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Math Ed Podcast
Hosted by Samuel Otten · EN
Interviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri.
www.mathedpodcast.com
Produced by Fibre Studios
www.mathedpodcast.com
Produced by Fibre Studios
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Episode 2508: Dan Meyer - career thus far (math ed blogging, Desmos technology, Amplify)
Sep 2900:35:16Tap to summarizeDan Meyer from Amplify discusses his career thus far in mathematics education, including his work as a teacher, as a graduate student and blogger at Stanford University, and with Desmos instructional technology. Dan's old dy/dan blog Set of Three-Act Math Tasks "Math class needs a makeover" TED talk List of episodes
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Episode 2507: Amy Hackenberg - student units coordination and teacher decentering
Aug 5, 202500:45:03Tap to summarizeAmy Hackenberg from Indiana University discusses two articles from the Journal of Mathematical Behavior--"Middle school students at three stages of units coordination learn to make same speeds" (Vol. 72, 2023) and "Decentering to support responsive teaching for middle school students" (Vol. 77, 2025), both co-authored with Aydeniz-Temizer and Borowski. Amy's professional webpage: https://education.indiana.edu/about/directory/profiles/hackenberg-amy-j.html 2023 Student-Focused Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2023.101085 2025 Teacher-Focused Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2024.101205 List of episodes
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Episode 2506: Digest 12 - Special Issue on Incremental Professional Development
Jul 4, 202500:52:41Tap to summarizeThis episode contains summaries of the articles in the Education Sciences special issue on incremental PD for mathematics teachers. All articles are open access in this special issue and available on the journal website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/YBV49M7Q71 It has also been collected into a book, as well, from MDPI, if you prefer either the free PDF of the collected volume or a physical book. [1:35] Otten, S., de Araujo, Z., & Candela, A. G. (2025). The benefits of modesty: Considering incremental professional development for mathematics teachers. Education Sciences, 15(4), 473. [8:57] Arbaugh, F.. (2025). Commentary: Personal transformations and the possibilities of incremental progress in mathematics teacher professional development. Education Sciences, 15(1), 30. [12:36] Leshin, M., LaMar, T., & Boaler, J. (2024). Teachers' mixed implementation of Mindset mathematics practices during and after a novel approach to teacher learning. Education Sciences, 14(11), 1229. [16:45] Bondurant, L. M. (2024). Incremental growth through Professional Learning Communities of math teachers engaged in action research projects. Education Sciences, 14(10), 1104. [20:17] Marzocchi, A. S., Stone-Johnstone, A., Kurianski, K., & Soto, R. C. (2024). Supporting mathematics instructors' transition to equity-minded active instruction using a community of practice framework. Education Sciences, 14(9), 1001. [23:05] Lee, H. S., Thrasher, E., Mojica, G. F., Graham, B. M., Lee, J. T., & Kuhlman, A. (2024). Examining teachers' professional learning in an online asynchronous system: Personalized supports for growth and engagement in learning to teach statistics and data science. Education Sciences, 14(11), 1236. [26:51] Elliott, R., & Roberts, S. A. (2024). Studio as a catalyst for incremental and ambitious teacher learning. Education Sciences, 44(11), 1160. [32:45] Lesseig, K., & Hoppe, J. (2024). Beyond traditional lesson study: How Mathematics Studio supports generative teacher learning. Education Sciences, 14(12), 1277. [36:01] Jansen, A., Botello, M., & Silla, E. M. (2024). Rough Draft Math as an evolving practice: Incremental changes in mathematics teachers' thinking and instruction. Education Sciences, 14(11), 1266. [41:15] Quebec Fuentes, S. (2025). S^3D Approach: Incremental professional development for fostering small-group discourse. Education Sciences, 15(1), 36. [46:38] Litke, E., Wilson, J., & Hill, H. C. (2025). Equity-focused, rubric-based coaching: An incremental improvement approach to supporting teachers to shift toward more equitable mathematics instruction. Education Sciences, 15(4), 444. Book containing all the articles: Incremental and Innovative Approaches to Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers | MDPI Books List of episodes
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Episode 2505: Julie Nurnberger-Haag - integer arithmetic in the middle grades
Jun 3, 202500:44:51Tap to summarizeJulie Nurnberger-Haag returns to the podcast to discuss the article, "Tools, tricks, and topics teachers use for integer arithmetic," published in the Electronic Journal for Research in Science and Mathematics Education (Vol. 29). Co-author: Scott Courtney Article URL: https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view/23771 Julie's Google Scholar page List of episodes
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Episode 2504: Yusuke Uegatani - semi-formal reasoning and negotiation
May 22, 202500:13:34Tap to summarizeYusuke Uegatani from Hiroshima University High School (Fukuyama, Japan) discusses the article "Decentralising mathematics: Mutual development of spontaneous and mathematical concepts via informal reasoning," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 118). Co-authors: Hiroki Otani, Taro Fujita. Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10366-w Yusuke's ORCID scholar page List of episodes
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Episode 2208: 2208: Julie Nurnberger-Haag
Dec 24, 2022Tap to summarizeJulie Nurnberger-Haag discusses the article "Gameplay in perspective: Applications of a conceptual framework to analyze features of mathematics classroom games in consideration of students' experiences," published in the International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology. Co-authors: Jamie Wernet and Judy Benjamin. IJEMST article (open access): https://www.ijemst.net/index.php/ijemst/article/view/2328/345 Mathematics Game Features Framework (from the IJEMST article): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3daHcRoEE4IfQjNY1_3lH-ZSxzvfRbM/view?usp=share_link Go-High/Go-Low game: https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/OJSM/article/view/6663/5345 Integer Product game: https://connectedmath.msu.edu/covid-19-cmp-resources/resources-for-families/math-games/product-game/ Julie and colleagues' article on a validated test of negative number operations: Nurnberger-Haag, Kratky, & Karpinski (2022) https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/11471 List of episodes
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Episode 2207: 2207: Christopher Jett
Oct 19, 2022Tap to summarizeChris Jett from Georgia State University discusses his book Black Male Success in Higher Education: How the Mathematical Brotherhood Empowers Collegiate Community to Thrive, from Teachers College Press. Chris's Professional Webpage Book from TCPress Episode 1911 with Chris discussing his JRME article on Black male persistence List of episodes
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Episode 2206: 2206: Fran Arbaugh
Sep 15, 2022Tap to summarizeFran Arbaugh from Pennsylvania State University discusses the article, "Investigating secondary mathematics preservice teachers' instructional vision: Learning to teach through pedagogies of practice," published in the Journal of Teacher Education, Volume 72. Co-authors: Graysay, Freeburn, and Konuk. Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022487120965938 Fran's Professional Webpage List of episodes
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Episode 2205: 2205: Christa Jackson
Aug 19, 2022Tap to summarizeChrista Jackson from Saint Louis University discusses the article, "Equity-oriented conceptual framework for K-12 STEM literacy," published in the International Journal of STEM Education, Volume 8. Co-authors: Mohr-Schroeder, Bush, Maiorca, Roberts, Yost, and Fowler Article URL (open access): https://stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40594-021-00294-z Christa's Professional Webpage STEM for All STEM Camp Video Showcase List of episodes
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