Jonathan Templin

Background

About Jonathan Templin

10 years ago I was a fresh-faced high school math teacher nervously looking to make a positive impact on my students. Now I have the privilege to share with hundreds of math educators every year how to: Provide their students can receive transformative, personalized feedback on ALL their practice Reclaim their time back from the scourge of grading ⏱ Supercharge student learning outcomes and improve test scores How did I get here? I’ve loved math my whole life, and it has always hurt my heart to hear someone proclaim that they’re “not a math person.” When teaching, I constantly looked for ways to improve my practice and get my students loving math as much as I did. I found myself drawn to EdTech, and thought to myself, “There’s got to be a way that technology can revolutionize the classroom in a positive way.” I tried tool after tool🪛. Some worked, some didn’t. But none stuck. Sometimes the tool was poor. Sometimes the implementation was haphazard. But always,I found myself going back to good old pencil and paper. Until I started using Mathspace… It changed how I taught, and it changed how my students learned. How? 🤔The problem🤔 The biggest challenge with most digital math tools is that they’re all about the answer, ignoring the process or only giving it passing attention. Pencil and paper, with teacher or student correction fixes that, but it’s time consuming (especially if the teacher is shouldering the burden entirely) and the feedback loses its immediacy, and therefore some of its effectiveness. The solution Mathspace is able to provide feedback on every… single… step. Immediately. This feedback goes beyond basic right and wrong, and provides guidance and direction, like each student has a digital tutor working with them. The Impact 1⃣ I had more time to spend on building relationships with my students, rather than grading 2⃣ My students didn’t have to wait for me to get their questions answered, and could be more independent 3⃣ I got detailed, actionable feedback on where my students were struggling, and where they were excelling 4⃣ My students’ practice became more productive with intervention at the point of misconception, discouraging the formation of bad habits. When I had the chance to share my experiences with educators around the world,I jumped at the chance. Hit me up to chat math teaching, curricular and EdTech implementations, assessment, or just to nerd out over all things math and data!