Teaching Kids to Love Math with Jared Sliger

Episode 21 February 09, 2022 00:34:02
Teaching Kids to Love Math with Jared Sliger
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Teaching Kids to Love Math with Jared Sliger

Feb 09 2022 | 00:34:02

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Show Notes

Jared Sliger is a math teacher at Syringa Middle School and he has found a unique way to help kids engage with math— and enjoy it. How does he do it? There are no chairs, students work together on white boards to solve problems.  Find out more about this fascinating approach to learning.

If you are interested in learning more or visiting his classroom,  contact Jared at [email protected] 
Here is the link to the book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedal

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