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  Helping students "not hate" math, from Beyond My Years 07.05.2026 42мин

  In part two of its new math series, the Beyond My Years podcast from Amplify features Ian Brown, a second-grade teacher and author of the comic book I Hate Math. Listen to Ian’s conversation with host Ana Torres for strategies to reduce math anxiety and create positive math experiences. And look below for some new resources for math educators, including new YouTube playlists with information on math change management and student-centered math practices. Show notes: Get bite-sized advice...
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  Putting teacher voices at the center of math adoption, from Beyond My Years 24.04.2026 40мин

  The Beyond My Years podcast from Amplify has kicked off a special math series, featuring two podcast episodes and a bundle of new resources (see below!) for math educators. In this first episode, host Ana Torres chats with Matt Cash, director of elementary curriculum and instruction for Lake Elsinore Unified School District, in California, about math leadership and change management. Together, Matt and Ana discuss the importance of listening to educators during adoption processes, the power o...
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  Phones, focus, and grit, with Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., on Beyond My Years 24.11.2025 47мин

  Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., the New York Times bestselling author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, recently joined Host Ana Torres on the Beyond My Years podcast to discuss her new landmark research on school cell phone policies. In this episode, Angela highlights the many complexities surrounding student cell phone use in schools and why there is a need to conduct research, such as her “Phones in Focus” study, to look at which phone policies are actually yielding the best outcome...
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  Hear from Dan Meyer on Season 2 of Beyond My Years! 08.10.2025 41мин

  Dan Meyer recently joined the Beyond My Years podcast to share some of his favorite strategies (and hard-earned lessons) for engaging students in math class. Listen in, as Dan joins host Ana Torres to share his journey in education, including his early struggles to engage students. In this episode, The right questions for the “wrong” answers, Dan provides models for grounding lessons in real life, giving students more opportunities to show off their personalities, and reframing mistakes...
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  Beyond My Years is back: Season 2 trailer 04.09.2025 2мин

  Host Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross give you the first look at Season 2 of the Beyond My Years podcast, launching September 17, 2025. This trailer highlights what’s coming after an award-winning first season, including shorter episodes and more takeaways to help you extend your reach. Season 2 focuses on common classroom challenges, looking to the experts and to the research to get you answers. Ana, Eric, and guests will cover topics from finding your teaching style, to engaging ...
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  The best of Beyond My Years (so far!) 19.12.2024 3мин

  To close out the year, we’re revisiting some of our favorite moments from the first nine episodes of the Beyond My Years podcast – and looking ahead at some of what’s to come in 2025! Listen to Beyond My Years: Subscribe to Beyond My Years on AppleSubscribe to Beyond My Years on SpotifyListen to Beyond My Years via web browser
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  Beyond My Years: Teaching takes joy, starring Rebecka Peterson 13.11.2024 51мин

  The latest episode of Beyond My Years features 2023 National Teacher of the Year — and math educator! — Rebecka Peterson. On the episode, Host Ana Torres and Rebecka discuss their similar experiences as young immigrants to the United States. Rebecka shares all that she has come to love and appreciate about the K–12 environment after a tough transition from teaching college-level courses. She also reveals her most important lesson learned: Teach humans over content. Rebecka talks about her “...
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  Beyond My Years: Teaching with resilience, starring Fawn Nguyen 09.10.2024 49мин

  Hi Math Teacher Lounge listeners! Here’s an episode from Amplify’s new podcast, Beyond My Years, that we think you’ll like. It features math teacher extraordinaire Fawn Nguyen, who you may remember from past appearances on this show. On this episode, Fawn, a math educator with over 30 years of classroom experience, tells Host Ana Torres the story of her near-death experience being lost at sea while escaping Vietnam, and explains how it shaped the sense of gratitude she led within the classr...
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  NEW! Beyond My Years: Teaching with heart, starring Joyce Abbott 15.08.2024 49мин

  Check out Amplify’s new podcast, Beyond My Years— host and educator Ana Torres seeks out educational insights and hard-won lessons directly from people who have thrived for decades in the classroom: seasoned educators. On this premiere episode, Ana soaks up wisdom from Joyce Abbott, an educator so passionate about her students that she inspired one of them to go on and write the hit show “Abbott Elementary.” Joyce tells all about her experiences working in a Title 1 school and what it means ...
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  Beyond My Years podcast trailer 27.06.2024 3мин

  Listen to this trailer for our new podcast, Beyond My Years, launching August 14th. Every day headlines tout something “new” in education—the latest research, the hottest tech, the trendiest new hacks for organizing your classroom. However, beyond all the hype there’s one underestimated resource that’s truly deserving of our attention: educators who’ve been doing this for years. In this trailer, you’ll hear from host and educator Ana Torres as she explains her season-long journey of lea...
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  Preview: Winning teacher moves 24.04.2024

  After watching so much great basketball analysis throughout March and April, Dan has been inspired to put the spotlight on a different kind of superstar: exceptional math educators. Check out a little preview of Dan's new project with Kelly Serpa Howe. Check out the full video
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  Season finale: Key takeaways and looking ahead 12.02.2024 56мин

  Listen to the final episode of Math Teacher Lounge! We’ll walk through the past 10 episodes on math fluency and pull out the key takeaways from our amazing hosts–such as tips on defining and assessing fluency, fluency development in a bilingual setting, and the potential pitfalls of relying too heavily on so-called fake fluency. We’ll also talk about the future of the podcast and what’s next for us. Spanning six seasons, we’ve had the privilege of reaching thousands of educators while e...
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  S6-E10: Supercharge math fluency through problem-solving 24.01.2024 38мин

  Tune into this episode of Math Teacher Lounge, featuring math teaching and learning specialist and friend of the podcast, Fawn Nguyen. Listen as Nguyen dives into the unique and powerful relationship between math fluency and problem-solving, and learn about how problem-solving activities can be leveraged to engage all students and fuel math fluency development. Learn why math fluency and problem-solving have a symbiotic relationship and how to create problem-solving activities that generate ...
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  S6-E09: Unlocking a systematic approach to math-fluency instruction 10.01.2024 38мин

  Join us for Episode 9, in which Bethany sits down with former classroom teacher Myuriel von Aspen to talk about the importance of a systematic approach to math-fluency instruction. Listen as von Aspen discusses how effective fluency instruction takes students beyond fact memorization into deeper learning through mathematical discourse. To hear more from Myuriel, check out the following resources: Watch Myuriel’s welcoming message at NCSM, 2022. Listen to an excerpt of Myuriel’s message ...
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  S6-E08: Cultivating schoolwide math fact fluency 27.12.2023 43мин

  Tune in to Episode 8, where we chat with guest and former grade 1 teacher, Jody Guarino, Ed.D., about how math teachers can collaborate to develop math fact fluency at the building level. Listen as Dr. Guarino talks about what it takes for schools to do this successfully, and her key takeaways from her own experience. For more from Dr. Guarino, check out the following resources: Follow Dr. Guarino on X: @jody_guarinoLearn more about Dr. Guarino and her work by checking out her University of ...
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  S6-E07: Building math fluency through games 13.12.2023 56мин

  Join Math Teacher Lounge as we continue our season-long discussion on math fluency with a special live recording at NCTM 2023. In this episode, our guest, Jennifer Bay-Williams Ph.D., and Dan dive into math fluency games to discuss how we bring joy into the classroom while building math fluency. For more from Jennifer, check out the following resources: Discover more math fluency games with Jennifer’s book, Math Fact Fluency: 60+ Games and Assessment Tools to Support Learning and Retention.M...
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  S6-E06: Nurturing fluency through student strengths 29.11.2023 51мин

  Join us for Episode 6, where we discuss how to take an asset-based approach to building math fluency with John W. Staley, Ph.D., who has spent decades in math classrooms. In this episode Dr. Staley shares his experiences and research to provide strategies on how to utilize student strengths to encourage growth. For more from Dr. Staley, check out the following resources: Follow John on X at @JStaley06.Learn more from John by checking out his NCTM articles.Read John’s book, High School Mathem...
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  S6-E05: Cultivating community and fluency 15.11.2023 33мин

  Tune in to Episode 5, where we dive back into our season-long discussion of math fluency with classroom teacher Lauren Carr. Listen as Lauren shares how she allows her students to approach mathematical thinking and learning with joy and fun to encourage the development of math fluency. For more from Lauren Carr, follow her on X!
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  S6-E04: "Making Black Girls Count," with Dr. Nicole Joseph 01.11.2023 36мин

  Join us for a special episode of Math Teacher lounge where we take a break from our focus on math fluency to talk with scholar and author Nicole M. Joseph Ph.D. Tune in to this important conversation where Dr. Joseph shares her research and discusses how we can begin to uplift Black girls and empower them in our math classrooms. For more from Dr. Joseph, check out the following resources: Read Dr. Joseph’s new book Making Black Girls Count in Math Education: A Black Feminist Vision for Tra...
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  S6-E03: Consciously foster math fluency 18.10.2023 41мин

  Tune in to the latest episode of Math Teacher Lounge where we learn how to intentionally foster fluency with Dr. Art Baroody, Professor Emeritus of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Listen as Baroody shares strategies on how to utilize a student’s natural problem-solving skills and desire to learn to build fluency.