Making Math Moments That Matter
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Show Your Becauses - An Interview with Nat Banting
Today we speak with Nat Banting, from Saskatoon Saskatchewan! Nat is a high school math teacher turned pre-service instructor who’s created amazing free resources like Fractiontalks.com and MenuMath. Nat was also the winner of 2019 Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching awarded by the National Museum of Mathematics (@MoMath1) in New York.
In our rich discussion you’ll learn how creating limitations and constraints can drive good learning; how you can spark discussions and deep thinking around fractions; and how to spark curiosity and fuel sense-making with abstract concepts.
You’ll Learn:
Resources:
Nat Banting’s Website
FractionTalks.com
Nat’s Menu Math Post
Fraction Talk War
The Art of Problem Posing
Register for the Tortoise & Hare Webinar
Wooly Worm Race [Fractions 6-Day Unit of Study]
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