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Making Math Moments That Matter

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Helping you transform your K-12 math lesson plans by building confidence in effective teaching practices, guiding you to transform your math curriculum, and inspiring classroom strategies to engage all students. As a teacher are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans where students don't want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? As a mathematics coordinator or leader are you wondering how to support teachers when implementing engaging math lessons that fuel student sense making? Over the last 19 years, Kyle and Jon, the founders of MakeMathMoments.com have been engaging students, teachers, and district program leaders with effective mathematics pedagogy, accessible resources, and inspiring learning environments in K-12 math classrooms. Now, in this podcast they coach you - K-12 classroom teachers and district leaders of mathematics through a 6 step plan that cultivates and fosters your mathematics program like a strong, healthy and balanced tree. If you master the 6 parts of an effective mathematics program, the impact you have on students or teachers will grow and reach far and wide. Every week, you’ll hear insight from practicing classroom teachers and leaders in math education so you’ll get the feedback, guidance, and fresh ideas you need to stop feeling overwhelmed, gain back your confidence, and inspire the students and fellow teachers you serve to enjoy the beauty of mathematics once again. Start making math moments today by listening to Episode #139: Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180

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What is Making Math Moments That Matter about?

Helping you transform your K-12 math lesson plans by building confidence in effective teaching practices, guiding you to transform your math curriculum, and inspiring classroom strategies to engage all students. As a teacher are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans where students don't want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings?

What has Making Math Moments That Matter covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Mona Iehl: Building Problem Solvers With the Curriculum You Have" (28 October 2026, 30 minutes), "Are You Setting The Wrong Math Improvement Goals?" (26 October 2026, 32 minutes), and "Sue Looney: Using Stories to Build Resilient Problem Solvers" (22 October 2026, 24 minutes).

How often does Making Math Moments That Matter publish?

Making Math Moments That Matter publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 30 minutes.

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Booking probability for Making Math Moments That Matter is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Making Math Moments That Matter requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Making Math Moments That Matter's contact route on record: verified email.

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  • Episode #505

    Mona Iehl: Building Problem Solvers With the Curriculum You Have

    Oct 28, 202630 min

    K-12 Math Leaders: Download our free Math Coherence Compass to help your teammates, system leaders, and educators create aligned instructional practices—without adding another initiative...

  • Episode #504

    Are You Setting The Wrong Math Improvement Goals?

    Oct 26, 202632 min

    K-12 Math Leaders: Download our free Math Coherence Compass to help your teammates, system leaders, and educators create aligned instructional practices—without adding another initiative...

  • Episode #503

    Sue Looney: Using Stories to Build Resilient Problem Solvers

    Oct 22, 202624 min

    Jon Orr and Sue Looney preview her Make Math Moments Virtual Summit session and share how stories, memorable characters, and a four-step story lens can help teachers build resilient problem solvers in math. Register for...

  • Episode #502

    How to Build Teacher “Buy-In” for Math Improvement

    Oct 19, 202631 min

    Jon Orr and Yvette Lehman explore teacher buy-in and resistance in math PD, and how the Results Pyramid helps leaders create the experiences that shift beliefs, build trust, and move teams to action. K-12 Math Leaders...

  • Episode #501

    Dr. Nicki Newton: Rethinking Math Fact Fluency.

    Oct 15, 202635 min

    What does fact fluency actually mean in your school? If you asked five teachers, would you get five different answers? K-12 Math Leaders: Download our free Math Coherence Compass to help your teammates, system leaders...

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  • Episode #500

    Is Productive Struggle One Of Your Math Classroom Pillars? Should It Be?

    Oct 12, 202630 min

    What do you fundamentally believe about how students learn mathematics? More importantly, do the everyday experiences in your classroom actually reflect those beliefs? K-12 Math Leaders: Download our free Math Coherence...

  • Episode #498

    From Classroom Observations to a Focused Math Improvement Plan

    Oct 5, 202640 min

    Jon Orr and Yvette Lehman unpack a three-day school visit and share how a K–12 team used a Math Coherence Compass, classroom observations, focused instructional moves, and short-term key results to build a sustainable...

  • Episode #497

    Zak Champagne: Creating Curious Kids in the Math Classroom

    Oct 1, 202637 min

    Jon Orr interviews Zak Champagne, author of Curious Kids in the Math Classroom , about practical ways to foster student curiosity through classroom community, authentic questioning, task design, and small shifts to...

  • Episode #496

    Math Wars: Why Conceptual vs. Procedural Is the Wrong Math Debate

    Sep 28, 202637 min

    The math wars often focus on conceptual understanding versus traditional algorithms. Jon Orr and Yvette Lehman explore a deeper challenge: understanding the prerequisite mathematical ideas students need to access new...

  • Episode #495

    Peter Liljedahl: Can We Teach Students to Be Resilient?

    Sep 24, 202632 min

    We want students to be curious, persistent, and resilient problem solvers. But what if those aren't qualities students simply bring into our classrooms? What if we can actually create the conditions for them to emerge...

  • Episode #494

    How to Spiral Your Math Curriculum: A Better Alternative to Cramming and Reteaching

    Sep 21, 202617 min

    Ever reach the end of the semester only to feel like you're reteaching everything from September? If students learned it once but can't retrieve it months later, the problem may not be the original lesson. It may be...

  • Episode #493

    Rewarding Student Thinking: An Interview with Dr. Pamela Seda

    Sep 17, 202632 min

    We say we want students to become critical thinkers, problem solvers, and mathematical reasoners. But do the systems in our classrooms and schools actually reward those things—or are we still rewarding speed...

  • Episode #492

    How Strong Math Teams Turn Decisions Into Action

    Sep 14, 202627 min

    Your math team meets regularly. You strategize, make decisions, and talk about improving mathematics. But when everyone leaves the meeting, does the work actually move forward? Too often, teams spend more energy making...

  • Episode #491

    Why Do Students Struggle With Math Word Problems and What To Do About It

    Sep 7, 202630 min

    We’ve all heard it: “My students can do the math—they just struggle with word problems.” They can perform the calculation when it’s presented directly, but put that same mathematics inside a context or multi-step...

  • Episode #490

    Do This To Start Sustainable Math Improvement in Your School or District

    Aug 31, 202628 min

    If you could wave a magic wand and walk into any math classroom five or ten years from now, what would you hope to see? What would students be doing, saying, and thinking? How would the room feel? Those questions can...

  • Episode #489

    How Do You Support 30 Schools at Once as a Math Coordinator? A Math Mentoring Moment

    Aug 24, 202640 min

    Stepping into a new math leadership role can feel exciting and overwhelming at the same time—especially when your responsibility suddenly expands from supporting one school or district to supporting dozens. Where do you...

  • Episode #488

    STOP Rushing Math Improvement: Lessons From This School District

    Aug 17, 202624 min

    If you’ve ever wondered what to actually do during small group time in math, this episode will give you a clear and practical way to support students without lowering expectations. We built a simple Math Coherence...

  • Episode #487

    Why Teaching Math Is Hard—and Improving Achievement Is Even Harder

    Aug 10, 202622 min

    If you’ve ever wondered what to actually do during small group time in math, this episode will give you a clear and practical way to support students without lowering expectations. We built a simple Math Coherence...

  • Episode #486

    Math Homework in 2026-2027: What Should It Really Look Like?

    Aug 3, 202631 min

    If you’ve ever wondered what to actually do during small group time in math, this episode will give you a clear and practical way to support students without lowering expectations. We built a simple Math Coherence...

  • Episode #485

    Is Math Intervention Working? Learn to Build A Better Fence

    Jul 27, 202615 min

    If you’ve ever wondered what to actually do during small group time in math, this episode will give you a clear and practical way to support students without lowering expectations. We built a simple Math Coherence...

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