Blog Post
Sarah Melo PD: Becoming a More Confident Math Teacher
December 12, 2023
By: Shaye Demke
Another school year is in full swing, and I find myself continuing to question and wondering if my math instruction and learning opportunities are meeting the needs of my students. As someone who struggled in math as a student, I find math to be a subject that I also find challenging to teach. On November 15, 2023, I attended Sarah Melo's "Becoming a more confident math teacher" professional development afternoon. So many topics were covered in a short afternoon including structuring a math lesson, ensuring all students find success, quick ways to accurately assess students, how to bring in math language through conversations with students, how to build students confidence and so much more! Sarah touched on so many different entry strategies for all grades and ability levels. She also has a really great website, melomath4kids.ca
where you can find so many videos demonstrating her techniques. Some other free websites that she suggested include “3 act math task” at gfletchy.com, estimystery, polypad (virtual math manipulatives) and so many more! If you have never been a part of one of Sarah's sessions, I strongly suggest it. I walked away from the afternoon feeling empowered, ready to adapt my teaching methods, and prepared with all the amazing resources and recommendations she had! Thanks MAME for supporting my professional development!