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Ep447: When Parents Push Back on “New Math”: Building Trust Through Clarity and Confidence

Show notes page: https://makemathmoments.com/episode447 Not sure what matters most when designing math improvement plans? Take this assessment and get a free customized report: https://makemathmoments.com/grow/?utm... Ready to design your math improvement plan with guidance, support and using structure? Learn how to follow our 4 stage process. https://growyourmathprogram.com/?utm_... Looking to supplement your curriculum with problem based lessons and units? Make Math Moments Problem Based Lessons & Units https://learn.makemathmoments.com/tas... What do you do when a teacher says, “I’m good—I don’t need help”? This real-life math coaching dilemma came straight from a listener. And if you’re a math coach or instructional leader, chances are you’ve been there too. Whether it's past initiative fatigue, fear of judgment, or a perceived mismatch between PD and practice—resistance is rarely about apathy. It’s about experience, belief, and trust. Listeners Will Learn: What might really be behind math teacher resistance (hint: it’s not laziness) How to shift from a “fixer” to a thinking partner The dangers of perceived hierarchy in math coaching relationships Why clarity of why is more important than the what in PD The four phases of the Adoption Model—and why most systems skip critical steps Strategies for making change feel safe, meaningful, and sustainable Why celebrating what’s working is the best place to start What leadership can do to build long-term buy-in If you’re trying to support a math teacher who doesn’t see the value in coaching or PD, this episode offers clear, relationship-based strategies rooted in trust, agency, and the slow work of sustainable change.