Best Mrorrgeek Podcasts (2024)

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Transforming A Math Program: The Journey of Two Dedicated Math Coordinators 38:18

1h ago38:18

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel? Can you feel the change that is happening in your district’s math program? Are you on the right pathway to improve math instruction and ultimately student success in your school or school district? These are all questions our guests, Michael Scott and Morgan S…

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The Secrets of Engagement Through Timing - A Math Mentoring Moment 48:44

9d ago48:44

48:44

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Are you ready to transform your math classroom into a hub of student engagement and participation? If you're a math teacher or educator striving to maintain sustained student engagement and lead effective, captivating lessons, this episode is crafted for you. We caught up with 2-time mentoring moment guest …

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Guided Independence For Math PD: How Much Hand Holding Is Too Much When Providing Support In Math Classes? 32:21

7d ago32:21

32:21

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Are you struggling to find the perfect balance between knowing what is enough guidance and structure you need to effectively teach your grade level or course? If you’re a district leader of math programming and struggling to figure out this same balance? How much is too much hand-holding? For math educators…

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Teach Your Math Class Using Puzzles & Games - An Interview with Gordon Hamilton from Math Pickle 47:31

14d ago47:31

47:31

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! How can we engage our students for the entire class with grade level content? Puzzles aligned to grade level standards is one answer. In this episode we speak with Gordon Hamilton from Mathpickle.com who designs mathematical puzzles for K-12 classrooms. Stick with us and you’ll learn How to use puzzles to t…

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Help! My Curriculum Resource Is Being Pulled Away. What Do I Do Now? - A Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment 52:20

21d ago52:20

52:20

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! It can feel frustrating and overwhelming and you’ll feel like you’re forced to “go back to the drawing board” when your curriculum resource is pulled away from you. What do we consider when trying to select a new curriculum resource? Are we supposed to create our own resources from scratch? As educators, we…

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Designing Effective Math Professional Development in 4 Stages 1:16:05

28d ago1:16:05

1:16:05

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Each and every year, district and school mathematics leadership teams spend countless hours crafting lofty goals and monitoring plans, but struggle to state measurable improvement in effective teacher practice and student gains. If you’ve ever wondered: How can I create a pd action plan that teachers view a…

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Beyond Fairy Dust: A Math Consultant's Journey to Making Impactful Change 37:13

1M ago37:13

37:13

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Ever felt like you're just "sprinkling fairy dust" in your educational role without making a real impact? This Math Mentoring is for every educator leader, math coach, or math coordinator grappling with the challenge of supporting teachers making meaningful changes in their teaching methods. It delves into …

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How To Give Effective Feedback In Elementary Mathematics Classrooms - A Math Mentoring Moment 39:49

1M ago39:49

39:49

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! When you shift your teaching practices from “I do, we do, you” to a problem based approach that engages students to think first you will often be led to question how you give feedback to students. In this episode we speak with Diane Hamilton, an elementary classroom teacher from Toronto Ontario. Diane has b…

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Banishing Boredom: How #MathPlay Breathes Life into Dull Math Classes 47:28

2M ago47:28

47:28

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Ever wondered how to transform math class into every student's favorite subject? Join us in this episode as we dive into the world of #MathPlay with Libo Valencia, a passionate high school math teacher from New York and author who believes in shaping the future of mathematics through engaging and playful te…

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How Can I Battle My Insecurities When Teaching Through Tasks & Problem Based Math Lessons - A Math Mentoring Moment 41:39

2M ago41:39

41:39

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! How can you transform your middle school classroom with problem-based lessons while overcoming personal insecurities and teaching doubts? In this mentoring moment episode we speak with Joanne Ward, a middle school teacher from Taipei Taiwan who is tackling a common challenge faced by educators: the uncertai…

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How To Align Your Math Classroom Teaching Practices With Your Philosophy - A Math Mentoring Moment 41:37

2M ago41:37

41:37

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Have you ever wondered how to ensure your teaching actions align seamlessly with your educational philosophies? How close is your practice with your preach? In this episode we speak with Felicia Favela, a veteran 8th grade pre-algebra teacher from Phoenix Arizona who knows that in the realm of education, co…

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Where should we focus our district’s math PD goals for the rest of this year? Next year? 44:18

3M ago44:18

44:18

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Are you struggling to turn your ambitious math educational goals into tangible results in your classroom or district? Have you been asking: Where should I focus the efforts of my district math pd plan for the remainder of this year and following years? This episode of "Making Math Moments That Matter" is cr…

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Navigating the Blend: Unifying Grades in Standards-Based Grading - A Math Mentoring Moment 42:54

3M ago42:54

42:54

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Explore the often unspoken struggles that even seasoned math teachers encounter when grappling with concepts in middle and high school grades. Gain insights into the power of anecdotal assessments for both understanding students and refining your own assessment practices. Discover practical approaches to im…

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How To Consolidate & Close Your Building Thinking Classroom Lesson [Part 2] 32:34

3M ago32:34

32:34

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! As educators of mathematics around the world embrace the ideas shared in Building Thinking Classrooms, more and more students are being positioned to think collaboratively during math class instead of simply mimicking steps, rules, and procedures. While this shift in mathematics teaching practice is a massi…

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The Crucial Role of Educational Leadership in Math - An Interview with Rob Baier 51:49

3M ago51:49

51:49

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Curious about the transformative power of leadership in mathematics education? Ever felt the challenge of aligning your strategic plan when it seems like you're constantly putting out fires? Join us in this episode where we unravel the critical importance of seeking support in leadership roles and dive into…

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How To Consolidate & Close Your Building Thinking Classroom Lesson [Part 1] 36:52

4M ago36:52

36:52

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! As educators of mathematics around the world embrace the ideas shared in Building Thinking Classrooms, more and more students are being positioned to think collaboratively during math class instead of simply mimicking steps, rules, and procedures. While this shift in mathematics teaching practice is a massi…

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Creating Safe and Equitable Math Classrooms - A Math Mentoring Moment 50:44

4M ago50:44

50:44

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Have you ever wondered why creating a safe space for students in mathematics class is crucial? This episode of The Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast explores this question and unveils insights that will reshape the way you think about math education. In a world where educational equity is a pressing c…

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Can We Build A Thinking Classroom & Still Maintain Rigor - A Math Mentoring Moment 54:46

4M ago54:46

54:46

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Today we speak with Michael Finley, the academic dean for math and science at a K-12 independent school. Michael's staff is questioning their work in building thinking classrooms and how it serves high achieving students. Listen in as we brainstorm strategies to uncover micro moves and macro plans to build …

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Are You Cleaning Up Messes That Haven't Happened Yet? - A Math Mentoring Moment 41:01

4M ago41:01

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Today we speak with Diana Worthen, a 10th grade math teacher from Denver Colorado. In our discussion we help to shake out a common pebble in an educator's shoes: How to keep students engaged during practice time. Stick around and you’ll hear why students tend to “shut down” after a teacher led lesson; how t…

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The Pathway To Higher Achievement: A Conversation with Mike Lipnos 44:52

4M ago44:52

44:52

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Join us for an uplifting conversation with Mike Lipnos, a middle school teacher and math coach from Ohio. In this episode Mike shares his experience and insights on helping teachers build ownership and agency for students in their mathematics classrooms. We discuss how some teacher moves ultimately shut the…

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Storytelling and Conceptual Mastery in Mathematics Education with Shayla Heavner 39:51

4M ago39:51

39:51

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Join us in the latest episode as we dive into the world of mathematics education with Shayla Heavner, the visionary founder of MathBait™. With over a decade of experience and a prestigious Sarah D. Barder Fellowship Award for teaching excellence under her belt, Shayla has been on a mission to revolutionize …

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Evolving as an Educator: Journey to Demonstrating Mathematical Thinking - A Math Mentoring Moment 49:40

5M ago49:40

49:40

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In this where are they now mentoring moment episode we speak again with Adam Love; Adam joined us back on episode 120 when he was as first year teacher from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. 3 years later and a wealth of ideas, teaching strategies, and many lessons learned Adam is here to discuss how to help stu…

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When Calling Parents Isn’t Your Calling - An Interview With Crystal Frommert 35:15

5M ago35:15

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Get ready Math Moment Makers for a great “call” with Crystal Frommert, who will be sharing some great tips and strategies that we can put to use to promote productive conversations with parents - especially when the news isn’t necessarily positive. We’ve all been there before: a student is experiencing stru…

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Setting & Changing Your Goals - Discover What Matters Most! 33:54

5M ago33:54

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Are you on track to hit the goals you set out for yourself, your school, your district? It’s December, which often marks the half-way point of the school year and also a great time to check your progress on your program’s action plan. It’s quite likely that the busy-ness of school has taken you away from yo…

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What Is Your Definition of Success In A Math Classroom? - A Math Mentoring Moment 1:03:56

5M ago1:03:56

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! We welcome back Ryan Kinzler, an 8th grade teacher from Pittsburg. Ryan is here to fill us in on the changes he’s made in his classroom since he last spoke with us over two years ago. He shares how the teacher moves he implemented resulted in his best year ever and then subsequently followed by his worst ye…

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The Myth of the Math Brain and the Underdiagnosis of Dyscalculia - An interview with Dr. Sandra Elliot 42:00

6M ago42:00

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! “I’m not a math person.” I’m sure that is something you two have heard more than once. But have you ever heard someone say, “I am not a reading person?” It seemingly is socially acceptable to be bad at math, but there may be more to it, including the underdiagnosis of dyscalculia. The research shows… Dyscal…

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Visual Patterns & Practice Standards: A Conversation with Fawn Nguyen 44:10

6M ago44:10

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! This week we bring on another 2023 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit speaker: Fawn Nguyen! Fawn is on the Math Advance Team at Amplify Desmos Math. She was a math coach for a K-8 school district for three years. Before that, Fawn was a middle school teacher for 30 years. Fawn was the 2014 Ventura County Teac…

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Integrating Numeracy Beyond the Math Block: An interview with Kendra Jacobs 28:36

6M ago28:36

28:36

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Join us for a lovely chat with Kendra Jacobs about mathematizing our world around us and bringing it into our classrooms. Listen in and learn the one simple thing you can do in your classroom to get students to enjoy mathematics instead of despise it. Kendra is an adjunct professor at the University of Brit…

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Uplifting Students by Uplifting Mathematics: A Conversation with Sunil Singh 53:22

6M ago53:22

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! On today’s show, we’re bringing on Sunil Singh, a colleague, friend, and fellow Ontarian from the math education world for a second time. Sunil, the author of three books (Life of Pi, Math Recess, and Chasing Rabbits) with his fourth on the way (Sonic Seducer), joins us to share his unique insights into eff…

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Empathy and Effective Math Teaching: Lessons from Rick Wormeli 50:53

7M ago50:53

50:53

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In today's episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with author, speaker, educator, Rick Wormeli. Rick is a true trailblazer in the field of education, and he brought a wealth of wisdom and experience to our conversation. In this engaging discussion, Rick delved into some thought-provoking ideas that c…

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Math Is Figureoutable - An Interview With Pam Harris 46:58

7M ago46:58

46:58

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Pam Harris is here and she’s changing the way we view and teach mathematics. She is a mom, a former high school math teacher, a university lecturer, an author, and a mathematics teachers educator. In this session Pam is going to share how and why you need to use problem strings to get your students thinking…

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When Students Are Missing Valuable Background Knowledge - A Math Mentoring Moment 49:35

7M ago49:35

49:35

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! On this episode we speak with Jason Garner, a veteran 5th grade teacher of 15 years. Jason joined us on episode 127 and we’ve brought him back to provide an update on his journey. After spending the last two years being more intentional in his problem based lessons Jason seeks guidance on how to help studen…

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Why Equity Is Just a Buzzword In Education - An Interview With Dr. Kristopher Childs 37:10

8M ago37:10

37:10

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In this episode, we’ll dive into a conversation with Dr. Kristopher Childs, a Mathematics Educator, Presenter, and Speaker from Orlando, Florida. Kris joins us for an insightful conversation about shifting professional learning opportunities for districts, schools, and teachers. Join in and you learn what t…

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How Do I Align My K-12 Mathematics Program? - A Math Mentoring Moment 55:53

8M ago55:53

55:53

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In this episode we bring back Shawn Hershey, a math interventionist teacher and department chair from Pennsylvania. Shawn joined us back in episode 223 and we discussed how to strengthen his math team. This time around Shawn is seeking advice on how to create alignment across his school’s K-12 grade bands. …

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How To Engage The Disengaged - A Math Mentoring Moment 52:31

8M ago52:31

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Today we speak with Robert Barth, a high school math teacher from the South side of Chicago. Robert shares his experience with teaching with the original flipped classroom model and how he’s morphed it over the years to incorporate Peter Liljedahl’s work on Building Thinking Classrooms and the Make Math Mom…

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The Two Bucket Approach To “Fitting It All In” - A Math Mentoring Moment 49:02

8M ago49:02

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! We welcome Lisa Marentette onto the podcast to discuss how to transition from 9 years in the Kindergarten classroom environment into the grade 2 classroom. After so many years in the Kindergarten classroom, she wonders what changes she needs to make to the structure of her mathematics program to “fit” the g…

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Peter Liljedahl and How To Close Your Building Thinking Classroom Lesson 52:06

9M ago52:06

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In this episode we bring back on the podcast for the third time the godfather of the Thinking Classroom Peter Liljedahl. We spoke with Peter way back on episode 21 of the podcast about how he built the components of the thinking classroom, episode 98 on group work and how to choose tasks, and in this episod…

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How Do I Avoid Burnout and Still Achieve Success 37:34

8M ago37:34

37:34

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In our latest episode, we dive into a topic of utmost importance: maintaining a harmonious equilibrium between achieving success and nurturing your well being as an educator. Join us as we explore invaluable insights that equip you with the tools to avoid burnout while making strides in your teaching journe…

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Where to Start In Order to Gain Momentum? - A Math Mentoring Moment 33:35

9M ago33:35

33:35

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! This week, California high school mathematics teacher leader Giovanni Patalano returns to continue where we left off last time. While his goal is still clear in that he strives to assist in pushing practice forward in his school and across the district, today we dig into where that work might begin to ensur…

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What You’ve Missed: The Most Essential Component of Every Math PD Session 47:48

9M ago47:48

47:48

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Today you’ll hear from Yvette Lehman, an elementary educator from Windsor, Ontario. Yvette is a Primary and Junior Division Teacher Consultant for the Greater Essex County Board of Education and if the name seems familiar then you’re right, we have referenced Yvette’s work numerous times here on the podcast…

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Balancing Group Dependence & Independence - A Math Mentoring Moment 48:58

9M ago48:58

48:58

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! This week we spoke with Lauren Sawyer, a middle school math teacher from the Chicago area. Lauren has been implementing Peter Lilijedahl’s work Building Thinking Classrooms and is trying to find the right balance between collaborative work and individual think time. In this episode we help Lauren limit the …

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Micro & Macro Teacher Moves - A Math Mentoring Moment 46:27

10M ago46:27

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In this “Where are they now” Math Mentoring Moment Episode, we bring back Jeremy Sarzana, a high school math teacher at a Vocational High School in Boston, Massachusetts. Jeremy shares concerns over how to keep “flow” in his math classes when many of his students are engaging at varying levels. Stick around…

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[REPLAY] Morphing Your Assessment Practices - A Math Mentoring Moment 1:20:39

10M ago1:20:39

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Today we’re releasing a replay episode where we spoke with Nick Rhodes who has been teaching online in one of the largest cyber schools in America. Nick shares his story from transforming from a rock band front man to working in accounting to teaching math to being a founding member of our Make Math Moments…

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Helping Students Find the Why - A Math Mentoring Moment 30:18

10M ago30:18

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In this "Where Are They Now?" episode, we reconnect with Tom Marker, a dedicated 6th grade teacher from Ohio, who continues to inspire us with his dedication to improving his teaching strategies. We dive into another conversation with Tom where we tackle: Helping Students Break Away from Calculator Reliance…

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Lost in the Middle: Maximizing Achievement for Every Student in Math Class 43:40

10M ago43:40

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Join us in our latest podcast episode as we dive into an important discussion about improving mathematics instruction and ensuring accessibility for all students. In this episode, we reflect on the common tendency to focus solely on students who are struggling or behind in math, neglecting those who are "lo…

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How Can I Engage My Students Consistently? 33:25

10M ago33:25

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Today we speak with Cara Carbone, a high school teacher from Bellingham Washington. Cara is here to share a pebble in her shoe around engaging her high achieving students with rich tasks. She implements some low floor/high ceiling tasks but struggles to do this consistently due to time constraints and the l…

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Shift Teacher Practice with Measurable PD Goals - A Math Mentoring Moment 35:05

11M ago35:05

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Amy Buchheit, an instructional coach from the Chicago area. In our chat, Amy discusses her current mathematics leader pebble related to creating measurable professional development (PD) goals in mathematics that can truly shift teacher practice and in tu…

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What Matters Most In A Successful Math Program 1:17:45

11M ago1:17:45

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Without a clear, concise and well-communicated mathematics vision and a sustainable professional development plan rooted in relevant, attainable, research-based and measurable goals, your teachers will continue to work on disconnected pieces of effective mathematics instruction that can only lead to pockets…

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Engaging Students, Empowering Minds: A Conversation with Bill McCallum 42:37

11M ago42:37

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! Join us for an insightful conversation with Bill McCallum, co-founder of Illustrative Mathematics and a distinguished professor in mathematics education. In this episode, we delve into important topics that will transform your perspective on mathematics instruction. Discover what makes a problem engaging fo…

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From Labels to Growth: A Game-Changing Approach to Math Assessment 57:35

11M ago57:35

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Love the show? Text us your big takeaway! In our recent podcast episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Jonathan Lind again. Jonathan is an experienced high school math teacher currently teaching at an American school in Qatar. Jonathan shared invaluable insights and practical strategies on how he transformed his assessment practices in his math cl…

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