Best Eric Jansen Podcasts (2024)

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World’s first Drag Laureate shares joy, art, and politics of drag 52:44

2M ago52:44

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A yearly "Day of Drag" and a drag mall? While many states are restricting drag, San Francisco Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger is spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world.By Eric Jansen

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Season 2 | Episode 18 - The Promise of Counting Collections - Guest: Danielle Robinson and Dr. Melissa Hedges 28:20

2M ago28:20

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 18 – Counting Collections Guest: Danielle Robinson and Melissa Hedges Mike Wallus: Earlier this season, we released an episode focused on the complex and interconnected set of concepts that students engage with as they learn to count. In this follow-up episode, we're going to examine a powerful routine called “countin…

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Season 2 | Episode 17 – Making Sense of Spatial Reasoning - Guest: Dr. Robyn Pinilla 24:29

2M ago24:29

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 17 – Spatial Reasoning Guest: Dr. Robyn Pinilla Mike Wallus: Spatial reasoning can be a nebulous concept, and it's often hard for many educators to define. In this episode, we're talking about spatial reasoning with Dr. Robyn Pinilla from the University of Texas, El Paso. We'll examine the connections between spatial …

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Season 2 | Episode 16 – Strengthening Tasks Through Student Talk - Guest: Drs. Amber Candela and Melissa Boston 16:23

3M ago16:23

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 16 – Strengthening Tasks Through Student Talk Guests: Dr. Amber Candela and Dr. Melissa Boston Mike Wallus: One of the goals I had in mind when we first began recording Rounding Up was to bring to life the best practices that we aspire to in math education and to offer entry points so that educators would feel comfort…

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Season 2 | Episode 15 – Making Sense of Story Problems - Guest: Drs. Aina Appova and Julia Hagge 32:13

3M ago32:13

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 15 – Making Sense of Story Problems Resources: Schema-Mediated Vocabulary in Math Word Problems Guest: Drs. Aina Appova and Julia Hagge Mike Wallus: Story problems are an important tool that educators use to bring mathematics to life for their students. That said, navigating the meaning and language found in story pro…

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Season 2 | Episode 14 – Mathematizing and Modeling The World Around Us - Guest: Erin Turner, Ph.D. 37:59

4M ago37:59

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 14 – Three Resources to Support Multilingual Learners Guest: Dr. Erin Turner Mike Wallus: Many resources for supporting multilingual learners are included with curriculum materials. What's too often missing though is clear guidance for how to use them. In this episode, we're going to talk with Dr. Erin Turner about th…

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Season 2 | Episode 13 – Rough Draft Math - Guest: Dr. Amanda Jansen 21:48

4M ago21:48

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 13 – Rough Draft Math Guest: Dr. Amanda Jansen Mike Wallus: What would happen if teachers consistently invited students to think of their ideas in math class as a rough draft? What impact might this have on students' participation, their learning experience, and their math identity? Those are the questions we'll explo…

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Season 2 | Episode 12 – Counting - Guest: Dr. Kim Hartweg 19:16

5M ago19:16

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 12 – Counting Guest: Dr. Kim Hartweg Mike Wallus: Counting is a process that involves a complex and interconnected set of concepts and skills. This means that for most children, the path to counting proficiency is not a linear process. Today we're talking with Dr. Kim Hartweg from Western Illinois University about the…

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Writer Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’ 29:30

5M ago29:30

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Dwayne Ratleff grew up poor, Black and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.”By Eric Jansen

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Season 2 | Episode 11 – Translanguaging - Guest: Tatyana Kleyn, Ed.D. 20:51

5M ago20:51

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 11 – Translanguaging Guest: Tatyana Kleyn Mike Wallus: Over the past two years, we've done several episodes on supporting multilingual learners in math classrooms. Today we're going back to this topic to talk about “translanguaging,” an asset-focused approach that invites students to bring their full language repertoi…

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Season 2 | Episode 10 – The Big Place Value Episode - Guest: Eric Sisofo, Ed.D 37:20

6M ago37:20

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 10 – Place Value Guest: Dr. Eric Sisofo Mike Wallus: If you ask an educator to share some of the most important ideas in elementary mathematics, I'm willing to bet that most would include place value on that list. But what does it mean to understand place value really? And what types of language practices and tools su…

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Peers connect on Pacifica Pier in ‘Spell Heaven’ 28:59

6M ago28:59

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As we await the reopening of the Pacifica Pier — now closed due to recent storm damage — we bring you poet Toni Mirosevich's stories of connection on this historic pier.By Eric Jansen

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Season 2 | Episode 9 – Responsive Interpretations of Student Thinking - Guest: Kim Morrow Leong, PhD 23:25

6M ago23:25

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 9 – Instructional & Assessment Practices Guest: Dr. Kim Morrow-Leong Mike Wallus: What are the habits of mind that educators can adopt to be more responsive to our students' thinking? And how can we turn these habits of mind into practical steps that we can take on a regular basis? Dr. Kim Morrow-Leong has some though…

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Pagans at Xmas? Making holidays queer-comfy 29:29

7M ago29:29

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Just in time for holiday gatherings, tips for getting along joyfully with differences. Our guest says "nosy" questions can grease the turkey!By Eric Jansen

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Season 2 | Episode 8 – It's a Story, Not a Checklist! - Guest: Dr. John Staley 32:40

7M ago32:40

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 8 – It's a Story, Not a Checklist! Guest: Dr. John Staley Mike Wallus: There's something magical about getting lost in a great story. Whether you're reading a book, watching a movie, or listening to a friend, stories impart meaning, and they capture our imagination. Dr. John Staley thinks a lot about stories. On this …

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Season 2 | Episode 7 – Making Sense of Fractions - Guest: Susan Empson, PhD 23:11

7M ago23:11

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 7 – Making Sense of Fractions Guest: Dr. Susan Empson Mike Wallus: For quite a few adults, fractions were a stumbling block in their education that caused many to lose their footing and begin to doubt their ability to make sense of math. But this doesn't have to be the case for our students. Today on the podcast, we'r…

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25 years since Matt Shepard, how are queer civil rights? 53:26

8M ago53:26

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In December 1998, soon after its namesake's savage murder, his parents launched the Matthew Shepard Foundation to erase hate-based violence. We’ve seen big advances since then — and big setbacks. LGBTQ+ leaders discuss where we are now.By Eric Jansen

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Season 2 | Episode 6 – Making the Shift: Moving From Additive to Multiplicative Thinking - Guest: Anderson Norton, Ph.D. 17:25

8M ago17:25

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 6 – Multiplicative Thinking Guest: Dr. Anderson Norton Mike Wallus: One of the most important shifts in students' thinking during their elementary years is also one of the least talked about. I'm talking about the shift from additive to multiplicative thinking. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, I suspect you'…

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Season 2 | Episode 5 – Enrichment for All - Guest: Tisha Jones 17:09

8M ago17:09

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 5 – Horizontal Enrichment Guest: Tisha Jones Mike Wallus: At their best, programs with titles such as “gifted and talented” seek to provide enrichment to a subset of learners. That said, these initiatives sometimes have unintended consequences, sending messages about which students are, or are not, capable doers of ma…

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Matthew Shepard – in his mother’s words 28:45

9M ago28:45

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25 years ago, a gay college student was savagely beaten, tied to a fence post, and left out to die on a cold Wyoming night. His grief-stricken mother worked to expand hate crime laws. Hear her story.By Eric Jansen

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'Funeral Diva' Pamela Sneed: 'We can heal' 29:30

9M ago29:30

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Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. They did me.By Eric Jansen

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Season 2 | Episode 4 – Constructing Joyful Mathematics Classrooms - Guest: Amy Parks, Ph.D. 16:17

9M ago16:17

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 4 – Joy in the Elementary Math Classroom Guest: Amy Parks, Ph.D. Mike Wallus: Teaching is a complex and challenging job. It's also one where educators experience moments of deep joy and satisfaction. What might it look like to build a culture of joy in an elementary mathematics classroom? Michigan State professor Amy …

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Season 2 | Episode 3 – Extending Opportunities for Engagement - Guest: Meghan Shaughnessy, PhD 25:01

9M ago25:01

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 3 – Student Engagement Guest: Dr. Meghan Shaughnessy Mike Wallus: When we say students are engaged in a discussion or a task, what do we really mean? There are observable behaviors that we often code as engaged, but those are just the things that we can see or hear. What does engagement really mean, particularly for s…

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Season 2 | Episode 2 – Empathy Interviews - Guest: Kara Imm, PhD. 31:04

10M ago31:04

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 2 – Empathy Interviews Guest: Dr. Kara Imm Mike Wallus: If there were a list of social skills we hope to foster in children, empathy is likely close to the top. Empathy matters. It helps us understand how others are feeling so we can respond appropriately, and it can help teachers understand the way their students are…

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Season 2 | Episode 1 – Practical Ways to Build Strength-Based Math Classroom - Guest: Beth Kobett, EdD 24:28

10M ago24:28

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 1 – Practical Ways to Build Strengths-based Math Classrooms Guest: Beth Kobett Mike Wallus: What if it were possible to capture all of the words teachers said or thought about students and put them in word clouds that hovered over each student throughout the day? What impact might the words in the clouds have on stude…

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Burning Man – art and queer exploration 29:30

11M ago29:30

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Why do tens of thousands of people trek to a temporary tent city in an alkaline Nevada desert every August? Is Burning Man worth the heat and dust? What’s queer about it?By Eric Jansen

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Drag Storytime – VERA! reads to preschoolers 29:29

12M ago29:29

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Should drag story hours be banned? With so much fuss, we thought you'd like to judge for yourselves. So we bring some to you! Here’s #3 in our series.By Eric Jansen

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Drag Storytime – Panda Dulce, Lourdes Rivas read to kindergarteners 29:29

12M ago29:29

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Should drag story hours be banned? With all the fuss, we thought you'd like to judge for yourselves. So we bring some to you! (Episode 2 of 3)By Eric Jansen

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Drag Storytime – The One & Only Rexy reads at book fest 29:29

1y ago29:29

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Why ban drag performers? Why all the fuss over drag story hours? Hear some for yourself ... then you decide!By Eric Jansen

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Season 1 | Episode 20 – Building Fluency and Procedural Understanding with Work Places - Guest: Lori Bluemel 13:18

1y ago13:18

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Rounding Up Season 1 | Episode 20 – Work Places Guest: Lori Bluemel Mike Wallus: When I meet someone new at a gathering and tell them that I work in math education, one of the most common responses I hear is, “I was never good at math in school.” When I probe a bit further, this belief often originated in the person's experience memorizing basic fa…

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Season 1 | Episode 19 –Building a Broader Definition of Participation - Guest: Dr. Juanita Silva 20:54

1y ago20:54

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Rounding Up Season 1 | Episode 19 – Building a Broader Definition of Participation Guest: Juanita Silva Mike Wallus: Participation is an important part of learning to make sense of mathematics. But stop and ask yourself, “What counts as participation?” In this episode, we'll talk with Dr. Juanita Silva from Texas State University about an expanded …

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Transgender rock band Lipstick Conspiracy reunites 29:30

1y ago29:30

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Pump up the volume! In part as a “joyful antidote” to the escalation of anti-LGBTQ laws across the USA, San Francisco’s all-transwomen rock band is back together after 12-plus years.By Eric Jansen

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Season 1 | Episode 18 – Why Progressions Matter - Guest: Graham Fletcher 18:00

1y ago18:00

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Rounding Up Season 1 | Episode 18 – Why Progressions Matter Guest: Graham Fletcher Mike Wallus: Many educators were first introduced to the content that they teach as a series of items on a checklist. What impact might that way of thinking have on a teacher's approach to instruction? And what if there were another way to understand the mathematics …

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Season 1 | Episode 17 – Asset-Based Assessment - Guest: Tisha Jones 13:28

1y ago13:28

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Rounding Up Season 1 | Episode 17 – Asset-Based Approach to Assessment Guest: Tisha Jones Mike Wallus: When you look at the results of your students work, what types of things are you attending to? Many of us were trained to look for the ways that students were not understanding concepts or ideas. But what if we flipped that practice on its head an…

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Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’ 29:30

1y ago29:30

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Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” The long-time San Franciscan has written an impressive, insightful, award-winning novel about his childhood.By Eric Jansen

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Season 1 | Episode 16 – Math Talk in Kindergarten & Beyond - Guest: Dr. Hala Ghousseini 26:54

1y ago26:54

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Rounding Up Season 1 | Episode 16 – Math Talk in Kindergarten & Beyond Guest: Dr. Hala Ghousseini Mike Wallus: Kindergarten is a joyful, exciting, and challenging grade level to teach. It's also a time when educators can develop a set of productive norms and routines around discourse that can have long lasting effects on students. On today's podcas…

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Learning from asexuals about sex and relationships 29:30

1y ago29:30

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Quick, what’s your sexuality? Most of us know roughly where we fall on the Kinsey scale that goes from zero (totally straight) to six (flaming fag or butchest of dykes). But have you considered another continuum, the asexual – allosexual one?By Eric Jansen

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