#89: March Math Madness in the Classroom🏀

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🏀What if your students were as engaged in math as they are in filling out their March College Basketball Madness brackets?

March is one of the best times of the year to bring real-world connections into your math classroom. From buzzer-beaters to bracket predictions, major sporting events like the college basketball tournament in March to provide the perfect opportunity to hook students, spark curiosity, and make learning more relevant.

In this episode, we’re diving into how to capitalize on current events like March Madness ™ to create engaging, hands-on math experiences. Plus, I’ll introduce my brand-new March Basketball Madness project, where Geometry and Algebra 2 students apply right triangle trig skills to analyze basketball shot angles and court layouts!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✔️ Why leveraging current events can make math more engaging and meaningful.
✔️ Different ways to bring College Basketball into your classroom—from data talks to hands-on activities.
✔️ How my March Basketball Madness project helps students apply trigonometry in a real-world setting.

💡 Key Takeaway: Tying math to what’s happening in the world—whether sports, awards season, or trending topics—keeps students engaged and makes concepts more accessible and exciting!

Resources Mentioned:

🏀 March Basketball Madness Project – A hands-on way for Geometry & Algebra 2 students to apply right triangle trig to real-world basketball shots.
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Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

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