JOINING THE BMM MEMBERSHIP

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The Build Math Minds PD site is online professional development that you attend in the comfort of your home. 

I’ve been doing in-district trainings across the US & in Canada since 2004.  As much as I LOVE doing  them, there are challenges to them. The cost to have me come is crazy and it’s usually just for one day.  So, I do the training and then there is no follow-up training after that.  This gives you a taste of the information but then once you go back to your classroom and have questions you don’t have anyone to ask. 

Being part of the Build Math Minds PD site is different.

I created the Build Math Minds PD site to give you ongoing PD at your fingertips that helps you understand the math you are being asked to teach. 

Inside BMM are videos that help you understand the mathematical concepts and teaching pedagogy that will help you build your students’ math minds.  Plus, there are multiple areas to ask questions directly to me and/or other members in the site. So you never feel like you aren’t sure if you are headed in the right direction.

READY TO BUILD MATH MINDS?

Build Math Minds IS right for you if:

  • You are open and willing to change how you teach mathematics.
  • You are a PreK-5th grade teacher, or homeschooling parent, looking to develop an understanding of math content you need to teach.
  • You are a math coach seeking resources for ways to help classroom teachers with instruction and math fluency.
  • You are a middle school teacher looking to increase your knowledge of how children learn math.

Build Math Minds is NOT right for you if:

  • You have a great support system in your school to help you implement the new math standards, best practices, and your school provides awesome math PD training.
  • You think we should go back to the 'old way' of teaching math.
  • You are a middle school teaching looking for videos about your grade level content. BMM has general math pedagogy videos, but not middle school math content.

What's Included in the Build Math Minds PD Site

Access to all BMM trainings

Over 10 years of math PD including

  • Webinars - wide variety of webinar training Christina and guests have done
  • Book Studies - resources and learning around some of the industries leading math education books and authors.
  • PD Challenges - Take on Christina's "jumpstart" your classroom challenges.
  • Virtual Math Summit - continuous access to 10 years of VMS speaker presentations.

PD Videos

Access PD videos on elementary math content

  • On Demand - Watch from the comfort of your home or classroom
  • Earn Credit - continuing education credit available.
  • Searchable - Don’t waste time sorting through videos online. Searchable content puts topics at your fingertips instantly.
  • Build your knowledge of the procedural and conceptual sides of the mathematics you teach so you can guild the math minds of students.

Member Benefits

Access a long list of member benefits

  • Christina's A.I. brain - ask it a question and it searches all of Christina's videos to give you answers, plus links to the videos so you can double check the info.
  • Flexibility Formula Courses - Add one of the grade level courses to your account for just $97.
  • Build a network - Connect with like-minded educators who are dedicated to building mathematical thinkers.
  • Increase your confidence in teaching math.
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Enroll with a Monthly or Yearly Membership

  • Monthly/Annual memberships can be cancelled at anytime.
  • $39/month or $468/year
  • School purchase orders and school credit cards accepted.

If you are purchasing for one or more participants and need to pay with a Purchase order or School/District Credit Card use our School Orders area.

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What members have to say about the Build Math Minds PD site

"It's life-changing for teachers. It's life-changing for students." —Ann Elise

"I've grown a lot more confident in my teaching based on experiences in Build Math Minds." —Kenny

"I feel quite confident now, knowing how to address the needs that some of my students might have." —Kristin

Frequently Asked Questions

If I join do I get access to your courses?

The full courses (The Flexibility Formula PreK-2nd and The Flexibility Formula 3rd-5th) are NOT included in your membership.  They are now offered at $97 for lifetime access and if you enroll they will show up in the Build Math Minds site for you. BuildMathMinds.com/enroll.

The mini-courses (by Dan Finkel, Mike Flynn, Ann Elise Record, and myself) are included as part of your BMM membership.

Can I use a Purchase Order

Yes. By using a purchase order you can join with a 1 year school registration. To continue as a member you would need to renew this membership each year.  To learn more about joining with a school purchase order go here https://orders.buildmathminds.com

What is the time commitment if I join?

The amount of time you spend as a part of the community is up to you. Each week the content that is released may range from taking just 5 minutes to watch on up to 1 hour. You also have access to all the Virtual Math Summit presentations, past webinars, free trainings, and the groups. So, you could spend as much time as you want in the community!  

Can I get a certificate of completion/PD hours?

Inside the BMM PD site, you can mark videos complete which allows us to track the amount of time you spend watching PD videos so that you can receive hours and we will be offering professional development credits through an accredited university each year for those hours.

Can I just buy one enrollment but share the videos with my staff?

Absolutely! If you are a math coach or teacher leader and plan to use the content during your PLCs or other collaboration times, you are welcome to show videos during that time.

However, if you want each teacher to be able to watch the trainings on their own time, whenever is convenient to them, AND for them to be able to track their hours and earn PD hours, then each person would need their own login. Your school can take advantage of group pricing to add multiple accounts.

Can my school pay monthly?

Most schools can’t purchase a monthly membership for you.  However, they may be able to purchase a full year’s access.  Because the email address used in a monthly purchase sets up the account we don’t want your school admin using a school credit card because this will not set the account up correctly. If your school wants to purchase a monthly credit card subscription you must enter your email address during the registration.

If for some reason your school will only do a 3 month or 6 month enrollment, just email us and we can see what we can work up.

What grade level is this for?

The content inside the community spans the grade bands from PreK through 5th grade. Some videos focus on PreK-2nd, while other videos focus on 3rd-5th content, and other videos are general information that spans all the grade levels.

Either way, it is a fundamental belief of mine that we all should learn about content in grades above and below the grades we teach to help us understand where our kids are coming from and where they will be going.

Can I become a member later?

There are times we may shut down enrollment to focus on other areas of the PD we provide.  If you come back and enrollment isn’t open there will be a waitlist you can join.

If I do the monthly enrollment can I cancel or am I locked in to a certain length of time?

When you enroll monthly, you will automatically be charged each month for your enrollment.  However, you can cancel at anytime.  You are NOT locked in to being a member for any length of time.  If you do need to cancel we just ask that you give us 48 hours before your monthly renewal payment so that we have time to cancel it before your next payment happens.

Hi, I'm Christina Tondevold

a.k.a. The Recovering Traditionalist & Build Math Minds Facilitator


4 Quick Facts About Me

1.  I have 4 wonderful children and I thank the Lord that he changed the way I thought about mathematics before they arrived in my life so that I could provide math experiences for them, instead of math flash cards.

2.  I call myself a Recovering Traditionalist. I was a very traditional learner and teacher…give me an algorithm and I could solve it…give me any mental math or story problems and I would start sweating.

3.  I belive in the power of a postitive and growth mindset (for ourselves and our kiddos). Failure is often how we learn our best lessons…yet we try too hard to not let our students fail in class. Feeding them step-by-step directions on how to solve mathematics problems is NOT truly mathematics.

4.  My muther was my junior high English techer and she would propably have a heart attack if she ever ready any thing I put out…well, except for the 1st book I published (she was my editor). I donut take the time to be gramatically correct and nothin is ever prefect {I would rather spend my time with my kids} than ensure I wrote a complete sentence. 😉

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If you are purchasing for one or more participants and need to pay with a Purchase order or School/District Credit Card use our School Orders area.