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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