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Math Ed Podcast

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Interviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri. www.mathedpodcast.com Produced by Fibre Studios

Why listen

Math Ed Podcast gives you direct, low-hype conversations with mathematics education researchers about the studies, classroom questions, and debates shaping math teaching. Host Samuel Otten keeps the format straightforward, usually a one-on-one interview, so teachers, graduate students, and education researchers can hear the ideas behind recent papers without having to start with the journal article.

Episodes

32 min
May 19, 2026Episode 2604
Patrick Sullivan - elementary math superpowers

Patrick Sullivan from Missouri State University discusses his book See It, Say It, Symbolize It from Solution Tree. Patrick's professional webpage: https://search.missouristate.edu/people/patricksullivan Book URL: https://www.solutiontree.com/see-it-say-it-symbolize-it.html List of episodes

31 min
Apr 27, 2026Episode 2603
Juli Dixon - career in math education

Juli Dixon from the University of Central Florida discusses her career in mathematics education, going back to her intentions as a 7th grader, her work across the grade levels and adult education, problem solving, geometric transformations, multilingual learners, and sociomathematical norms. Juli's website: https://www.dnamath.com/  Juli's book series: Solution Tree "Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching" List of episodes

37 min
Apr 1, 2026Episode 2602
Susan Empson - career in math education

Episode 2602: Susan Empson discusses her career in mathematics education research, from the University of Wisconsin through the CGI project and students' fraction strategies to several additional studies at the University of Texas and the University of Missouri. Susan's Professional Webpage: https://cehd.missouri.edu/person/susan-empson/ Susan's ResearchGate Profile (can request articles): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susan-Empson Susan's Fraction Book for Teachers: Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions & Decimals List of episodes

39 min
Feb 16, 2026Episode 2601
Nicole Joseph - Black girls' relationships and experiences in math

Episode 2601: Nicole Joseph from Vanderbilt University discusses the open access article "Conceptualizing intersectional harm in mathematics classrooms: An analysis of high school Black girls' experiences," published in Urban Education (Vol. 60). Co-authors: A-A Douglas, M. T. Harmon. Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00420859241293377  Nicole's Professional Webpage List of episodes

45 min
Dec 31, 2025Episode 2512
Jana Višňovská and José Cortina - coherence and fraction learning

Jana Višňovská from the University of Queensland (Australia) and José Cortina Morfín from the National Pedagogical University in Mexico City (Mexico) discuss their article, "Curriculum and mathematical coherence: Exploring the tensions in teaching and learning number," published in ZDM Mathematics Education (Volume 57). Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11858-025-01706-y Jana's Professional Webpage: Dr Jana Visnovska - School of Education - University of Queensland José's Professional Webpage: UPN - José Luis Cortina Morfín List of episodes

26 min
Dec 21, 2025Episode 2511
Mario Sánchez Aguilar - math ed research in Latin America

Mario Sánchez Aguilar from the National Polytechnical Institute in Mexico City, Mexico, discusses the article, "Latin American research on mathematics education: A narrative review" and the accompanying special issue in ZDM Mathematics Education (Volume 57). Co-authors: Marcelo de Carvalho and Jhony Alexander Villa-Ochoa Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11858-025-01754-4 Special Issue URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/11858/volumes-and-issues/57-7  Special Issue Webinar:  https://resource-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/27837036/data/v1  Mario's Blog: https://mariosanchezaguilar.com/ List of episodes

35 min
Nov 14, 2025Episode 2510
Drew Nucci - artificial intelligence and math education

Drew Nucci ([email protected]) from WestEd discusses his team's ongoing work related to generative AI in schools and survey results about math and science teachers' perspectives on GenAI. WestEd's website Report on National Survey Results: https://www.amplifylearn.ai/reports/  Colleague.AI: https://www.colleague.ai/  List of episodes

45 min
Oct 14, 2025Episode 2509
Pamela Weber Harris - developing mathematical reasoning

Pam Harris discusses her new book series Developing Mathematical Understanding (K-12) from Corwin Press and her experiences in professional development with mathematics teachers. Pam's professional website (Math is FigureOutAble) Developing Mathematical Understanding book Developing Mathematical Understanding free workshop List of episodes

35 min
Sep 29, 2025Episode 2508
Dan Meyer - career thus far (math ed blogging, Desmos technology, Amplify)

Dan 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

45 min
Aug 5, 2025Episode 2507
Amy Hackenberg - student units coordination and teacher decentering

Amy 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

52 min
Jul 4, 2025Episode 2506
Digest 12 - Special Issue on Incremental Professional Development

This 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

44 min
Jun 3, 2025Episode 2505
Julie Nurnberger-Haag - integer arithmetic in the middle grades

Julie 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

13 min
May 22, 2025Episode 2504
Yusuke Uegatani - semi-formal reasoning and negotiation

Yusuke 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

22 min
May 12, 2025Episode 2503
Alina Kadluba - assessing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Alina Kadluba from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) discusses the article, "How much C is in TPACK? A systematic review on the assessment of TPACK in mathematics," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 118). Co-authors: Anselm Strohmaier, Christian Schons, Andreas Obersteiner. Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10357-x Alina's professional webpage List of episodes

1 hr 31 min
Apr 13, 2025Episode 2502
Discussing the Science of Math - Sarah Powell and Rachel Lambert

In this episode, Sam is joined by two separate guests. Sarah Powell (University of Texas) describes the origins and aims of the Science of Math efforts, and Rachel Lambert (University of California, Santa Barbara) shares some critiques and concerns about the Science of Math as it is currently instantiated.Introduction (0:00:00)Origins with Sarah (0:03:12)Critiques with Rachel (0:22:26)Responses with Sarah (1:10:42) The Science of Math website https://www.thescienceofmath.com/ Sarah's professional webpage Rachel's professional webpage Rachel's NCTM webinar https://www.nctm.org/online-learning/Webinars/Details/686  List of episodes

1 hr 25 min
Jan 13, 2025Episode 2501
Alan Schoenfeld - career in math education (problem solving, assessment, models of teaching, and math wars)

Alan Schoenfeld from the University of California, Berkeley, discusses his career in mathematics education research. Alan's professional webpage Alan's Google Scholar page List of episodes

35 min
Jan 3, 2025Episode 2414
Jodie Hunter - Indigenous knowledge and mathematics in the Pacific

Jodie Hunter from Massey University (New Zealand) discusses the article, "Weaving together the threads of Indigenous knowledge and mathematics," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 116. Co-author: Roberta Hunter Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-023-10256-7  Jodie's professional webpage: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=463201  List of episodes

23 min
Dec 24, 2024Episode 2413
200th Episode Special - Samuel Otten Retrospective

For this 200th official episode of the podcast, Samuel Otten from the University of Missouri discusses the main ideas from some of his most highly-cited articles and also from some of his "underrated" articles. Sam's website IJRME article on video vs live lesson observations: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1743727X.2024.2350068  JMB article on citations of Stein and Lane (1996): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0732312316301109  MTMS article on going over homework: https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/mtms/21/2/article-p98.xml MT article on why we need to learn math: https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/mt/105/1/article-p20.xml [FREE PDF VERSION] List of episodes

23 min
Dec 3, 2024Episode 2412
Drew Nucci - teacher care online and AI tools for teachers

Drew Nucci ([email protected]) from WestEd discusses his article, "The role of an online learning environment in teacher care for secondary mathematics students," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 117. We also discuss Colleague.AI, which is a curriculum and assessment tool for teachers. WestEd's website Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10350-4  Colleague.AI: https://www.colleague.ai/  List of episodes

22 min
Nov 5, 2024Episode 2411
Hanan Alyami - radian concepts and prospective mathematics teachers

Hanan Alyami from Purdue University Fort Wayne discusses her article, "Defining radian: Provoked concept definitions of radian angle measure," published in Research in Mathematics Education (Vol. 25). Article URL: https://journals.scholarsportal.info/details/14794802/v25i0002/154_drpcdoram.xml  Hanan's Professional Webpage: https://www.pfw.edu/about-pfw/who-we-are/directories/hanan-alyami List of episodes

31 min
Oct 28, 2024Episode 2410
Priya V. Prasad - instructional support for college algebra instructors

Priya V. Prasad from the University of Texas at San Antonio discusses her NSF-project working with college algebra instructors and previews some research that will be shared at the PME-NA conference in a report entitled "Factors contributing to instructional shifts at the college level," co-author Jessica Gehrtz.Priya's professional webpage https://sciences.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/prasad-priya.html List of episodes

48 min
Oct 22, 2024Episode 2409
Jonathan Bostic - math ed measures and validity

Jonathan Bostic from Bowling Green State University discusses MathEdMeasures.org and the work of the VM2ED (Validity Evidence for Measurement in Mathematics Education) project, with Erin Krupa and others. https://MathEdMeasures.org/ Jonathan's professional webpage List of past episodes

28 min
Oct 7, 2024Episode 2408
Sigal Rotem - critical incidents and prospective teacher noticing

Sigal-Hava Rotem from Utrecht University (The Netherlands) discusses the article, "Using critical incidents as a tool for promoting prospective teachers' noticing during reflective discussions in a fieldwork-based university course," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 117). Co-authors: Potari and Psycharis Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10336-2  Sigal's professional webpage List of past episodes

30 min
Jul 13, 2024Episode 2407
David Coffey and Kathryn Coffey - Designing Math Adventures

Dave Coffey and Kathy Coffey from Grand Valley State University discuss their new book, Designing Math Adventures: Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics, available through Amazon. Book URL: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Math-Adventures-Thinking-Mathematics/dp/B0D36HKT3X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2 Dave's Delta Scape Blog http://deltascape.blogspot.com/  List of episodes

36 min
Jun 28, 2024Episode 2406
Travis Weiland - statistics education research and teacher preparation

Travis Weiland from the University of Houston (but soon to be at UNC-Charlotte) discusses the chapter "Preparing teachers of statistics: A critical read of standards, review of past research, and future directions" published in The AMTE Handbook of Mathematics Teacher Education (Vol. 5), with chapter co-authors Chris Engledowl and Susan Cannon. Book available from Information Age https://www.infoagepub.com/products/The-AMTE-Handbook-of-Mathematics-Teacher-Education-Vol-5  Travis's Google Scholar Page https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=smeqrnwAAAAJ&hl=en  List of episodes

34 min
Jun 13, 2024Episode 2405
Practice-Driven Professional Development Project - Incremental PD

Zandra de Araujo (University of Florida), Amber Candela (University of Missouri, St Louis), and Paul Wonsavage (University of Florida) join Sam Otten (University of Missouri, Columbia) to discuss their NSF-funded project entitled Practice-Driven Professional Development (PDPD). They share thoughts on why they are pursuing an incremental approach rather than a transformational approach in supporting math teachers. PDPD web articles about incremental PD (URL: https://practicedrivenpd.com/blog/) Mathematics Teacher PD: A Paradox and a Contradiction Walk into the Classroom Why Transformational PD Hasn't Worked at Scale  Why Incremental PD is Worth Trying Sample nudges shared at AMTE 2024 (more coming in Fall 2024) PDPD;s PME-NA article on our foundations of incremental PD Jon Star's essay on incremental changes in instruction Call for submissions to the special issue on incremental PD in Education Sciences (URL: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/YBV49M7Q71) Views expressed here are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the perspectives of the National Science Foundation.List of episodes

35 min
Mar 31, 2024Episode 2404
Luis Leyva - Queer of Color Justice in STEM

Luis Leyva from Vanderbilt University discusses his article, "Queer of Color Justice in Undergraduate Mathematics Education," published in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, Volume 71. Article URL https://doi.org/10.1090/noti2875  Episode 1701 with Luis https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mathed/episodes/2017-01-04T12_03_01-08_00  Other related work Black queer students’ counter-stories of invisibility in undergraduate STEM as a white, cisheteropatriarchal space (American Educational Research Journal, 2022): https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312221096455 A queer of color challenge to neutrality in undergraduate STEM pedagogy as a white, cisheteropatriarchal space (Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2022): https://doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2022036586 Undergraduate Latin* queer students’ intersectionality of mathematics experiences: A Borderlands perspective (Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022): <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.eric.ed.gov%2Ffulltext%2FED630414.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cottensa%40missouri.edu%7Ca105d3b8507c44093a4908dc50c3253e%7Ce3fefdbef7e9401ba51a355e01b05a89%7C0%7C0%7C638474047929175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hiIS%2B40e%2BRouY1dA37gFcvMF6lg5zmJjklvMx347ZcA%3D

24 min
Mar 20, 2024Episode 2403
Melissa Gallagher - adaptive teaching and math on social media

Melissa Gallagher from the University of Houston (soon to be at U.S. Math Recovery Council) discusses the article, "Adaptive teaching in mathematics: A review of the literature," published in Educational Review, Volume 7. Co-authors: Parsons and Vaughn. Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00131911.2020.1722065 Math with Melissa website https://www.mathwithmelissa.org/  Look for Math with Melissa on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube List of episodes

36 min
Feb 26, 2024Episode 2402
Nathalie Sinclair - methodological experiments with embodied number

Nathalie Sinclair from Simon Fraser University in Canada discusses her article, "Knowing as remembering: Methodological experiments in embodied experiences of number," published in Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education.  Article URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40751-023-00132-7 Nathalie's professional webpage https://www.sfu.ca/education/faculty-profiles/nsinclair.html  List of episodes

22 min
Feb 10, 2024Episode 2401
Digest 11 - critical math consciousness, algebra placement, African American perspectives, math and science YouTubers

In this digest episode we hear summaries from Kelly Demirjian, Joshua Pope, Loella Lapat, and Samuel Otten about the following articles: [01:00] Stephan, M., Register, J., Reinke, L., Robinson, C., Pugalenthi, P., & Pugalee, D. (2021). People use math as a weapon: Critical mathematics consciousness in the time of COVID-19. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 108(3), 513-532. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-021-10062-z [06:38] Faulkner, V. N., Stiff, L. V., Marshall, P. L., Nietfeld, J., & Crossland, C. L. (2014). Race and teacher evaluations as predictors of algebra placement. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 45(3), 288-311. https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/jrme/45/3/article-p288.xml [11:10] Brand, B. R., Glasson, G. E., & Green, A. M. (2006). Sociocultural factors influencing students' learning in science and mathematics: An analysis of the perspectives of African American students. School Science and Mathematics, 106(5), 228-236. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1949-8594.2006.tb18081.x [16:08] Amorós-Poveda, L., & Bernárdez-Gómez, A. (2023). Edutuber and Gender in STEM. Education Sciences, 14(1), 40. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/1/40 Special Issue on Incremental PD for Math Teachers, accepting articles through August 31: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/YBV49M7Q71 List of episodes

33 min
Dec 30, 2023Episode 2313
Higinio Dominguez - 5th grade space and philosophy

Higinio Dominguez from Michigan State University discusses the article, "Young philosophers: Fifth-grade students animating the concept of space," published in ZDM Mathematics Education. Co-authors: Abreu and Peralta.Higinio's professional webpage https://education.msu.edu/people/dominguez-higinio/ List of episodes

52 min
Dec 19, 2023Episode 2312
Paul Cobb - career retrospective

Paul Cobb from Vanderbilt University discusses his career in mathematics education research.Paul's Google Scholar page https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7bcDRVEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra List of episodes

18 min
Dec 10, 2023Episode 2311
Christa Jackson - Powerful mathematicians who changed the world (book series)

Christa Jackson from Saint Louis University discusses the book series that she is editing for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World. Christa's professional webpage https://www.slu.edu/education/faculty/christa-jackson.php  NCTM's bookstore https://www.nctm.org/Search/?query=powerful%20mathematicians List of episodes

15 min
Nov 27, 2023Episode 2310
Robert Berry - PME-NA Plenary on equitable math education

Robert Q. Berry III from the University of Arizona delivers his plenary at PME-NA in Reno, NV. "Preparing teachers to engage students for equitable mathematics education." Robert's Professional Webpage https://provost.arizona.edu/person/robert-q-berry-iii YouTube video of this presentation https://youtu.be/jb9iPyalz4E?si=PEiPzb79rzlbBMre PME-NA Proceedings http://www.pmena.org/proceedings/  Recap of the other PME-NA plenaries https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mathed/episodes/2023-10-16T09_15_44-07_00 List of episodes

38 min
Nov 20, 2023Episode 2309
Kathy Sun and Jennifer Ruef - teacher praise and mathematical competence

Kathy Sun from Santa Clara University and Jennifer Ruef from the University of Oregon discuss their article, "Examining and conceptualizing the relationship between teacher praise and the co-construction of mathematical competence in classrooms," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 71. Article URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0732312323000354 Kathy's Professional Webpage https://www.scu.edu/ecp/faculty/educationfaculty/kathy-liu-sun-phd/sun.html Jenny's Professional Webpage https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/jruef List of Math Ed Podcast episodesTeaching Math Teaching podcast

13 min
Nov 9, 2023Episode 2308
Digest 10 - NCTM in Washington DC

This episode includes information about the 3 plenary presentations at the 2023 NCTM Annual Meeting and 2 summaries from presenters -- Gail Burrill from Michigan State University, Amanda Huffman-Hayes from Purdue University, and Lindsay Gold from the University of Dayton. The NCTM Annual Meeting and Research Conference were held in Washington, DC. NCTM Website https://www.nctm.org/ 2023 Program https://www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Conferences_and_Professional_Development/Annual_Meetings/DC2023/DC2023_Annual_Program.pdf List of episodes

17 min
Oct 16, 2023Episode 2307
Digest 9 - PME-NA in Reno NV

Summaries of PME-NA presentations by Mitch Nathan, James Middleton, Lisa Lunney Borden, José Luis Cortina, Theodore Chao, Amy Parks, Melissa Gresalfi, Nathaniel Bryan, Naomi Jessup, Tran Templeton, and others. PME-NA 2023 was held in Reno, NV, led by Teruni Lamberg. http://www.pmena.org/ http://www.pmena.org/proceedings/ List of episodes

32 min
Sep 25, 2023Episode 2306
Jeff Choppin - Standards and Curriculum Implementation

Jeffrey Choppin from the University of Rochester discusses the article, "The role of instructional materials in the relationship between the official curriculum and the enacted curriculum," published by Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 24. Co-authors: Amy Roth McDuffie, Corey Drake, Jon Davis Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10986065.2020.1855376  Jeff's Professional Webpage: https://www.warner.rochester.edu/directory/jeffrey-choppin  List of episodes of the Math Ed Podcast

37 min
Jun 26, 2023Episode 2305
Michael Little Crow - PD and podcasting, Fire Circles

Michael Little-Crow from Arizona State University discusses his dissertation study, "Professional Development for Math Educators Podcast: Amplifying, Hearing, and Understanding the Voice of Community Educators," under the direction of Andrea Weinburg. Mike's Professional Webpage https://search.asu.edu/profile/1722986 As the Little Crow Flies podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-the-little-crow-flies/id1643415571 List of episodes of the Math Ed Podcast

35 min
May 11, 2023Episode 2304
Julie Nurnberger-Haag - Sequencing Shapes Based on Cognitive Science

Julie Nurnberger-Haag discusses the article "Simplest shapes first! But let's use cognitive science to reconceive and specify what "simple" means," co-authored with Clarissa Thompson and published in Mind, Brain, and Education, Volume 17. Article URL (open access) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mbe.12338  Julie's ResearchGate Reach out to Julie directly [email protected] List of episodes

2 min
Apr 22, 2023Episode 2303
Call for Research Summaries - Future Digest Episodes

Record a 3-6 minute audio summary of some math ed research, either your own or something you've read that you think is worth sharing. Send your audio file to [email protected] and put Math Ed Digest in the subject line.Within your audio summary, please introduce yourself and also give credit to all co-authors of the work. To hear examples of past digest episodes, see the list of episodes and look for those marked Digest.

21 min
Mar 28, 2023Episode 2303
Anne-Sophie Supply - patterns and randomness with young children

Anne-Sophie Supply from the University of Leuven (Belgium) discusses the article, "It is probably a pattern: Does spontaneous focusing on regularities in preschool predict reasoning about randomness four years later?" published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 112. Co-authors: Wijns, Van Dooren, & OnghenaArticle URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-022-10187-9 List of episodes

32 min
Mar 8, 2023Episode 2302
Gladys Krause, Melissa Adams-Corral, Luz Maldonado Rodríguez - language practices in elementary bilingual class

Gladys Krause from William & Mary, Melissa Adams-Corral from U Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Luz Maldonado Rodríguez from Texas State discuss their article, "Developing awareness around language practices in the elementary bilingual mathematics classroom," published by the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, Volume 15. Article URL (free): https://jume-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/JUME/article/view/462  Gladys's professional webpage Melissa's professional website Luz's professional webpage List of episodes

1 hr
Feb 6, 2023Episode 2301
Egan Chernoff - Popularizing Math, Questions about the Math Ed Podcast

Egan Chernoff from the University of Saskatchewan discusses the special issues of The Mathematics Enthusiast that feature reviews by math educators of books related to the popularization of mathematics. Egan also turns the tables and asks Sam some questions about the Math Ed Podcast. The Mathematics Enthusiast special issues: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol20/iss1/ Egan's Website: https://www.eganchernoff.info/ Numberphile YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@numberphile List of episodes

34 min
Dec 24, 2022Episode 2208
2208: Julie Nurnberger-Haag

Julie 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

27 min
Oct 19, 2022Episode 2207
2207: Christopher Jett

Chris 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

38 min
Sep 20, 2022Episode 1418
[REBROADCAST] Jeremy Kilpatrick

In honor of the life and work of Jeremy Kilpatrick, this is a rebroadcast of the episode that was originally posted October 1, 2014. Jeremy Kilpatrick from the University of Georgia discusses his career in mathematics education, including his work on curriculum and the history of the field as well as the landmark report Adding It Up.  Jeremy's Professional Website Jeremy's interview with Polya Free access to Adding It Up

32 min
Sep 15, 2022Episode 2206
2206: Fran Arbaugh

Fran 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

25 min
Aug 19, 2022Episode 2205
2205: Christa Jackson

Christa 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

5 min
Apr 18, 2022Episode 2204
2204: Siddhi Desai, Sarah Bush, and Farshid Safi

Siddhi Desai, Sarah Bush, and Farshid Safi from the University of Central Florida discuss their article, "Mathematical representations in the teaching and learning of geometry: A review of the literature from the United States," published in the Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, Volume 25. Article URL (free): https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view/20634 Siddhi's website: https://ssdesai.wordpress.com/ Sarah's website: https://ccie.ucf.edu/person/sarah-bush/ Farshid's website: https://ccie.ucf.edu/person/farshid-safi/ EJRSME Website: https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/  List of episodes