Creating Math Moments of Learning

How do you create those lightbulb moments for your students? Let's take a look at lessons that lead to those moments. We'll also look at the teacher's role for setting up, noticing, and reacting to those moments of learning.

Dr. James Carlovsky graduated from Martin Luther College in 2002 with an elementary and secondary degree in Math. He is married to Kathryn Knickelbein, and they are blessed with five children, aged 13-22. He completed his Ph.D. in Math Education from the University of Minnesota in 2019, where his study was particularly interested in moments of student thinking in the classroom. He gained teaching experience as a principal and upper-grade teacher at St. John's, Sparta, then served as the Curriculum Coordinator, math instructor, and coach at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School in Jackson, WI. He currently serves at MLC as a Professor of Mathematics and Instructional Technology, as well as the chairman of the Math/Science Division and the Masters of Science in Education Division.