In this special episode of the podcast, Josh Britton answers some of the most common questions we get about the program. Starting with the motivation to build the program in the first place, he explores the rationale behind the way the program awards points, why students have to fix their mistakes, why some problems can give penalties, and what even is a &quot;naxvip?&quot; We hope you enjoy the conversation and find it helpful as you continue navigating the difficulties of teaching in the COVID era. Join in the conversation on our Facebook page and let us know what you think of the episode or if you have more questions you&apos;d like to have answered!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this special episode of the podcast, Josh Britton answers some of the most common questions we get about the program. Starting with the motivation to build the program in the first place, he explores the rationale behind the way the program awards points, why students have to fix their mistakes, why some problems can give penalties, and what even is a &amp;quot;naxvip?&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We hope you enjoy the conversation and find it helpful as you continue navigating the difficulties of teaching in the COVID era. Join in the conversation on our Facebook page and let us know what you think of the episode or if you have more questions you&amp;apos;d like to have answered! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this special episode of the podcast, Josh Britton answers some of the most common questions we get about the program. Starting with the motivation to build the program in the first place, he explores the rationale behind the way the program awards points, why students have to fix their mistakes, why some problems can give penalties, and what even is a "naxvip?"  We hope you enjoy the conversation and find it helpful as you continue navigating the difficulties of teaching in the COVID era. ...

"Why does GMM work like that?!" - GMM FAQs with Josh Britton

In this special episode of the Get More Math podcast, one of our trainers and former school administrator, Jennifer Axtens sits down with Josh Britton to discuss the current hot topic, learning loss. What is learning loss?  Why are we talking so much about learning loss right now?  What can be done about learning loss?  We hope you enjoy the conversation and find it helpful as you continue navigating the difficulties of teaching in the COVID era. Join in the conversation on our Facebook page and let us know what you think of the episode!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this special episode of the Get More Math podcast, one of our trainers and former school administrator, Jennifer Axtens sits down with Josh Britton to discuss the current hot topic, learning loss.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What is learning loss? &lt;br/&gt;Why are we talking so much about learning loss right now? &lt;br/&gt;What can be done about learning loss? &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We hope you enjoy the conversation and find it helpful as you continue navigating the difficulties of teaching in the COVID era. Join in the conversation on our Facebook page and let us know what you think of the episode! &lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this special episode of the Get More Math podcast, one of our trainers and former school administrator, Jennifer Axtens sits down with Josh Britton to discuss the current hot topic, learning loss.  What is learning loss?  Why are we talking so much about learning loss right now?  What can be done about learning loss?   We hope you enjoy the conversation and find it helpful as you continue navigating the difficulties of teaching in the COVID era. Join in the conversation on o...

Turn Learning Loss to Learning Recovery with Get More Math - A conversation with Josh Britton

In this final episode of 2020, we revisit some of our favorite moments from season 3. Have a story you&apos;d like to share on the podcast? Contact me (Robbie) at rbrown@getmoremath.com to share how GMM has impacted your classroom. We hope you&apos;ve been enjoying these conversations! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to <a href='http://getmoremath.com/'>getmoremath.com</a>  to learn more and sign up for a free trial.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this final episode of 2020, we revisit some of our favorite moments from season 3. Have a story you&amp;apos;d like to share on the podcast? Contact me (Robbie) at rbrown@getmoremath.com to share how GMM has impacted your classroom. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We hope you&amp;apos;ve been enjoying these conversations! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to &lt;a href='http://getmoremath.com/'&gt;getmoremath.com&lt;/a&gt;  to learn more and sign up for a free trial.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this final episode of 2020, we revisit some of our favorite moments from season 3. Have a story you'd like to share on the podcast? Contact me (Robbie) at rbrown@getmoremath.com to share how GMM has impacted your classroom.   We hope you've been enjoying these conversations! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to getmoremath.com  to learn more and sign up for a free trial. 

The Best of Season 3

In this episode of the Get More Math podcast, Josh chats with Rita Sponenburg about how after 18 years of teaching math, the pandemic finally forced her to switch to a flipped classroom.  That coupled with Get More Math,  Rita is able to wake up each morning and reflect on how much she loves her job, not an easy thing to do in the middle of a pandemic.   Now that she’s adjusted, she says there’s no going back. We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to <a href='http://getmoremath.com/'>getmoremath.com</a>  to learn more and sign up for a free trial. About our Guest Rita has been teaching high school math,  at Pottsville Area High School (her alma mater) for almost 18 years. She started using GMM about 4 years ago when it was introduced to Pottsville.  Rita has two “sensational daughters: a 28-year-old chemist who lives in Chicago and works for a Northwestern University laboratory, and a 20-year-old free-spirited yoga teacher who is quite grounded and deeply insightful.”

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of the Get More Math podcast, Josh chats with Rita Sponenburg about how after 18 years of teaching math, the pandemic finally forced her to switch to a flipped classroom.  That coupled with Get More Math,  Rita is able to wake up each morning and reflect on how much she loves her job, not an easy thing to do in the middle of a pandemic.   Now that she’s adjusted, she says there’s no going back. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to &lt;a href='http://getmoremath.com/'&gt;getmoremath.com&lt;/a&gt;  to learn more and sign up for a free trial.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;About our Guest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rita has been teaching high school math,  at Pottsville Area High School (her alma mater) for almost 18 years. She started using GMM about 4 years ago when it was introduced to Pottsville.  Rita has two “sensational daughters: a 28-year-old chemist who lives in Chicago and works for a Northwestern University laboratory, and a 20-year-old free-spirited yoga teacher who is quite grounded and deeply insightful.” &lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of the Get More Math podcast, Josh chats with Rita Sponenburg about how after 18 years of teaching math, the pandemic finally forced her to switch to a flipped classroom.  That coupled with Get More Math,  Rita is able to wake up each morning and reflect on how much she loves her job, not an easy thing to do in the middle of a pandemic.   Now that she’s adjusted, she says there’s no going back.   We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you aren’t yet using GMM a...

Can you say "I love my job" in the middle of a pandemic?

In this episode of the Get More Math podcast, Josh is joined by two math teachers from Daniel Boone High School in Gray, Tennessee.  Listen as both teachers explain how they have adjusted to the difficulties of remote teaching and how their students advocated for GMM, even going so far as to write letters to the board to ensure they’d get to continue using the program. We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to <a href='http://getmoremath.com/'>getmoremath.com</a> to learn more and sign up for a free trial. About our Guests Christa Oeder is in her 11th year as a teacher and in her 4th year using GMM. Originally from Ohio, she currently lives in Johnson City, TN. She has enjoyed teaching high school math courses throughout the years, including Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Precalculus. Her current focus is in Algebra 2. Erika Hale was born and raised in West Virginia but went to high school in Illinois before eventually settling in Gray, TN.  She has been teaching for 5 years and has been using GMM for 3. She is married with 3 kids, 6 cats, and a dog. Yes, you read that correctly, 6 cats.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of the Get More Math podcast, Josh is joined by two math teachers from Daniel Boone High School in Gray, Tennessee.  Listen as both teachers explain how they have adjusted to the difficulties of remote teaching and how their students advocated for GMM, even going so far as to write letters to the board to ensure they’d get to continue using the program. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to &lt;a href='http://getmoremath.com/'&gt;getmoremath.com&lt;/a&gt; to learn more and sign up for a free trial. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;About our Guests&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Christa Oeder is in her 11th year as a teacher and in her 4th year using GMM. Originally from Ohio, she currently lives in Johnson City, TN. She has enjoyed teaching high school math courses throughout the years, including Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Precalculus. Her current focus is in Algebra 2.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Erika Hale was born and raised in West Virginia but went to high school in Illinois before eventually settling in Gray, TN.  She has been teaching for 5 years and has been using GMM for 3. She is married with 3 kids, 6 cats, and a dog. Yes, you read that correctly, 6 cats. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of the Get More Math podcast, Josh is joined by two math teachers from Daniel Boone High School in Gray, Tennessee.  Listen as both teachers explain how they have adjusted to the difficulties of remote teaching and how their students advocated for GMM, even going so far as to write letters to the board to ensure they’d get to continue using the program.   We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to getm...

When Students Ask their School Board to Keep Using GMM with Christa Oeder & Erika Hale

The Get More Math Podcast is a specialized podcast created for teachers by teachers. We are passionate about helping students gain mastery and retention in mathematics. We provide the tools and resources to help teachers teach their students well. As we've shifted into remote learning environments, we want to be part of the conversation on implementing learning strategies and encouraging teachers. 

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