ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 14 What meaning does the term neurodiverse convey and how might it impact a student’s learning experience? And how can educators think about the work of designing environments and experiences that support neurodiverse students learning mathematics? In this episode, we discuss these questions with Dr. Cathery Yeh, a professor in STEM education from the University of...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 13 How is the work of assessing young children different from assessing students in upper elementary grades or in grades 6–12? And what actions can we take to ensure we understand our youngest learners' thinking? Today we're talking with Shelly Scheafer, senior manager of content development with The Math Learning Center, about the ways educators can understand and...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 12 The questions we ask can profoundly impact our students' thinking and their mathematical identity. During this episode, we’re examining different types of questions, their purpose, and the meaning students make of them. More Episodes BIOGRAPHIES Victoria Jacobs is the Yopp Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of North Carolina...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 11 In this episode, we will explore the connection between identity and mathematics learning. We’ll examine the factors that may have shaped our own identities and those of our students. We’ll also discuss ways to practice affirming students' identities in mathematics instruction. More Episodes BIOGRAPHIES Dr. Karisma Morton is an assistant professor of mathematics...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 10 In this episode, we examine the practice of building productive student partnerships. We’ll talk about ways educators can cultivate joyful and productive partnerships and the role the educator plays once students are engaged with their partner. More Episodes BIOGRAPHIES Sue Kim is an advocate for children’s thinking and providing them a voice in learning...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 9 If you are an educator, you’ve likely heard people say things like “I’m a math person.” While this may make you cringe, if you dig a bit deeper, many people can identify specific experiences that convinced them that this was true. In fact, some of you might secretly wonder if you are a math person as well. Today we’re talking with Dr. Kasi Allen about math trauma...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 8 As a field, mathematics education has come a long way over the past few years in describing the ways students come to understand number, quantity, place value, and even fractions. But when it comes to geometry, particularly concepts involving shape, it’s often less clear how student thinking develops. Today, we’re talking with Dr. Rebecca Ambrose about ways we can...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 7 Carry the 1. Add a 0. Cross multiply. All of these are phrases that educators heard when they were growing up. This language is so ingrained that many educators use it without even thinking. But what’s the long-term impact of language like this on the development of our students’ number sense? Today, we’re talking with Dr. James Brickwedde about the impact of...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 6 Argumentation. Justification. Conjecture. All of these are practices we hope to cultivate, but they may not be practices we associate with kindergartners, first-, or second graders. What would it look like to encourage these practices with our youngest learners? Today we’ll talk about this question with Jody Guarino and Chepina Rumsey, authors of the book...
ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 5 Professional learning communities have been around for a long time, in many different iterations. But what does it look like to schedule and structure professional learning communities that help educators understand and respond to their students' thinking in meaningful ways? Today we’re talking with Summer Pettigrew and Megan Williams from the Charleston County...
