It is very hard to shift your teaching FROM a teacher-focused lesson, with you doing all the instruction and kids just listening TO more of a student-centered lesson where kids think, discuss, debate, & wonder while you facilitate the mathematical learning.
That’s where the pillars of The Flexibility Formula come in. By focusing on The Flexibility Formula pillars you will help kids build their math minds and not just create calculators, by seeing math as something that can’t be taught….it’s caught.
All the speakers in the summit are here to help you as you shift your teaching. Each speaker addresses at least one of The Flexibility Formula pillars. The pillars are explained in more detail in your Summit Workbook.
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Jenna Laib is a math specialist at the Driscoll K–8 School in Brookline, MA. For the 2020-2021 school year, she is teaching sixth grade math at Brookline's Remote Learning Academy (RLA). She started her career as an upper elementary classroom teacher and later became a math coach. She is grateful to have wonderful colleagues—at her school and in the larger community—to share in the pursuit of equitable learning environments. Jenna enjoys collaborating with others to develop content knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and infinite curiosity for mathematical thinking and learning. She has developed and facilitated professional learning at local, state, and national levels.
Jenna was the 2016 recipient of the Harry S. Levitan Prize for Educational Leadership from Brandeis University.
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