Profound Ways To Connect Through Math - with Ryan Colon

In this episode, Chrissy has a conversation with Ryan Colon, the Director of Math Content at Teaching Lab, an educational nonprofit. In this role, she leads the team in creating meaningful professional learning that translates to student growth.

In their conversation, Ryan shares:

• why building relationships is so important to student success in math and why it can be challenging sometimes

• examples of ways teachers can connect with their students and how that varies based on the teacher’s style, personality, and values

• how recognizing students’ contributions to a lesson can help them feel seen and valued

• how becoming a parent helped her understand the complexity and richness students bring into the classroom

• strategies she used to connect with students through shared experiences around the math content