BONUS: 3 Ways Just-In-Time Scaffolding Helps Struggling Math Students
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Learn how Just-In-Time Scaffolding can support struggling math students in this video. Discover three effective ways to provide math intervention for students who need extra help in understanding mathematical concepts.
In this S4E29 bonus episode, I unpack the critical differences between "just-in-time" and "just-in-case" scaffolding. Discover why timing is everything when supporting struggling math students and how traditional intervention models often fail at the secondary level.
Learn practical strategies for maintaining cognitive demand while providing appropriate support, ensuring equity in mathematics education, and balancing academic intervention with social-emotional awareness.
This episode offers invaluable insights for educators seeking to transform their approach to supporting striving students in grades 6-12, with research-backed methods that preserve productive struggle while providing targeted assistance.
Episode Mentions:
- Just-in-Time vs. Just-in-Case Scaffolding: How to Foster Productive Perseverance by Dr. Juli K. Dixon
- How to Implement Response to Intervention at the Secondary Level by PJ Caposey
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
01:00 Introducing the Bonus Episode Focus
02:00 Understanding Just In Time vs Just In Case Scaffolding
04:00 How Premature Scaffolding Reduces Cognitive Demand
06:00 Maintaining Learning Goals While Scaffolding
07:00 Real-World Example: Holocaust Unit Scaffolding
08:00 Challenges with RTI at the Secondary Level
10:00 Team Concepts and Student-Centered Approaches
11:00 Proactive Intervention: Catching Students Early
13:00 Rethinking the RTI Triangle Model
14:00 Social-Emotional Support in Intervention
15:00 Closing Thoughts and Call to Action
#MathIntervention #JustInTimeScaffolding #ProductiveStruggle #EquityInEducation #BreakItMath #TeacherPD #SecondaryEducation #MathTeaching #RTImodels #DifferentiatedInstruction
Want to learn more about Juliana 's B.R.E.A.K. it Math Intervention FrameworkTM? Check out my full S4E29 interview with her (https://youtu.be/Nvb8ePouHbA).
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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
Previous Episode
Join me as I speak with Juliana Tapper, M.Ed, founder of CollaborateEd and author of Teaching 6-12 Math Intervention: A Practical Framework To Engage Students Who Struggle. Discover Juliana’s revolutionary B.R.E.A.K. it Math Intervention FrameworkTM, designed specifically for students who have experienced math trauma or anxiety.
Juliana reveals why Algebra 1 is a critical gatekeeper for educational success and how her evidence-based approach helps break down barriers for historically underserved students. Learn practical techniques to build math confidence, engage reluctant learners, and elevate student status in mathematics.
🔑 Topics:
- Understanding and addressing math trauma and anxiety
- The five-step B.R.E.A.K. it Math Intervention FrameworkTM
- How to implement the innovative "Math Wars" teaching method
- Why building community must come before content
- Just-in-time vs. just-in-case intervention approaches
- Strategies for maintaining high expectations for all students
Episode Mentions:
- Embedded Formative Assessment by Dylan Wiliam
- Elena Aguliar - Coaching for Equity, The Art of Coaching Teams, Arise
- Math Chat Podcast hosted by Mona Lehl
- Math TherapyTM by Vanessa Vakharia
- Choosing to See by Kyndall Brown, Ph.D. and Dr. Pamela Seda
- Just-in-Time vs. Just-in-Case Scaffolding: How to Foster Productive Perseverance by Dr. Juli K. Dixon
From Juliana:
- Free PDF: 10 Math intervention strategies
- Free Mini-Workshop: Surprisingly easy ways to engage apathetic students
#6Through12MathIntervention #MathTrauma #AlgebraGatekeeping #MathEquity #TeacherSupport #MathWars #MathFramework #BREAKIT #MiddleSchoolMath #HighSchoolMath #MathTeaching #MathCoaching
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
Next Episode
In this powerful conversation with former Colorado Commissioner of Education Dr. Katy Anthes, we explore her groundbreaking "Forward Framework" for navigating polarization and finding productive middle ground in education and beyond.
Dr. Anthes shares research-backed strategies to move from destructive conflict to productive disagreement, explaining why curiosity and humanity are essential for progress. Learn practical skills to address divisive topics in your classroom, school, or community, and discover why 87% of Americans are tired of division and ready for a better way forward.
Whether you're an educator dealing with polarizing issues or anyone seeking to have more meaningful conversations across differences, this episode offers hope and practical tools to create positive change.
Episode Mentions:
- Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC)
- Colorado Council of the International Reading Association (CCIRA)
- Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict & Getting to Yes with Yourself: How to Get What You Truly Want by William Ury
- Jim Collins
- High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
- More in Common
- Undivide Us
- Belonging without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian
Check out Katy’s writing and work with PEBC:
- A Reminder to America: We Still Agree on More Than We Don’t The work ahead of educators to nurture a healthier kind of politics (November 11, 2024)
- Forward Initiative → From Polarization to Progress
00:00 - Introduction to Dr. Katy Anthes & Forward Initiative
05:00 - Research on Conflict: William Ury's "Possible"
09:00 - Destructive vs. Productive Conflict
13:00 - Finding Humanity and Common Ground
17:00 - Examples of Polarization in Education
21:00 - Hope in Numbers: 87% Want Less Division
25:00 - The Forward Framework Part 1: Preparation & Listening
32:00 - The Forward Framework Part 2: Connecting & Complicating
37:00 - The Forward Framework Part 3: Rethinking & Creating Space
41:00 - Closing Thoughts: Progress Through Humanity
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