DCSD MathFest 2026

Once students are “ready” to learn, we’ll turn our attention to how to design our instruction to optimize the brain’s natural way of learning. We’ll explore the leading causes of cognitive load and what MTV can teach us about how to create learning that sticks in the brain. MTV revolutionized how we experience music. The same revolution is needed in our math classrooms. In this session we’ll uncover three lessons we can take from MTV to create math lessons that align with the brain’s dominant systems for learning. It will be an interactive and engaging session full of learning, reflection, and applying new strategies to better support student learning.