#92: How Do I Manage A Thinking Classroom During a Pandemic? - A Math Mentoring Moment

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Today we speak with Carmen Sinatra from Richmond Hill Ontario. Carmen is gearing up for her new school year during the pandemic and like many teachers she’s asking questions like: How can we safely use vertical non-permanent surfaces in our classrooms? How do we create groups? How do I plan a 2.5 hour math block? </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;'>What we can do to engage students during COVID19</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How to plan a class that is double the time compared to our “normal” class time. </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How we can safely use vertical non-permanent surfaces in our classrooms during the pandemic.  </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How we can make groups safely? </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>What consolidation prompts could look like during COVID19</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources: </strong></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='http://makemathmoments.com/episode21'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Episode 21: The Thinking Classroom</span></a></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://learn.makemathmoments.com/task/scavenger-hunt'><span style='font-weight: 400;'> Scavenger Hunt Task</span></a></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://makemathmoments.com/tasks/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Make Math Moments Tasks and Units</span></a></li> </ul>