Making Math Moments That Matter
Episodes
#73: Itâs not about tech, itâs about good teaching: An Interview with Cathy Yenca.
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Yenca is a middle school teacher from Austin, Texas who has been leading the charge in effective math teaching pedagogy and effective use of tec...
#72: How Can I Spark Curiosity During Emergency Remote Learning: A Math Mentoring Moment
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In another âWhere Are They Now?â episode we chat with Katrien Vance a teacher of 25+ years from Charlottesville, Virginia who has participated i...
#71: Powerful Numeracy: An Interview With Pam Harris
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we interview Pam Harris; a former high school teacher turned mathematics consultant living in Austin Texas. When sheâs not teaching pre-servic...
#70: Itâs Not The Resource, Itâs What You Do With It - A Math Mentoring Moment
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
That is the Math Moment Maker Takiesha Martinez from San Antonio Texas. Takiesha talks with us about how to decide which resources are the best for he...
COVID-19 - How to Move Forward?
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this extra episode of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast weâre sharing a recording of our Monthly Live Q and A call with the Make Math M...
#69: How Can I Get More From My Students? A Math Mentoring Moment
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with a 23 year veteran teacher from Alabama; Tiffany Roddy. Tiffany joins us on this Math Mentoring Moment episode where we will explor...
#68: Gradual Release Of Responsibility SUCKS! An Interview With Kristopher Childs
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, weâll dive into a conversation with Dr. Kristopher Childs, a Mathematics Educator, Presenter, and Speaker from Orlando, Florida. Kr...
#67: How To Promote Reasoning and Proving Over Answer Getting - A Math Mentoring Moment
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 67 we speak with Karen Huber, a third grade math teacher from San Antonio Texas. Karen has taken a deep dive with us in our Full Online wor...
#66: Implementing Change with Teachers: An Interview with Mike Flynn.
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Mike Fynn, a national speaker on teacher education, the director of mathematics education at Mount Holyoke College and all around ...
#65 THE CONCEPT HOLDING YOUR STUDENTS BACK
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are bringing you another Make Math Moments MASTERCLASS! Do you know what concept is holding your students back the most? PROPORTIONAL REASONING! ...
#64 - Are You Missing The Mark With 3-Act Math Tasks? An Interview With Graham Fletcher
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have GFletchy himself! Yes, today on the podcast we have 3-Act Math Task Builder, National Speaker, and Math Specialist Graham Fletcher. Stic...
#63: Convincing Students To Value Struggle - A Math Mentoring Moment
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Marin a dedicated and reflective middle school teacher from the Bay Area in California. We talk with christina today about struggles around ...
#62: Learning Trajectories & Running Records: An Interview with Dr. Nicki Newton
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a treat for you today. Weâre speaking with the great and obviously passionate Dr. Nicki Newton. By the end of this episode youâll wish Nic...
#61 How to Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like you were blindly teaching through the textbook to "cover" the curriculum? We have too! Teaching math exclusively from your te...
#60 How To Coach Teachers For Effective Change: A Math Mentoring Moment
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Math Mentoring Moment Episode we speak with Patrick Kosal. Patrick a math coach from Mooresville, North Carolina - who isnât seeing that ong...
#59: Singapore Methodology: An Interview with Sarah Schaefer
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Sarah Schaefer who is the go-to person when learning about the Singapore Methodology. Sarah is the Principal at M4thodology in Atl...
#58: How We Started Math Council and Why You Should, Too!
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Craig Guthrie and Brenda Delduca as they share their insights, wisdom and experience on starting up a math council in their school...
#57 A Year Under Our Belts
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this last episode of 2019 Kyle and Jon share their big success for the year, dive behind the scenes on the podcast, and discuss their plans and goa...
#56 Authoring Our Math Identities - An Interview with Lauren Baucom
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
That there is the highly respected math educator Lauren Baucom. Lauren is from North Carolina and we chat with her today about her powerful and eye ...
#55 - Seeing Before Showing: An Interview with Sara VanDerWerf
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with Sara VanDerWerf, former K-12 Math Lead with Minneapolis Public Schools who taught grades 7 through 12, the President of the Min...
#54 What does an effective math block look like? A Math Mentoring Moment
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Rob Baier, a math learning specialist from southern Pennsylvania who is wondering what a truly effective math learning block shoul...
#53 Open Middle Math: An Interview with Robert Kaplinsky
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sit down with problem creator, national presenter, and now author, Robert Kaplinsky. In this tip-filled episode we chat with Robert abo...
#52 The Purpose of Assessment: A Math Mentoring Moment
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk about a big concern from many teachers!! --- Assessment in math class. More specifically we speak with Steven Sevel, a teacher from Vaug...
#51: Reimagining the work done in math classrooms: An Interview with Jose Vilson
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with Jose Vilson, an educator from Harlem New York. Jose is a national speaker, an author he was named one of GOOD Inc.âs GOOD10...
#50: How To Get High IMPACT PD FROM YOUR COUCH: The Make Math Moments Virtual Summit
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jon & Kyle in this episode while they share why they created a math PD virtual summit, how it works, and why you NEED to register. Listen in ...
#49: Adding Parents To The Equation: An Interview with Hilary Kreisberg & Matthew Beyranevand
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have two wonderful and hilariously entertaining educators who are passionate about helping parents navigate math education. Hilary Kresiberg and Ma...
#48: Three Levels of Learning Goals - A Math Mentoring Moment
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with an eighth grade teacher in his 6th year of teaching trying to hash through resource overwhelm, assessment techniques, framework...
# 47 How Social Media & Reflection Strengthens PD!
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with our good friend and colleague David Petro. David is the Math Coordinator for the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board in W...
#46: How do I spark a love of learning in my fellow educators. A Math Mentoring Moment
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today on this Math Mentoring Episode we speak with Laura Tomas from Palm Beach county in Florida. Laura âs been teaching for 27 years and sheâs an...
#45 - Global Math Week, Exploding Dots, and James Tanton
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we bring back one of our very first guests: James Tanton back on the show! We love talking to James because he is so passionate about the discip...
#44 - Building Math Minds: An Interview with Christina Tondevold
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with the recovering traditionalist Christina Tondevold. Christina previously taught mathematics traditionally much like we did and Now ...
#43 The Missing Voices In Math: An interview With Rafranz Davis
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with the author of The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech. Rafranz Davis. Rafranz is an instructional technologis...
#42: How Do I Spiral My Math Standards Without Spiralling Out Of Control! [Part 2 of A Math Mentoring Moment]
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Michael Rubin from our Math Mentoring Moment Episode #40 is back to continue the conversation from proceeding vs. pivoting to organizing his...
#41 - Math Gals: An Interview With Chrissy Newell
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Chrissy Newell, a math projects coordinator from California who has been leading the #MathGals movement. We chat with Chri...
#40: How Do I Know When To Proceed Or Pivot My Plan? [Math Mentoring Moment]
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with Michael Rubin, a Math Moment Maker who has been diving into a TON of Math Professional Learning over the past year as he gears...
#39: Everyone Can Learn Math: An Interview with Alice Aspinall
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited to bring you this episode with Alice Aspinall, author of the childrenâs book Everyone Can learn Math. Alice is a high school math tea...
#38: How to Move Beyond Answer Getting. A Math Mentoring Moment
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode we speak with a year 1 (first grade) teacher Sierra Classen in her second year of teaching from Melbourne, Austr...
#37 Hook, Line, & Sinker: An Interview with John Rowe
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with an Aussie John Rowe. John is a Math Coach from Adelaide Australia heâs put together a great resource for you on tasks for th...
#36: How To Start The School Year Off Right
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Summer vacation is soon coming to a close. If youâre like us, you've been thinking about that first day for that last week or so. Youâve prep...
#35: Visible Learning: An Interview with John Hattie
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with John Hattie, a co-author of the Visible Learning Book series which has been a foundation for effective teaching practice and c...
#34: Step Into STEAM: An Interview With Sarah Bush
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with Sarah Bush, an Associate Professor of K-12 STEM Education University of Central, sheâs on the Board of Directors for the Nati...
#33 The 5 Practices: An Interview with Peg Smith
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We want to welcome NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient and co-author of one of the books we reference MOST OFTEN on this podcast: 5 Practices fo...
#32 The Formative Five: An Interview with Skip Fennell
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Skip Fennell, math teacher, principal, A Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Educator of the Year , Past N...
#31 Daily Routines to Jump-Start Math Class: An Interview with John SanGiovanni
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with John SanGIovanni - a Math Supervisor from Baltimore and Author of the book series Daily Routines To Jump-Start Math Class. In this episod...
#30: The Most Effective PD Youâre Not Doing
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on Episode 30 of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast as we welcome Gabrielle Mejia and Jedidiah Butler as we take a deep dive into the...
#29: Concept-Based Mathematics: An interview With Jennifer Chang Wathall
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, weâll dive into a great conversation about shifting mathematics teaching from what many of us remember from our K-12 learning journ...
#28: How to Align Assessment with Teaching? A Math Mentoring Moment with Nathan Vaillancourt
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with another Math Moment Maker who reached out to us for a Math Mentoring Moment Episode. Nathan Vaillancourt, a jack of all ...
#27 Building Number Sense With Estimation 180: An interview with Andrew Stadel
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, weâll dive into a great conversation about Andrew Stadelâs math teaching journey, where he came up with the idea to create the ma...
#26 How To Overcome A Common Math Myth From K Through College
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode youâll get to spend some time with Jon and I as we share the story of a recent school walk-through that we participated in recently ...
#25 How Do I Avoid Lesson Flops? [Math Mentoring Moment]
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this math mentoring moment youâll meet Carol Edlin, a travel bug who entered teaching with a business degree, slowly but surely began teaching ma...
#24 Landscapes of Learning : An Interview With Cathy Fosnot
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 24, we welcome the Queen of Context for Learning Mathematics, Cathy Fosnot! We are so excited for our Math Moment Maker Community to dig in...
#23: Theyâre Engaged, NOW WHAT!? A Math Mentoring Moment.
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Math Mentoring Moment episode, youâll meet Bill Zbozny Del Percio, a Grade 3 teacher from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who always felt drawn to ...
#22: Common Math Class Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them.
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Jon & Kyle only episode weâll introduce math classroom challenges that weâve heard from educators weâve talked to in person, educato...
#21 The Thinking Classroom: An interview with Peter Liljedahl
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Math Moment Interview, we talk with Dr. Peter Liljedahl, Professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University who has been researchin...
#20 Restoring Balance In Your Life: A Math Mentoring Moment with LISA GEGGIE
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Lisa Geggie, a teacher of 24 years and self proclaimed perfectionist. and a brave, caring human being. Lisa, like many of us, spends cou...
#19 Four Strategies to Help Students START Problems & Stick With Them
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest challenges WE teachers have right now is helping kids not give up when problem solving in math class. It troubles us when students ...
#18 How To Make Math Irresistible: An interview with Raj Shah
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Dr. Raj Shah from Math Plus Academy about how how to harness the elements of video games that make them so addictive and how we can apply...
#17 From Learning To Action: A Math Mentoring Moment With Matthew Makuch
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On todayâs show, weâre bringing on Matt Makuch from Victoria, British Columbia to share his mathematics professional learning journey thus far. Ma...
#16: How To Create Authentic Conversations In Math Class: An Interview with Marian Small
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us while we chat with the great Marian Small. For us, Marian has been a rock and a foundation for how weâve changed our teaching practice! Sheâ...
#15: How to get the most out of the conferences you attend
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Conference season is just around the corner for us at the time of this recording. We attend various conferences throughout the year and a big question...
#14 : Pi Of Life: An interview with Sunil Singh
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Weâre bringing on a colleague, friend, and fellow Ontarian from the math education world. Heâs the author of Pi of Life and his soon to be release...
#13 : Where Assessment & Practice fit in Curiosity Sparked Lessons: A Math Mentoring Moment with Sam Brotherton.
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 13 youâll listen to Sam Brotherton, a teacher from St. Louis Missouri. Samâs been teaching for 5 years and we chat with him on this Mat...
#12 How Do I Make Memorable Math Moments AND Cover The Curriculum?
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 12 Jon & Kyle address questions like: how to create a collaborative approach to teaching math AND cover curriculum standards? How to bu...
#11 Play is the Engine of Learning: An Interview With Dan Finkel
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode #11: Â PLAY IS THE ENGINE OF LEARNING: An Interview With Dan Finkel Show notes page: http://makemathmoments.com/episode11Â Play is the engine...
#10: Mathematical Mindsets: An Interview With Dr. Jo Boaler
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation begins with Jo sharing some of her memorable moments from math class followed by a rich discussion about the importance of thinking d...
#9: Planning with Intentionality: A Math Mentoring Moment with Kirsten Dyck
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 9 of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast we have another Mentoring Moment episode coming your way with Kirsten Dyck, a grade 7/8/9 ...
#8: How We Can Redesign Success in Our Classrooms (and why we should). A Math Mentoring Moment with Katrien Vance.
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Katrien Vance who is a veteran teacher that set a total different approach to give her students a sense of direction and he...
#7: Routines, Curiosity, and Assessment: A Math Mentoring Moment with Sarah-Jane Wells
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 7, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr talk with Making Math Moments That Matter online workshop participant, Sarah-Jane Wells about realizing her pers...
#6: Looking for Joy in Mathematics Joy: An Interview with James Tanton
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview the great James Tanton. Author, curriculum writer, speaker, creator of Exploding Dots and spreader of joyous mathematics! We be...
#5: Too Many Resources and Too Little Time - A Math Mentoring Moment with Nicole Martin
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our first Mentoring Moments episode we chat with Nicole Martin, a 3rd/4th grade math teacher in Las Vegas Nevada. Nicole was struggling with how to...
#4: 3 Moves That Ignite Teacher Action
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr share 3 moves to ignite TEACHER action in the classroom so you can spark curiosity and fuel sense making in ...
#3: Fuel Sense Making With Our 4 Go-To Tools
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they take a dive into the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Fram...
#2: Sparking Curiosity With The Curiosity Path
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kyle Pearce from TapIntoTeenMinds.com and Jon Orr from MrOrr-IsAGeek.com as they take a dive into the Making Math Moments That Matter 3-Part Fram...
#1: Welcome To The Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast!
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wondering how to create a classroom culture where students don't want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings? Join Kyle Pearce from Ta...