Math Ed Podcast

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  Episode 2606: Katrin Klingbeil - variable conceptions in algebra 17.06.2026 27min

  Katrin Klingbeil from the University of Duisberg-Essen discusses the article, "The omnipresence of the letter-as-object misconception: A multilevel Latent Transition Analysis on understanding variables," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Volume 120). Co-author: Filip MoonsKatrin's professional webpage: https://www.uni-due.de/didmath/ag_barzel/katrin-klingbeil.phpArticle URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-025-10428-7List of episodes
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  Episode 2605: Megan Staples - democratic dialogues in math class 09.06.2026 33min

  Megan Staples from the University of Connecticut discusses the article, "Designing for mathematically enriched democratic dialogues: The MinD lesson model," published in Educational Designer (Vol. 5). Co-authors: K. Seeto and X. WeiMathematics in Democracy project website: https://mathindemocracy.education.uconn.edu/Article URL: https://www.educationaldesigner.org/ed/volume5/issue18/article75/Megan's professional webpage: https://education.uconn.edu/person/megan-staples/List of episodes
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  Episode 2604: Patrick Sullivan - elementary math superpowers 19.05.2026 32min

  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/patricksullivanBook URL: https://www.solutiontree.com/see-it-say-it-symbolize-it.htmlList of episodes
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  Episode 2603: Juli Dixon - career in math education 27.04.2026 31min

  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 
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  Episode 2602: Susan Empson - career in math education 01.04.2026 37min

  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-EmpsonSusan's Fraction Book for Teachers: Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions & DecimalsList of episodes
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  Episode 2601: Nicole Joseph - Black girls' relationships and experiences in math 16.02.2026 39min

  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 WebpageList of episodes
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  Episode 2512: Jana Višňovská and José Cortina - coherence and fraction learning 31.12.2025 45min

  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-yJana's Professional Webpage: Dr Jana Visnovska - School of Education - University of QueenslandJosé's Professional Webpage: UPN - José Luis Cortina MorfínList of episodes
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  Episode 2511: Mario Sánchez Aguilar - math ed research in Latin America 21.12.2025 26min

  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-OchoaArticle URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11858-025-01754-4Special 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
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  Episode 2510: Drew Nucci - artificial intelligence and math education 14.11.2025 35min

  Drew Nucci (dnucci@wested.org) 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 websiteReport on National Survey Results: https://www.amplifylearn.ai/reports/ Colleague.AI: https://www.colleague.ai/ List of episodes
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  Episode 2509: Pamela Weber Harris - developing mathematical reasoning 14.10.2025 45min

  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 bookDeveloping Mathematical Understanding free workshopList of episodes
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  Episode 2508: Dan Meyer - career thus far (math ed blogging, Desmos technology, Amplify) 29.09.2025 35min

  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 blogSet of Three-Act Math Tasks"Math class needs a makeover" TED talkList of episodes
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  Episode 2507: Amy Hackenberg - student units coordination and teacher decentering 05.08.2025 45min

  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.html2023 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.2024.101205List of episodes
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  Episode 2506: Digest 12 - Special Issue on Incremental Professional Development 04.07.2025 52min

  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 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 03.06.2025 44min

  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 CourtneyArticle URL: https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view/23771 Julie's Google Scholar pageList of episodes
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  Episode 2504: Yusuke Uegatani - semi-formal reasoning and negotiation 22.05.2025 13min

  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 pageList of episodes
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  Episode 2503: Alina Kadluba - assessing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) 12.05.2025 22min

  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-xAlina's professional webpageList of episodes
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  Episode 2502: Discussing the Science of Math - Sarah Powell and Rachel Lambert 13.04.2025 1h 31min

  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 webpageRachel's professional webpageRachel's NCTM webinar https://www.nctm.org/online-learning/Webinars/Details/686 List of episodes
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  Episode 2501: Alan Schoenfeld - career in math education (problem solving, assessment, models of teaching, and math wars) 13.01.2025 1h 25min

  Alan Schoenfeld from the University of California, Berkeley, discusses his career in mathematics education research.Alan's professional webpageAlan's Google Scholar pageList of episodes
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  Episode 2414: Jodie Hunter - Indigenous knowledge and mathematics in the Pacific 03.01.2025 35min

  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 HunterArticle 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
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  Episode 2413: 200th Episode Special - Samuel Otten Retrospective 24.12.2024 23min

  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 websiteIJRME 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.xmlMT 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