate! Whether you call it a probability fair, or a probability carnival, this project means highly engaged learning is happening.

Today's Topics:

• How to launch the project
• Ways to modify for low floor high ceiling probability
• Wrapping up the project with a reflection and debrief

If you're listening in real time, I just put all the Probability products on sale for 20% off Tuesday-Friday! 🎉

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Connect with Kristen:

• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!

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Looking to bring the real world to your geometry classroom? This is the PERFECT end of year geometry project!

With an emphasis on geometric modeling and formula usage, your students will engage in analyzing product packaging and redesign a better, more efficient and eco-friendly wrapping for their product!

This project is a student favorite because of the freedom they get to choose products that matter to them, the ability to reason and problem solve about an actual problem--the amount of waste consumers produce and the environmental impact it's having--and they get to create their own real world solution to share with the company

Today's Topics:

• What is The Wasted Space/ Packaging Project?
• Project Launch + Question Generation
• How to use questions throughout the project
• The phases of the project
• Where my students are at, and where they are getting stuck

Connect with Kristen:

• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!

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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Shoutout to all you amazing listeners, I appreciate you! <3 If you want to share your appreciation make sure to leave a rating or review! I read and appreciate each and every one.

The pre-summer slump is in full swing this time of year! And we've got a quick and easy survival guide to navigate you through it-- with 3 ideas to motivate and engage, and 3 ideas to maintain the order.

Today's Topics

• 3 Strategies to Boot Motivation in your Math Students
• 3 Strategies for Classroom Management

Connect with Kristen:

• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!

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As we near the end of the school year, I can feel the excitement building, and I'm sure you can too. Today, we're diving into some fantastic math activities to keep your students engaged and enthusiastic as we countdown to summer break.

Today's Topics:

• Hands-On and Outdoor Math Activities
  • Exploring engaging math activities that go beyond the classroom walls.
  • Incorporating hands-on experiments and real-world applications.
• Activity Ideas for the Classroom and Beyond
  • Spread of Disease glow powder activity
  • Probability Fair project
  • Full project-based learning unit on probability
• Taking Learning Outdoors
  • Exploring the benefits of outdoor math education.
  • Engaging students with activities like flying kites and indirect measurement.

Resources Mentioned:

• Kite Project
• Indirect Measurement
• Probability Fair Project
• Probability PBL
• Spread of Disease Glow powder activity
• Stained Glass Project

Thanks for joining me today! Let's dive into these exciting math activities together. 🚀

Connect with Kristen:

• Follow on Instagram @moorethanjustx
• Join the Facebook Community: The Modern Math Teachers Movement

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!