#87 How To Teach My Class When Students Are Underprepared - A Math Mentoring Moment

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>In this episode we speak with Math Moment Maker Stephanie Moore from North Carolina. Stephanie is a college instructor recently became a Making Math Moments Certified Educator after enrolling in our Full Online Workshop. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>We chat with Stephanie about how to prepare students who are underprepared, how to handle lesson flops and what to do next, and what can you do when it seems everyone is struggling. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>This is another  Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. </span></p> <p><strong>You’ll Learn: </strong></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How to prepare students who are underprepared;</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How to ensure we cover content when teaching with problem based lessons;</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>What to do after you have a big lesson flop;</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>What you can do to assess your students in replace of always testing;</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How to look at your class when it seems everyone is struggling. </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources: </strong></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://makemathmoments.com/episode26/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Episode #26: How To Overcome A Common Math Myth From K Through College</span></a></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://makemathmoments.com/episode36/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Episode #36: How To Start The School Year Off Right</span></a></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://amzn.to/2DIffuX'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mat