“Math Class” (Imagined by Kids) – From Kid Snippets

I’m sure by this time, we have all seen the viral Kid Snippet video of a math class (link above for those who haven’t).  Every time I think about our Kenan project, this video comes to mind. We laugh because we know that we may have fallen into these same teaching traps. When a student does not understand content in the manner we are delivering it this should be our signal that a change in pedagogy is needed. However, we give more and more examples in the same delivery method, or give the student one-on-one time with same content in the same manner, thinking just the close proximity and time dedication will be the answer to the problem.

Our Kenan Project’s goal is to change the mindsets of both teachers and students on what a math classroom should look like and feel like in early elementary classrooms.  From a kid’s perspective, our Kenan Project will make a math classroom engaging, intriguing, and challenging (and worth the challenge).   Teachers will see that they can have impact in a student’s math knowledge because they will be able to efficiently find the “edge of understanding” and instruct from this point with  meaningful lessons.