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When Students Ask their School Board to Keep Using GMM with Christa Oeder & Erika Hale

47m · Get More Math Podcast · 11 Nov 16:00

In this episode of the Get More Math podcast, Josh is joined by two math teachers from Daniel Boone High School in Gray, Tennessee.  Listen as both teachers explain how they have adjusted to the difficulties of remote teaching and how their students advocated for GMM, even going so far as to write letters to the board to ensure they’d get to continue using the program.

We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you aren’t yet using GMM and you’d like to see what it’s all about, go to getmoremath.com to learn more and sign up for a free trial.

About our Guests
Christa Oeder is in her 11th year as a teacher and in her 4th year using GMM. Originally from Ohio, she currently lives in Johnson City, TN. She has enjoyed teaching high school math courses throughout the years, including Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Precalculus. Her current focus is in Algebra 2.

Erika Hale was born and raised in West Virginia but went to high school in Illinois before eventually settling in Gray, TN.  She has been teaching for 5 years and has been using GMM for 3. She is married with 3 kids, 6 cats, and a dog. Yes, you read that correctly, 6 cats. 

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