Addressing the Math Crisis: How to Empower Students Together with Montserrat Gomez

Math scores across the country have significantly decreased since the beginning of the pandemic. So, how do we turn things around? How can educators and parents engage students and help change their mindset towards math? Our guest on Episode 5, the season 1 finale, is Montserrat Gomez. Montserrat grew up in Mexico and then moved to the US to pursue a degree in Applied Mathematics at UC Berkeley. There, she became passionate about tutoring and has been implementing her math expertise as a tutor and educator ever since. Find Montserrat on Lessonpal here. We discuss:

00:00 Intro

3:18 Montserrat background

6:17 Summary of the Math crisis and Montserrat's perspective

9:51 How do you engage students in online classes?

11:36 How can we address the math crisis and work towards solutions?

14:20 New CA Department of Education math framework

16:47 How do we change students' mindsets towards math?

19:03 How can parents stay updated on their children's curriculum to be able to assist with their homework?

21:14 Resources and games to engage kids

23:12 What do most students struggle with?

26:04 Are there signs parents can look for in their kids to determine if they need extra help with math?

28:42 How can you foster a student's skills if they are strong in math?

32:37 Montserrat's final Knowledge Byte

34:30 Episode conclusion

Mentioned in the episode

• California Common Core Standards

• Boddle - math learning game

• Prodigy - math learning game

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