Best Desmos Podcasts (2024)

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Beyond My Years podcast trailer 3:05

16d ago3:05

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Listen to this trailer for our new podcast, Beyond My Years, launching August 14th. Every day headlines tout something “new” in education—the latest research, the hottest tech, the trendiest new hacks for organizing your classroom. However, beyond all the hype there’s one underestimated resource that’s truly deserving of our attention: educators wh…

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Preview: Winning teacher moves 0:54

3M ago0:54

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After watching so much great basketball analysis throughout March and April, Dan has been inspired to put the spotlight on a different kind of superstar: exceptional math educators. Check out a little preview of Dan's new project with Kelly Serpa Howe. Check out the full videoBy Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer

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Season finale: Key takeaways and looking ahead 56:33

5M ago56:33

56:33

Listen to the final episode of Math Teacher Lounge! We’ll walk through the past 10 episodes on math fluency and pull out the key takeaways from our amazing hosts–such as tips on defining and assessing fluency, fluency development in a bilingual setting, and the potential pitfalls of relying too heavily on so-called fake fluency. We’ll also talk abo…

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S6-E10: Supercharge math fluency through problem-solving 38:29

6M ago38:29

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Tune into this episode of Math Teacher Lounge, featuring math teaching and learning specialist and friend of the podcast, Fawn Nguyen. Listen as Nguyen dives into the unique and powerful relationship between math fluency and problem-solving, and learn about how problem-solving activities can be leveraged to engage all students and fuel math fluency…

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S6-E09: Unlocking a systematic approach to math-fluency instruction 38:19

6M ago38:19

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Join us for Episode 9, in which Bethany sits down with former classroom teacher Myuriel von Aspen to talk about the importance of a systematic approach to math-fluency instruction. Listen as von Aspen discusses how effective fluency instruction takes students beyond fact memorization into deeper learning through mathematical discourse. To hear more…

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S6-E08: Cultivating schoolwide math fact fluency 43:03

7M ago43:03

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Tune in to Episode 8, where we chat with guest and former grade 1 teacher, Jody Guarino, Ed.D., about how math teachers can collaborate to develop math fact fluency at the building level. Listen as Dr. Guarino talks about what it takes for schools to do this successfully, and her key takeaways from her own experience. For more from Dr. Guarino, che…

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S6-E07: Building math fluency through games 56:54

7M ago56:54

56:54

Join Math Teacher Lounge as we continue our season-long discussion on math fluency with a special live recording at NCTM 2023. In this episode, our guest, Jennifer Bay-Williams Ph.D., and Dan dive into math fluency games to discuss how we bring joy into the classroom while building math fluency. For more from Jennifer, check out the following resou…

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S6-E06: Nurturing fluency through student strengths 51:28

8M ago51:28

51:28

Join us for Episode 6, where we discuss how to take an asset-based approach to building math fluency with John W. Staley, Ph.D., who has spent decades in math classrooms. In this episode Dr. Staley shares his experiences and research to provide strategies on how to utilize student strengths to encourage growth. For more from Dr. Staley, check out t…

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S6-E05: Cultivating community and fluency 33:07

8M ago33:07

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Tune in to Episode 5, where we dive back into our season-long discussion of math fluency with classroom teacher Lauren Carr. Listen as Lauren shares how she allows her students to approach mathematical thinking and learning with joy and fun to encourage the development of math fluency. For more from Lauren Carr, follow her on X!…

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S6-E04: "Making Black Girls Count," with Dr. Nicole Joseph 36:25

9M ago36:25

36:25

Join us for a special episode of Math Teacher lounge where we take a break from our focus on math fluency to talk with scholar and author Nicole M. Joseph Ph.D. Tune in to this important conversation where Dr. Joseph shares her research and discusses how we can begin to uplift Black girls and empower them in our math classrooms. For more from Dr. J…

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S6-E03: Consciously foster math fluency 41:01

9M ago41:01

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Tune in to the latest episode of Math Teacher Lounge where we learn how to intentionally foster fluency with Dr. Art Baroody, Professor Emeritus of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Listen as Baroody shares strategies on how to utilize a student’s natural problem-solving skills and desire to learn to build fluency.…

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S6-02: Assessing fluency 36:49

10M ago36:49

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Tune in to our latest episode where we sat down with Dr. Valerie Henry to discuss how math fluency assessments can be redesigned to provide teachers with better data and students with better learning experiences. Listen today and don’t forget to grab your MTL study guide to track key strategies and make the most of this episode! For more from Valer…

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S6-01: Defining math fluency 32:18

10M ago32:18

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Welcome to Season 6 of Math Teacher Lounge! This season, we’ll be digging deep into math fluency—exploring what it is, looking into the research around it, and sharing practical tips for building it in math classrooms. Join us as we kick things off with Jason Zimba, Amplify’s chief academic officer of STEM! We sat down with Jason to get a clear und…

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S5-08: Utilizing AI as a teaching tool 29:42

11M ago29:42

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Join us as we continue our summer mini-series where we discuss how to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) as a teaching tool. In this episode of Math Teacher Lounge, we sit down with educator Kristen Moore to discuss how she is using Chat GPT as a tool to revolutionize student learning and streamline lesson planning. Listen today and don’t forget …

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S5-07: Discerning the role of AI in education 33:28

12M ago33:28

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Join us for our summer mini-series where we’ll be talking about artificial intelligence (AI): what it is, how it is already being used in education, and how it will continue to transform education in the future. In this kickoff episode, we sat down with Jennifer Carolan, general partner at Reach Capital, to chat about the current state of AI in edu…

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S5-06: Season takeaways for tackling math anxiety 39:37

1y ago39:37

39:37

As we wrap up this season of Math Teacher Lounge, we’re sharing our biggest takeaways from our incredible discussions around tackling math anxiety. We’ve been able to speak to five great thinkers on math and the anxieties that can affect students, teachers, and even caregivers. From acknowledging math anxiety and finding ways to immediately start r…

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S5-05: Technology & math anxiety: research-based tips for caregivers 31:52

1y ago31:52

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So far in this season of Math Teacher Lounge, we’ve been very lucky to have had so many prolific and brilliant researchers on our show, and our next guest is no exception. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Marjorie Schaeffer to discuss how the attitudes of adults affect children and their anxiety levels, the need for meaningful, positive intera…

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S5-04: Coaching tips for managing math anxiety in teachers 43:05

1y ago43:05

43:05

So far this season, we’ve investigated math anxiety in students and its causes with passionate researchers and curriculum experts, including Sesame Workshop! Now we hear from Dr. Heidi Sabnani, consultant, coach, and co-host of Math 4 All, as she gives us research-based tips for teachers who are facing math anxiety themselves! Listen as we discuss …

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Finding Joy in Math 54:58

1y ago54:58

54:58

Finding Joy in Math May 30, 2023 It is common for a math educator to hear “I’m not a math person” or “Oh, I hate math.” How can we show that math as a subject is something to go towards rather than avoid? In this talk, we will discuss ways of finding joy in doing […]By Global Math Department Podcast

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Building Thinking Classrooms: Six Years Later 1:00:16

1y ago1:00:16

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Building Thinking Classrooms: Six Years Later May 16, 2023 There is no denying it—teaching is different now. We all feel it. And we see it manifest in our schools and communities, as well as in state and national politics. So, at this moment of inflection in K12 education, where do we go from here? Join […]…

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S5-03: Cultivating a joy of learning with Sesame Workshop 40:18

1y ago40:18

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Listen as we chat with Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, senior vice president of curriculum and content for Sesame Workshop! Continuing our theme of math anxiety this season, we sat down with Dr. Truglio to chat about Sesame Street and her thoughts on how to spread a growth mindset to young children and put them on course to academic achievement and long-ter…

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Grading and Assessment (and more): Where Do We Go From Here? 1:01:27

1y ago1:01:27

1:01:27

Grading and Assessment (and more): Where Do We Go From Here? May 2, 2023 There is no denying it—teaching is different now. We all feel it. And we see it manifest in our schools and communities, as well as in state and national politics. So, at this moment of inflection in K12 education, where do […]By Global Math Department Podcast

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What We Learned about Math, Teaching and Technology While Building Desmos 58:44

1y ago58:44

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What We Learned about Math, Teaching and Technology While Building Desmos April 18, 2023 For the last ten years, Desmos has worked to help students learn math and love learning math. We are at a pivotal moment as colleagues, as is Global Math Department, so several of us wanted to offer a reflection on what […]…

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S5 - 02. Uncovering the causes of math anxiety 44:43

1y ago44:43

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We’re continuing our season's theme of tackling math anxiety, going beyond the basics, diving deeper into what causes it, and how we can help students move forward. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Erin Maloney from the University of Ottawa to better understand what’s actually happening in the brain when a person experiences math anxiety, and steps …

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Street Data from Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in Middle School 49:18

1+ y ago49:18

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Street Data from Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in Middle School April 4, 2023 This is a story of a coach and a teacher moving from playing with non-curricular tasks last spring to implementing the BTC framework regularly with curricular tasks this year. Our journey is not over, but our street data are showing a powerful […]…

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S5 - 01. Investigating math anxiety 36:48

1+ y ago36:48

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Season 5 of Math Teacher Lounge is here! This season, we’ll be talking all about math anxiety: what it is, what causes it, and what we can do to prevent or ease this anxiety in the math classroom. To launch this very important theme, we sat down with Dr. Gerardo Ramirez, associate professor of educational psychology at Ball State University. As som…

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Using CODAP to Teach Statistics and Data Concepts 1:00:26

1+ y ago1:00:26

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Using CODAP to Teach Statistics and Data Concepts March 21, 2023 Come and engage with a free online data tool, CODAP, for exploring bigger datasets and learning key statistics and data practices and concepts. The activities shared will be appropriate for middle and high school students. Participants will also be introduced to a new professional […]…

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Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics and Mindfulness 1:02:42

1+ y ago1:02:42

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Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics and Mindfulness March 7, 2023 Emotional Intelligence is the linchpin to building students’ identities as doers/lovers of mathematics. In 2020-2021, I was a first time principal during a pandemic! Come hear my candid reflections and learnings as I applied my skill of integrating The Standards of Mathematical Practice an…

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Winter Wrap-Up 03: Ideas to build math fluency 20:42

1+ y ago20:42

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Join us for the third episode in our Winter Wrap-Up! In this re-run from season 3 of Math Teacher Lounge: The Podcast, we sit down with Valerie Henry, Ed.D, to talk about math fluency and what that means for students. Listen as we dig into the research, hear Dr. Val’s three-part definition of math fluency, and explore her five principles for develo…

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Innovative Mathematics and the Rosenthal Prize 1:01:36

1+ y ago1:01:36

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Innovative Mathematics and the Rosenthal Prize February 21, 2023 Join us as we explore a selection of Rosenthal Prize winning mathematics lessons. The Rosenthal Prize is an annual prize given for innovative mathematics lessons by the National Museum of Mathematics in New York. We will discuss what makes these mathematics lessons innovative and virt…

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Kindergarten Math Matters! 53:26

1+ y ago53:26

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Kindergarten Math Matters! Date: February 7, 2023 During this presentation we will discuss the importance of building a strong math foundation in kindergarten. We will discuss strategies, tools and reaources that will prepare children for success well beyond kindergarten. So much of what children learn and how they begin to see themselves as mathem…

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Winter Wrap-Up 02: Mathematizing children's literature 39:27

1+ y ago39:27

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While we’re hard at work producing the exciting fifth season of Math Teacher Lounge: The Podcast, we’re continuing to share some of our favorite conversations from our first four seasons. This time around, we’re revisiting our popular episode that connected literacy and math! In this episode from season 3, we sit down with Allison Hintz and Antony …

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Winter Wrap-Up 01: Problem solving and facilitating classroom discussions 24:54

1+ y ago24:54

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As we prep for an exciting new season of Math Teacher Lounge: The Podcast, hosts Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer are looking back at the amazing speakers and conversations from past episodes and sharing some of their favorites! First up: A season 2 double feature of The Power of Problem-Solving with Fawn Nguyen and Facilitating Classroom Dis…

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How can social justice can be a part of the math lessons in a classroom? 1:04:56

1+ y ago1:04:56

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How can social justice can be a part of the math lessons in a classroom? Date: January 10, 2023 The presentation will highlight the importance of social justice in today’s mathematics classrooms, and what some ways to include them as a regular feature in contents being taught in the classrooms. Some ways of how this […]…

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S4 - 05. Cultivating mathematical joy 33:09

1+ y ago33:09

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In this episode, Bethany and Dan explore mathematical joy by visiting a math teacher conference in Southern California and Dan shares recent experiences on how he tried to cultivate mathematical joy in his own school-aged kids.By Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer

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Statistics for Good: Let Your Students Speak for the Data! 1:01:07

1+ y ago1:01:07

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Statistics for Good: Let Your Students Speak for the Data! Date: November 29, 2022 How can we engage students in using statistics for the greater good? We’ll explore high impact resources that invite all students to speak on behalf of data involving safe drinking water, treating COVID-19 patients, and possible discrimination in AP Calculus recommen…

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S4 - 04. Dear Math 31:51

1+ y ago31:51

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In this episode, Bethany and Dan chat with Sarah Strong and Gigi Butterfield, authors of Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math and What Teachers Can Do About It. Listen in as they chat about their experience with finding joy in math, and how their passion helped tell the story of other students' journeys to find, or not find, joy in math.…

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From Math by Memorizing to Math by Understanding 1:02:34

1+ y ago1:02:34

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From Math by Memorizing to Math by Understanding Date: November 15, 2022 Too many times and for too long, we have seen that not every student experiences success in math. There are steps we can take to help address this. Let’s examine how we can implement effective teaching practices equitably to help each and every […]…

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Elevate Student Voices and What If Thinking with Desmos 57:16

1+ y ago57:16

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Elevate Student Voices and What If Thinking with Desmos Date: November 1, 2022 Learning mathematics is not a spectator sport. How do we get all students to participate and how do we get reticent students to share their thinking? In this session, you will learn how to use a single Desmos calculator page to encourage […]…

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Getting the Best from Your Questioning Strategies in Mathematics 57:55

1+ y ago57:55

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Getting the Best from Your Questioning Strategies in Mathematics Date: October 18, 2022 How can questioning effectively support student thinking? Questioning should focus on allowing students do the sense making. Explore planning questions, anticipating responses, and developing actions to engage students in learning. Tools are provided to create e…

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Math vs. Mathematics: Using Desmos to Honor Student Thinking and Value Student Input 59:00

2y ago59:00

59:00

Math vs. Mathematics: Using Desmos to Honor Student Thinking and Value Student Input Date: October 4, 2022 Seymore Papert viewed mathematics as one of the great jewels of achievement of the human mind instead of what he called math – the boring stuff kids do in schools with putting in numbers. Technology can help create […]…

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S4 - 03. LIVE from NCTM with Bethany and Dan 48:05

2y ago48:05

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In this episode, co-hosts Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer are LIVE with more than one hundred Math Teacher Lounge listeners at the recent National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference. Listen in as they answer the pressing question: Who is the best teacher in film or television?By Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer

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Using a Blended Learning Model to Create a Language Rich Interactive Classroom in Which All Students Can Thrive 48:20

2y ago48:20

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Using a Blended Learning Model to Create a Language Rich Interactive Classroom in Which All Students Can Thrive Date: September 20, 2022 Teachers can harness the capabilities of technology in order to personalize instruction for students and support student’s linguistic background. We will use Desmos Activities to help create language rich interact…

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S4 - 02. Bethany and Dan share their math biographies 43:36

2y ago43:36

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In this episode, co-hosts Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer get personal and share their “math bios”—their early experiences with math and how those experiences turned them into the educators they are today.By Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer

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Play Borel! Testing your Probability Intuition and Confidence! 1:02:59

2y ago1:02:59

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Play Borel! Testing your Probability Intuition and Confidence! Date: September 6, 2022 Join us as we explore the game Borel and use some selected Borel randomness scenarios to test our probability simulation. We will then explore these scenarios through simulations in both Desmos and GeoGebra, and when possible, generate coding solutions to enumera…

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S4 - 01. Joyful math teaching with Kanchan Kant 41:56

2y ago41:56

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This season on the Math Teacher Lounge podcast, we follow the theme “joyful math” and uncover its meaning. In this episode, Kanchan Kant joins Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer to discuss the key, early investment she makes at the start of the school year to ensure her math teaching will be joyful for herself and for her students for the rest …

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Mathematics: All Are Welcome! All Belong! 57:37

2y ago57:37

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Mathematics: All Are Welcome! All Belong! Date: August 23, 2022 Come and explore some Martian math, the 4th dimension, and unit chats. We will explore some high leverage strategies that will engage students from counting to exploring polynomials. Be ready to have some fun with mathematics! Presenters: Dave Martin Recommended Grade Level: K-12 Hoste…

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Beyond Right Answer: Math Tasks that Foster Agency and Identity 59:17

2y ago59:17

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Beyond Right Answer: Math Tasks that Foster Agency and Identity Date: August 9, 2022 Getting the right answer doesn’t always lead to deeper learning. Join us for an interactive session on how to create an atmosphere that promotes student thinking, problem-solving, & growth mindset by engaging students in culturally rich mathematical investigations.…

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Data Rich with Diagnostics 59:40

2y ago59:40

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Data Rich with Diagnostics Date: June 28, 2022 I love a good story, more so, a data rich story. We live in a world of data…but do we always use it and use it effectively? As educators, data informs our practice but we are often plagued with the task of how to manage it, review […]By Global Math Department Podcast

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The Status Quo in High School Math is Unacceptable 55:18

2y ago55:18

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The Status Quo in High School Math is Unaceeptable Date: June 14, 2022 Today, it seems as if nearly everyone agrees that high school mathematics needs to change. For far too long, math has not worked for far too many students. Math has not changed substantially in my lifetime, nor has it changed substantially for […]…

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