Strength In Numbers
Episodes
Mathematics, Identity and Equity in STEM, with Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Astrophysicist and former Women in STEM Ambassador Lisa Harvey-Smith joins Allan Dougan to explore why mathematics matters more than ever — in s...
Unpacking Ideology in the Classroom, with Tom Mahoney
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is mathematics education actually for? Tom Mahoney, numeracy learning specialist, secondary mathematics educator, and PhD candidate in educationa...
Mathematics Leadership in Times of Change, with Dr Matt Sexton
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Practical advice for mathematics leaders who feel constrained by context, reminding listeners that changing practice in even one classroom matters, an...
Inside the Maths Toolbox: How Choice Builds Confidence in the Primary Classroom
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kylie Stone is a WA primary teacher whose passion for mathematics teaching has been shaped through almost two decades of working across regional ...
Supporting Disadvantaged Students: Lessons From Liljedahl’s Work
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Challenges teaching at a culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged school, building an action plan, gathering quality data, and overcoming the...
Lessons from Abroad: What Australian Teachers Can Learn from North America
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest host Denise Halliday speaks with Leanne West and Vicky Schavoni, two passionate maths educators who joined the AAMT’s 2024 North Amer...
Keeping Maths Human: Conversations, Curiosity and Classroom Change
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For Sam Ayres, mathematics isn’t just about numbers—it’s a language for thinking, reasoning and communicating. In this lively discus...
Maths Enrichment: Helping Students See the Bigger Picture
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maths enrichment, identifying student progress, the YMSA competition, and early career challenges. Trinity Grammar’s Mathematics Specialist, Jes...
Becoming a Responsive Teacher: Lessons Learned, with Mr. Barton Maths
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The power of mini whiteboards, call and respond, quality multiple choice diagnostic questions, and other tools to gather reliable data from the classr...
Season 4 Trailer: Strength in Numbers Podcast
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you’re in the classroom, leading a team, or shaping policy, Season 4 is about unpacking what matters most in maths education—and w...
Pedagogy in Mathematics: What You Can Find in The AAMT’s Recent Position Paper.
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AAMT’s position paper “Pedagogy in Mathematics,” giving teachers back their voice, maintaining appropriate challenge, and how to...
2024 in Review: A Retrospective on a Busy Year and Looking to the Future of the AAMT, with Denise Halliday
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AAMT’s study tour to the NCTM conference, ICME 15, the Focus on Maths grant program, and the Pedagogy in Mathematics paper. Mathematics Educatio...
Building Critical Thinkers: How Messy Data Creates Analysis
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Situating the curriculum in real life to engage students, giving purpose to learning, teaching that real data is never perfect, the value of not havin...
Your Own AI Teachers’ Aide: Using Tutero to Promote Mathematical Thinking in Your Students.
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The power of AI as a teaching aid, how to ethically use AI and ChatGPT as a thinking partner, content generator, and consumer of data. Co-CEO of Tuter...
Show Don’t Tell: Contemplating Mathematical Egotism
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The value of mathematical empathy, combatting societal perceptions about mathematics, meeting students where they are in order to understand them, and...
Starting Lessons Strong: Engaging Students as Problem Posers
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Student engagement, #lessonstarter, engaging students with concrete materials, supporting pre-service and early career teachers, and getting out of yo...
Statistically Significant: Removing Barriers to Learning Statistics
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The accessibility and power of CODAP, finding the right tools to teach statistics, mining for dataset gold, linking students' lived experiences to sta...
Playfulness in Specialist Mathematics: Excited Students are Productive Students
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How playfulness in the classroom can help get through content more quickly, help students communicate difficulties, and motivate them to be more engag...
From Being in a Jam to Making It Your Jam: Building Confidence in Maths with Donna McNeight
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reasoning boards, building confidence in teachers and students alike, avoiding pitfalls in pre-assessment, breaking down “right or wrong” thinking...
Different Continents, Same Challenges: Learning Lessons from American Mathematics Teachers.
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The maths education pedagogy war, the role of questioning, inquiry based teaching, pedagogical paralysis, developing students who appreciate mathemati...
More Strength in Numbers: Season 3 Coming Soon
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Strength in Numbers podcast is back for its highly anticipated third season, and this time, we're diving deep into the heart of mathematics educat...
Maths Teacher Wins Prime Ministers Science Prize, with Donna Buckley
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Extending students creatively with the National Maths Talent Quest, the value of slow mathematics, contextualising theory with practice, how cybersecu...
The PLCs of Learning: Nurturing Assessment Capable Learners, with Essential Assessment
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Evidence-based thinking vs assumption-based thinking, the power of front-loading, and what a PLC even is. Nichols Point Primary School teachers Annie ...
Mr. Wootube’s Secret Ingredient: The Vital Role Students Play in the Classroom
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Using storytelling as a teaching tool, the value of the relationship between student and lesson, hit YouTube channel MisterWootube, and the unique app...
Teacher First, Maths Teacher Second: Mastering The Craft Of Teaching
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learning the teaching craft, creating your own manipulatives, and building a diverse professional network. Executive Officer with the Mathematical Ass...
Learning Lessons from Ted Lasso: Be Curious, Not Judgemental
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Avoiding judgement and shame responses in the classroom, finding room to let go, and showing students that maths is an adventure, not a straight and n...
The Learner Teacher: Staying Ahead of Change
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Valuing depth over speed, remaining a learner while teaching, the power of observation, and personal mathematical identities. Director of Mathematics ...
The 3 Domains of Engagement: Driving Student Engagement in Mathematics
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 3 domains of engagement in students, gaining confidence as a teacher, and the relationship between academic and practitioner. Author of EngagingMa...
Have Your π and Teach It Too: Making Maths Fun For the Next Generation
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Integrating maths into a student’s daily life, Maths Week Scotland, and Pi Day shenanigans. That Maths Newsletter guy and Scottish Teacher of the Ye...
Death By A Thousand Times Tables, with Chris Hogbin
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Engagement vs enjoyment, fluency vs quick recall, combating maths anxiety, and well-meaning but harmful attitudes. EdTech Specialist and creator of Nu...
Your Classroom Personal Trainer: The Power of Essential Assessment
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Motivating students, pruning the curriculum, and getting parents involved using modern assessment tools. Essential Assessment’s Teaching and Learnin...
Super Mario Quadratics: Using Technology to Teach Maths, with John Rowe
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Using technology to make maths relevant to student interests, breaking down walls in the classroom, unique technological manipulatives, and only using...
Strategies, Not Processes: The Art of the Productive Struggle
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Challenging high potential underachievers, equipping your students with multiple toolsets, utilising productive struggle, and seeking out help from ot...
Invisible Money, Invisible Maths: How The Digitisation of Money Has Reduced Student's Exposure to Numbers.
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reintroducing physical props when teaching maths, the loss of tangible numeracy in a digital world, ditching the worksheet as the first port of call, ...
Come and Be Counted - ICME Returns to the Southern Hemisphere, with Kim Beswick and Will Morony
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Differentiating engagement from entertainment, harnessing fun in the classroom, and The International Congress on Mathematical Education returns to Au...
Maths is for Everyone: Dispelling Misconceptions About Mathematics with Master Teacher, Mark Hansen
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Making maths accessible, bringing student interests into mathematics, intentionality in pedagogies, and the art of being less helpful. Master Teacher,...
Behind Building Thinking Classrooms, with Dr. Peter Liljedahl
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Solutions to common struggles facing teachers of mathematics, stories of classes that went wrong, and breakthrough moments facilitated by changing tea...
No Teacher Is an Island: Learning From Others and Getting Support, with Rebecca Garrett
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learning pedagogical techniques from other disciplines, shaking up the structure of the classroom, and getting support from your local organisations. ...
Taking Life Lessons into the Classroom, with Denise Halliday
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unique perspectives on the place mathematics has in our data-driven modern world, and how using tools like Desmos and Wolfram Alpha can help students ...
Strength In Numbers
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of mathematics education, exploring innovative teaching pedagogies, sharing classroom success stories, a...