In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode, we speak with Jeremy Sarzana, a high school math teacher at a Vocational High School in Boston, Massachusetts. Jeremy has been putting all kinds of great pedagogical practices into play including students working in randomized groups to engage in problem based lessons and is having success. However, when it comes time to consolidate the lesson, the student participation quickly fades.

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 can we consolidate the big idea in our math class so that students are engaged;
• How to be flexible in your lessons so students feel heard;
• What is really important when monitoring, selecting, and sequencing;

Resources:

Building Thinking Classrooms [Book]

Make Math Moments Problem-Based Lessons

The Five Practices For Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions. [Book]

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