Celebrating Mathematical Mistakes (Monticello) | Teaching Channel

This course is offered in partnership with Monticello Public Schools and registration is limited to educators within the district.

To meet contract guidelines and receive credit for the course, participants must attend two in-person sessions held within the Monticello school district. 

• Synchronous Session 1 (course kick-off) will take place from 4 PM - 6 PM on Wednesday, May 6 in the Monticello School Board Room.
• Synchronous Session 2 (course wrap-up) will take place from 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 10 in the Monticello School Board Room.

Ready to transform your math classroom into a place where mistakes are not just tolerated, but celebrated? In Celebrating Mathematical Mistakes, you’ll discover how reframing errors as powerful learning opportunities can boost student confidence, curiosity, and conceptual understanding. Through practical strategies, playful task design, and mindset-shifting reflection, you’ll learn how to build a culture that values exploration over perfection. This course will re-energize your teaching and equip you to support students in becoming resilient, flexible thinkers who see mistakes not as failures but as the first steps to success!