Adding to the Equation

Today Jared and I chat about our upcoming session, Lets Make a Mixed Tape of Non Curricular Greatest Hits at the 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference BTCC24 July 1st and 2nd in Phoenix Arizona.  We also dive into the launch of a task, preview some task trailers and talk about the elements of a highly engaging non curricular task and what this looks like within the Building Thinking Classroom Framework.  Please share with us your Favourite Non Curricular Task Below 📼Mixed Tape of Non Currciular Greatest Hits [http://tinyurl.com/22tzas3b] 📼 Share your Favourite(s) Non Curricular Task(s) Here:   tinyurl.com/22tzas3b [http://tinyurl.com/22tzas3b] 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classroom Conference [https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.eventsmart.com/] Jared Sliger BTC National Trainer Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TypVFW4ymCc] http://tinyurl.com/22tzas3b Think Thank Thunk - Jared Sliger [https://thinkthankthunk.kylewebb.ca/ep-11/] Jared & Kirk's  Upcoming Session BTCC24 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ra7riOeibz4KdWZ8Cy6SBiqoCJrS5WGC/view] Title: Let’s Make a Mixed Tape of Non Curricular Greatest Hits 📼 Description: We want to hear from you! Bring your favorite(s) non-curricular tasks!! After engaging in a non-curricular task we will reflect on the elements of a highly engaging non-curricular task and take a collective dive into the launch of some of our favorites.

Join us as we talk to Maegan Giroux and Kyle Webb, two Saskatchewan Math Educators, Building Thinking Classroom Canadian Team Members and Co-Hosts of the Think Thank Thunk podcast!  We chat about Maegan and Peter’s new book, Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, Grades K-5, what Maegan and Kyle have been learning while working with teachers on implementing BTC practices, the importance of Models & Manipulatives within the Building Thinking Classroom framework, Educators that continue to inspire us like Lisa Lunney Borden & Nat Banting and the power of collaborating with other math teachers near and far.  We preview our solo sessions at the 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classroom Conference BTCC24 as we look forward to Phoenix Arizona  on July 1,2. Building Thinking Tasks Grades K-5 Book [https://ca.corwin.com/en-gb/nam/building-thinking-math-tasks-grades-k-5/book285210] Dianne's Quill Box Task [https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/563159e8adf49b1e06d63c4a?collections=5caf6b4126acb00cacd66e55] Lisa Lunney Borden:  THE ‘VERBIFICATION’ OF MATHEMATICS: USING THE GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES OF MI’KMAQ TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING [https://showmeyourmath.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/02-Borden.pdf] Lisa Lunney Borden: Show me Your Math Site [https://showmeyourmath.ca/] Nat Banting Website [http://natbanting.com/] Think Thank Thunk Podcast [https://thinkthankthunk.kylewebb.ca/] Saskatchewan Task Site [https://tasks.kylewebb.ca/] Lisa Lunney Borden and Nat Banting: The Bucket of Zero [http://natbanting.com/the-bucket-of-zero/] Building Thinking Classrooms Conference: Phoenix Arizona July 1,2 [https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.eventsmart.com/schedule/] BTCC24  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ra7riOeibz4KdWZ8Cy6SBiqoCJrS5WGC/view]Sessions

Join us as we talk to Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics as we take a deep dive into the art of thin slicing and how to create a sequence of tasks to take students where they are to where you want them to be. Peter Also shares the power of planning and decomposing that path with 3 different types of tasks.  Peter walks us through a grade 7 lesson (launch, body and closing) on area with a reminder to plan on the assumption that they know how but launch on the assumption that they don't and highlights to begin where everyone can start and gradually increase complexity. We talk about Peter's new research on closing the lesson, including noticing and naming variance and invariance , teacher scribe during consolidation, how the three types of tasks show up in the check your understanding questions (mild, medium, spicy) and also how three types shows up in the new note taking structure. We also talk about the new Book, "Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom: Grades K-5" by Peter and Maegan Giroux, coming in May and the 6-12 book coming in June and our excitement looking forward to the 2nd Annual BTC Conference in Phoenix July 1st-2nd. Oh and we chat assessment in 10 minutes! Show Notes Mathematics Task for the Thinking Classroom: Grades K-5  Peter Liljedahl and Maegan Giroux [https://ca.corwin.com/en-gb/nam/building-thinking-math-tasks-grades-k-5/book285210] 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference in Phoenix, Arizona July 1st & 2nd 2024 [https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.eventsmart.com/events/building-thinking-classrooms-summer-2024/] BTC Grading Tool by Tim [https://t.co/KTlNjv1QuL]Brzezinski Video on How to Use the BTC Grading Tool [https://t.co/rU090cNF57]

Today we chat with Glenn Pearson, A teacher of mathematics at Pugwash District High School.  Glenn has been reflecting on and implementing new instructional and assessment practices.  Glenn reflects on how he transitioned from point gathering to data gathering and the impacts on instruction and student well being & achievement.  Glenn dives into the importance of student autonomy and inviting students into the assessment process during instruction.  Join us and listen how using outcome based assessment to measure student progress towards learning outcomes is helping improve student achievement in his math class. Making Math Moments that Matter Problem Based Units & Tasks [https://learn.makemathmoments.com/tasks/?_gl=1*1p5tgxs*_ga*MTcyODY3MjkwNi4xNjUzNDgyMzUx*_ga_WNBBDN1KRM*MTY4MTQ4Nzk1Ni4xOS4xLjE2ODE0ODc5NjEuNTUuMC4w] Problem Based Tasks Search Engine [https://learn.makemathmoments.com/tasks/#find] Necessary Conditions by Geoff Krall [http://sites.stenhouse.com/necessaryconditions/] Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics - Peter Liljedahl [https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/] Parallel Tasks - Marian Small [https://www.onetwoinfinity.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Parallel-tasks.pdf] Open Questions - Marian Small [https://www.onetwoinfinity.ca/presentations/AMElemNov.pdf] Marian Small - One, Two, Infinity [http://www.onetwoinfinity.ca/] Vroom Task - Kyle Pearce [https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/vroom/] https://estimation180.com/ [https://estimation180.com/] Drops in the Bucket Task [https://mistertieguy.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/spiral-day-34-drops-in-the-bucket/] Barbie Bungee Task [https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Lessons/Barbie-Bungee/] Filing Cabinet Sticky Note Task [http://mr-stadel.blogspot.com/2012/04/file-cabinet.html] https://mrorr-isageek.com/ [https://mrorr-isageek.com/]

Today we chat with Alicia Burdess about teaching through tasks & big beautiful problems worth solving.  Alicia shares her math learning & education journey and all the learning  she engages in to continue to bring joy and instill confidence of solving big beautiful problems and teaching through them with both students & adults.  Having the goal that every child can learn math to the highest level and instilling that in students is a focus of Alicia's work. We chat about Alicia's book, The Dragon Curve, where we get a glimpse into the beauty of math and experience a big beautiful problem through a story that inspires the inner mathematician in all of us.  She reflects on this process and her passion of creating learning opportunities that engage both students & adults as problem solvers. Alicia has served as the President of the Math Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association and currently sit on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Publishing Committee. Alicia has a Master's Degree in Education from Simon Fraser University and am looking forward to one day pursuing a Ph.D. You will likely see Alicia presenting at math conferences, collaborating with teachers online and in person, and is always excited to talk about learning and loving math.  Show Notes https://www.aliciaburdess.com/ [https://www.aliciaburdess.com/] https://www.peterliljedahl.com/ [https://www.peterliljedahl.com/] James Tanton Youtube Videos [https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesTanton_SquineCosquineTanq] Teaching Through Problems worth Solving Book ( Inquiry-Based Curriculum-Linked, Differentiated Math Problems) [http://aliciaburdess.weebly.com/problems-worth-solving-in-a-thinking-classroom.html] Jo Boaler- YouCubed [https://www.youcubed.org/] The Dragon Curve, A Magical Math Journey [https://www.aliciaburdess.com/about] Painted Cube Task  Pg. 10 [http://aliciaburdess.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/7/6/24763920/3.0_teaching_through_problems_worth_solving_grade_8.pdf] Moving Squares Task pg. 126 [http://aliciaburdess.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/7/6/24763920/3.0_teaching_through_problems_worth_solving_grade_8.pdf] Locker Task pg. 71 [http://aliciaburdess.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/7/6/24763920/3.0_teaching_through_problems_worth_solving_grade_8.pdf] Lisa Lunney Borden & Nat Banting [http://natbanting.com/the-bucket-of-zero/]- The Bucket of Zero Julia Robinson Math Festivals [https://jrmf.org/]