Allison Loves Math Podcast
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn the Allison Loves Math Podcast, host Allison Dillard invites you along on her journey to learn about how we, as parents and teachers, can best help our children and students to succeed in math and challenges in general.
In each episode, Allison interviews a math, education or parenting experts to learn their best strategies for teaching students to love math, for making math easier and less stressful for parents, and for setting the next generation up for long-term success in math, STEM, school and life.
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Powerful Strategies for Teaching Middle School Math with Kathy Martin
July 18, 2023 19:05 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBJoin us as we dive into a captivating podcast interview with Kathy Martin, founder of the Prealgebra Teachers Math Membership. Kathy shares her top takeaways from the highly anticipated Middle School Math Summit, featuring esteemed speakers Deborah Peart, Steve Buch, Kristen Damman, Ellen Levin, Brianne Beebe, and more. Get ready to kick off the school year on a strong note with practical advice and game-changing insights! Learn an in-the-moment technique that alleviates math anxiety, disco...
Easy Strategies to Help Math Students with ADHD Thrive with Dr. Hokehe Effiong
March 31, 2023 00:07 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBDr. Hokehe Effiong is a certified board pediatrician, a TEDx speaker on ADHD, the mom of three awesome kids, an advocate for kids in foster care, and the CEO of Glow Pediatrics, a virtual integrative pediatric practice for students with ADHD. In today's Allison Loves Math Podcast interview, Hokehe shares simple, practical, actionable strategies that educators and parents can use to help students with ADHD thrive in math. Connect with Hokehe: Linkedin: HokeheEffiongMD Facebook: Hokehe...
Helping Students to Discover a Reason to Love Math Again with Professor Prime
March 31, 2023 00:02 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBA wildly inspiring YouTube creator, Professor Prime passionately shares how to teach your students that math is in everything. He also discusses healthy work boundaries, having empathy for students who struggle with math, and thinking of students who don’t like math as students who are looking for a reason to love math. A math educator on a mission to build a world that sees math everywhere, Professor Prime has 2000+ YouTube videos on everything from his experience teaching math to math a...
Building Math Minds with Christina Tondevold
February 21, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MB"The way you learn isn’t the way everyone learns." - Christina Tondevold Today, Allison interviews Christina Tondevold from the Build Math Minds Virtual Summit, a free virtual summit from February 25th - March 6th with an incredible lineup of speakers including Jennifer-Bay Williams, Peter Liljedahl, Pam Harris, and more! You can grab your free ticket to the summit here: https://virtualmathsummit.com/ Christina gives us a sneak peek at her top takeaways from the following sessions: P...
Math is FigureOutAble with Pam Harris
January 25, 2023 19:22 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBAs a young student and far too long as a young teacher, I actually bought into the myth that math was rote memorizable… I now have a different bent. - Pam Harris Listen & Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts Today, Allison interviews Pam Harris, the author of Building Powerful Numeracy and host of the Math is FigurOutAble Podcast. A former secondary mathematics teacher, Pam is a K-12 mathematics education consultant, a T3 (Teachers Teaching with Technology) ...
Radical Math Talk with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
January 03, 2023 02:18 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB“Sometimes the strongest math learners are the ones who are the slowest processors. They just need a little bit more time to think through certain concepts. So we have to reframe our understanding of what it means to be strong in math.” - Kwame Sarfo-Mensah Today, Allison interviews Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, the author of Shaping the Teacher Identity: 8 Lessons That Will Help Define the Teacher in You and From Inaction to 'In Action': Creating a New Normal for Urban Educators. A 15-year veteran ...
Using Measurement, Data and Geometry as Anchors in Elementary Math with Marianne Strayton
December 19, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBCan you solve it algebraically, arithmetically, and geometrically? - Marianne Strayton Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts Today, Marianne Strayton, President of AMT New York State, talks about using engaging, real-world contexts as anchors to learning math. She shares how to start the year with measurement, data, and geometry standards and use them as powerful catalysts to teach the rest of the year’s curriculum. Dr. Marianne Strayton, President of the Association ...
Creating a Ruthlessly Equitable Math Class with Ken Williams
December 05, 2022 20:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBExcellent and equity are the same thing. There are factors that advance the work of equity and we want to be ruthless about doing more of that. - Ken Williams Listen & Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts In today’s interview, Ken Williams shares how we can apply strategies from his book. Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students, to our math class. From the mindset shift ‘start with the crown’ to dismantling ability...
Teaching Strategies to Help Students with Dyscalculia with Adrianne Meldrum
November 29, 2022 04:39 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB“Students with Dyscalculia are very smart, but the way we teach math in schools is not accessible to them.” - Adrianne Meldrum Listen & Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts Today’s interview is with Adrianne Meldrum, the founder of Made for Math (MFM), about how to best support our students with Dyscalculia. From concrete pictorials and subitizing, to tips on teaching place values and the best ways to tweak your worksheets, Adrianne provides a wealth ...
Bring the World to Your Math Class with Julio Penagos
November 12, 2022 16:53 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBBringing the world to your classroom can be silly, but it can also be profound and it can make math more meaningful. In today’s interview, Julio Penagos, education problem solver and co-founder of SOLVED, shares his advice for helping students to learn math through experiences. He digs into examples of how to bring the world to math class, the benefits of incorporating stories in math class, and tips on content and engagement. SOLVED currently serves over 200 schools in New York ...
Making Math Moments in Class Everyday with Jon Orr and Kyle Pierce
November 12, 2022 13:24 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBSpark Curiosity. Fuel Sensemaking. Ignite Teacher Moves. The Allison Loves Math Podcast is back! In this first interview, Jon Orr and Kyle Pierce share their framework for helping teachers to make math moments every day that promote productive struggle and build resilient learners. Their three-part framework covers (1) Sparking Curiosity, (2) Fueling Sensemaking, and (3) Igniting Teacher Moves. Join Jon and Kyle at their free Making Math Moments Virtual Summit on November, 18-20th: https...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Child’s Math IEP with Beth Liesenfeld
July 05, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MB“Teach your kids to ask for things when they need them.” - Beth Liesenfeld Learning math can become fun and easy if we make the best of the available resources by learning to advocate and approach the appropriate school teams for an effective IEP learning experience. In this episode, I chat with Beth Liesenfeld, an occupational therapist and founder of The IEP Lab, an organization focused on providing insider knowledge about the IEP system and process to enable parents of children w...
Use Math Competitions to Challenge Your Students with Ingrid Moats
June 07, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MB"Growth comes from challenging oneself to get out of their comfort zone and try." When it comes to math, one of the best ways to challenge students with concepts that dig deeper into and go beyond their school curriculum is math competitions. In today's interview, I sit down with Ingrid Moats, owner of Tampa Bay Test Prep, to learn all about the fascinating world of math competitions. Through this episode, Ingrid answers my many questions and draws attention to the role of math competiti...
Help Your Students Overcome Math Learning Loss with Elly Blanco-Rowe
May 03, 2022 12:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBHow can we help our students recover from pandemic learning loss in mathematics? As we look ahead, to our students' long-term ability to succeed in math and STEM, our task ahead as teachers is both complex and of far-reaching importance. This is why today I invited Elly Blanco- Rowe, a senior educational consultant for Teaching Matters, to share with us tips to help our students overcome math learning loss. As an experienced teacher with over 20 years of coaching and school leadership, Ell...
Math Is... And Other Love Math Journal Prompts
April 05, 2022 17:50 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBIn today's episode, my co-author for the Love Math Journal, Nicole Thomson, and I dive into the first prompts from the Love Math Journal to provide advice, tips and inspiration for teachers who are introducing the Love Math Journal to their classes for the first time. We cover tips for discussing tips, examples, and advice for the following Love Math Journal prompts: How do you feel about math? Why do you feel this way? Math is... If you are a teacher, math lead, principal or distri...
How to Assess Math Understanding Like a Volleyball Coach with Tom Schimmer
March 15, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB"Every moment of practice coaches assess their athletes. They're not grading their athletes, but they're looking at what their athletes are doing." Today's interview is with Tom Schimmer, author of the bestselling book, Grading from the Inside Out, and an expert in assessment, grading, RTI, and educational leadership. Through this episode, Tom draws attention to ways assessment can boost our student’s confidence and love for math, including how to assess math the way coaches assess their at...
Teacher Self-Care Starts with Meal Planning with Marie Fiebach
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBThe lastest covid surge has ended. This is the time to catch up on taking care of yourself. For one person, self-care might be vegging out and sleeping in. For another, it might be having a cocktail and a good laugh with friends. For yet another, it might be eating healthier and eliminating the stress of last-minute family meals. Today's interview features Marie Fiebach, family dinner coach and the host of the Feed Your Family Tonight podcast. In this episode, Marie and I talk about meal...
Things to Consider Before You Quit Teaching with Janice Scholl
February 15, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBAre you thinking about taking a career break? If teaching through the pandemic has you thinking about switching careers, there is much to consider before making the jump. In today's episode, Allison interviews career coach and host of the Money, Career and Motherhood Podcast, about how to plan for a career that strikes a balance between your personal, professional, and family life. These are some highlights from the episode: What unquantifiable factors to consider before taking a career b...
The Key to Enhancing Student Success is... with Punam Saxena
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBStudents need support to shine and grow. In this episode, Punam Saxena, author of Parent Power, discusses how parent engagement at school and at home can boost a child's academic success. Parent Impact Coach, TEDx speaker, and host of the Edu-Me Podcast, Punam Saxena sheds light on how a student-parent-teacher team can nurture a child to become the best version of themselves. Allison and Punam discuss: Punam's new Ted Talk [2.03] How a student’s a socio-emotional environment impac...
Self-Advocacy Advice for Underrepresented Math Students with Shanise Walker
January 18, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MB"Do you want to be great or do you want to be comfortable?" Advocate for your needs. Be proactive. Build a support system. Take risks. Push yourself to do great things. In today's interview, Shanise Walker, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, shares inspiring and practical advice for math students about how to advocate for themselves and set themselves up for success in math. Shanise is a first-generation college student, who earned B.S. in Mathe...
How To Write A Math Book (Part 2) with Allison Dillard and Jennifer Flenner
January 04, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBRemember - A published book is better than no book. Part 2 is here! In this episode, Jennifer Flenner, the co-author of my new book Crush Hypothesis Testing, is interviewing me on how you, as a teacher, can spread your love of math by writing books that will inspire kids, parents, and teachers beyond your classroom and school. Allison and Jennifer discuss: Recap [2.57] Proofing the book [3.20] Publishing the book [4.57] Motivation to write the book [7.58] Pitfalls to avoid [1...
How To Write A Math Book (Part 1) with Allison Dillard and Jennifer Flenner
December 28, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBToday’s episode is an exciting one! Jennifer Flenner, the co-author of my new book Crush Hypothesis Testing, is interviewing me on how you, as a teacher, can spread your love of math by writing books that will inspire kids, parents, and teachers beyond your classroom and school. Allison and Jennifer discuss: What made Allison start writing math books [4.20] Building a community of math enthusiasts [6.13] Why should you as a teacher write math books? [7.09] The creation of the Love...
Reinventing Assessment will Improve Learning With Melissa Dean
December 21, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBMelissa Dean is back on Allison Loves Math Podcast! Blogger at Dean of Math, middle school math teacher, and author of the upcoming book, ‘Unschool,’ Melissa Dean is back sharing new ways to disrupt math class. Melissa’s first interview in Season 1 explored ways to Radically Reimagine Your Math Class and today she’s here to explore how to radically reimagine how we assess and evaluate math learning. Allison and Melissa discuss: The story and purpose behind Melissa’s new book, Unschool [...
Math is Beautiful, Awesome, and Everywhere with Prof. Prime
December 14, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBMath is all around us. From video games to sports to groceries to travel, everything around us has its foundations in math. This week’s interview features Professor Prime, host of the wildly inspiring YouTube channel Math Time with Professor Prime. A math educator on a mission to build a world that loves math, Prof. Prime shares how you, as an educator, can spread the love of math by helping students to see how math is beautiful, awesome, and in everything. Allison and Prof. Prime discu...
Using Math Infused Stories to Teach Elementary School Math With Lynda Brennan
December 07, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBWhat is the best way to feed veggies to kids? Wrap them up with their favorite food and then watch them enjoy it. Similarly, what is the best way to teach math to kids? Wrap it up in a story and watch the learning unfold. Today’s episode is an exciting one! I interview educator, math storyteller and author, Lynda Brennan. Lynda is the founder of the Math MileMarkers® series, creator of the "Make 10" Games produced by Nasco, and a 2020 New York State Finalist for the Presidential Award...
How to Create an Optimal Learning Environment for Students with Estie Alessandrini
November 30, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBDistraction is a major obstacle to studying efficiently. From the buzzing of phone notifications to the smell of good food in the kitchen, having your mind stick to a task can be a challenge when so much is happening around us. In this episode, I chat with physician and medical researcher, Estie Alessandrini, about seven factors that help create an optimal environment to boost productivity and stay focused. As a brain health expert, Estie shares her work on knowledge growth and how to ...
Imagine a World Where Kim Kardashian Loves Math with Vanessa Vakharia
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MBCan media subtly alter the way you perceive something? Internet and technology have made the world a global village. With constant access to media and the fast pace of changing trends, subtle impressions of the way women are represented in math and STEM are still impacting our students' views of math. This episode features The Math Guru, Vanessa Vakharia. The author of Math Hacks, Vanessa appears regularly on national television and news outlets as an expert in math education and speaks...
How to be a Better Parent in Stressful Times with Trish Wilkinson
November 16, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBOur kids are growing every passing day and it’s our job as parents to teach them the skills and values they will need to thrive in the world. It’s easier said than done though. Raising kids to be amazing adults requires patience and perseverance, especially when dealing with children gets challenging. Tune in to this insightful conversation with Trish Wilkinson, co-author of Brain Stages: How to Raise Smart, Confident Kids and Have Fun Doing It. She is the founder of Brain Stages Parenting...
Playing Math Games With Your Child with Mark Hendrickson
November 09, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBForget worksheets. Let’s make learning math fun! Tune in to this fun conversation with Mark Hendrickson, product developer of the newly released Beast Academy Playground, a free and growing collection of tabletop math games and activities for kids. Mark and I have a fun discussion about how math, if you forgo the structure of workbooks and formal lessons, can simply be a great way to have fun with our kids. Connect with Beast Academy: Beast Academy Playground: https://beastacademy.com/...
How to Spark Up Conversations that Boost Your Child’s Comfort with Math
November 02, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 38.7 MBHow do you help your child see math in everyday things? Math is everywhere. From the tick of your clock to the speed of your car, from the size of clothing to the measurements of your favorite cupcake recipe, math is everywhere. Tune in to this interview with Alice Aspinall, author of many children’s books, including Everyone Can Learn Math. A high school math teacher and a mom of two young kids, Alice has become a strong advocate of teaching a growth mindset. She continually looks for...
Bring Your Statistics Class to Life with Community-Engaged Learning with Jana Asher and Jeffrey Musyt
October 26, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBIs it possible to help our math students become better citizens, while teaching them statistics? Tune in to today’s episode with Jana Asher & Jeffrey Musyt, assistant professors at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Slippery Rock University. Through the Office of Community Engaged Learning at Slippery Rock University, Jana & Jeffrey have been using ‘community-engagement' projects to level up how they teach Statistics and will share how you can do the same in your classroom! ...
How to Boost Your Daughter’s Math Confidence with Brittany Rhodes
October 19, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.7 MBDoes your daughter feel anxious when it comes to dealing with math? If yes, this episode is for you! Welcome to the very first episode of Season 2 of the Allison Loves Math Podcast. In this episode, I interview the founder of Black Girl MATHgic, Brittany Rhodes. Black Girl MATHgic is the world’s first and only subscription box dedicated to increasing math confidence and decreasing math anxiety in 3rd-8th grade girls. Brittany shares three things you can do to lessen your child’s math phobi...
Rest, Recharge and Don't Do Math Over the Summer
June 29, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this special 50th episode & Season 1 finale of the Allison Loves Math Podcast, I talk with Marie Fiebach of the Feed Your Family Tonight Podcast, Janice Scholl of the Money, Career & Motherhood Podcast, and Jeanann Khalife of the Divorced Demystified Podcast about how and why to rest, recharge and not do math over the summer. In today's episode: - We talk about taking the summer to rest, have fun, and live the life that you want your kids to grow up to have. - Marie shares how t...
A Standards-Based Approach to Social-Emotional Learning
June 22, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBToday, I interview Greg Mullen, a CA credentialed K-8 teacher, host of the Exploring the Core Podcast, and author of Creating a Self-Directed Learning Environment about how to teach both social-emotional learning skills and standards to our math students. Greg covers: - What standards are at their core and why they are important - What social-emotional learning skills are and how they bolster student success in math - The nuanced difference between teaching students math and teac...
How to Help Kids Get Unstuck in Math with Nicole Santamaria
June 15, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBThis week, I interviewed Nicole Santamaria, a bilingual occupational therapist and founder of OT for Real Life, about why some kids get stuck in math and how we can help them get unstuck. Nicole shares: What occupational therapists do and how they can support students struggling in math Teaching strategies to help your students who struggle with task analysis and executive functioning skills Tweaks to instruction that can help math students who struggle with taking notes and showing th...
The Importance of Statistics
June 08, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBIn today’s podcast, I'm experimenting with a new type of episode format! There's no guest and it's going to be a short and quick episode geared towards Statistics students. If you’re a Statistics teacher, I encourage you to share this podcast episode or YouTube video with your class. It even comes with a quick assignment at the end: Answer the question, “Why is Statistics important for you?” In this short episode for students, I discuss: Why you should never take a class or spend time on ...
How to Help 5th, 6th and 7th Graders Develop a Growth Mindset about Math with Kabo Sekoele
June 01, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 22.7 MBToday, I talk with Kabo Sekoele, an online math tutor from South Africa and former civil engineering student, about how parents can help their 5th-7th grade kids strengthen their skills in and mindset about math. Kabo shares: What growth mindset is and why it’s crucial to student success in math Her own experience with math anxiety as a child and #1 thing that helped her overcome it Why developing a growth mindset around math is crucial to raising good, resilient kids Tips for paren...
The Love Math Journal with Nicole Thomson
May 25, 2021 13:17 - 30 minutes - 24.1 MBIn today’s interview, my co-author Nicole Thomson and I talk about a new growth mindset resource we’ve created for 4th-8th graders called the Love Math Journal. It was inspired by my original interview with Nicole, #44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety. You can get it today on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Math-Journal-Affirmations-Reflections-ebook/dp/B095J36SPN For Nicole's Canadian friends, you can also get it on Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1950...
Using Gratitude Prompts to Alleviate Math Anxiety with Nicole Thomson
May 18, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MBThis week, I interview Nicole Thomson, former elementary school teacher and founder of The Fulfilled Classroom, about using gratitude to rediscover our joy of teaching, while simultaneously helping our students to overcome their math anxiety. Following the interview, Nicole and I decided to join forces to create the Love Math Journal, a growth mindset resource for 4th-8th graders with 200+ quick prompts, affirmations, and reflections. It will be available on Amazon starting May 23rd! In ...
Helping Women in Math and STEM Overcome Imposter Syndrome with Bia and Zoey
May 11, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 20.9 MBToday, I have a super fun talk with Zoey and Bia, co-hosts of the How to Rob a Bank Podcast, about how we can help girls and women in STEM and math to overcome imposter syndrome. Bia and Zoey discuss: What imposter syndrome is and how it can affect one’s success in math and STEM The time-consuming pitfalls of being a perfectionist and ways to fight perfectionist tendencies How playing the part of a “natural genius” at math can cause insecurities and stress when you finally hit work that...
Making Algebra Friendly with Gabriel Rojas
May 04, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 22.7 MBIn today’s interview, I talk with Gabriel Rojas, college professor, author of the Algebra User Manual, and recipient of the ASCE New Faces of Engineering Award, about how learning math is similar to learning a new language. Gabriel and I discuss: Different stages of mastery of a subject, whether it’s learning math or a language The importance of practice and strong foundations in building new skills The many ways Gabriel made the Algebra User Manual friendly and meaningful Why math is...
Five Simple Tips to Help Students Develop a Math-Positive Mindset
April 25, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBToday, I interview Dr. Carrie Cutler, a clinical assistant professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at the University of Houston and the author of Math-Positive Mindsets, about 5 strategies teachers and parents can use to help students approach math in a positive way. Carrie covers: The importance of understanding and reinforcing the idea that everyone is a “math person” The ways in which kids pick up their math positive (or negative) behaviors and beliefs from their parents and...
Advice for First-Generation College Students Who Want to Major in Math with Eduardo Godinez
April 18, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes - 20.8 MBIn today’s interview, I talk with Eduardo Godinez, a first generation college student graduating with a B.S. in Mathematics from UCI this spring, about his advice for other first generation college students who want to major in math. Eduardo discusses: How to build your own support system and why it’s especially important for first-generation college students to do so The urge to compare yourself to others, how it can hurt you and how to fight against it Why expecting to never...
How to be an Adult with Julie Lythcott Haims
April 11, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 22.3 MBIn today's interview, I am honored to talk with NYT Bestselling author and former Stanford Dean, Julie Lythcott Haims about how to be and raise an adult. Julie Lythcott Haims is the author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult and the award winning memoir Real American, which illustrates her experience as a Black and biracial person in white spaces. Julie holds a BA from Stanford and a JD from Harvard. Her third book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, was just re...
Helping Your Young Kids to Love Math with Teena Carroll and Susan Tarabulsi
April 04, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 17.7 MBToday, Teena Carroll & Susan Tarabulsi, two math-loving moms of young kids, share different ideas about getting our young kids to enjoy math! Teena Carroll is a math professor at Emory & Henry College with a PhD from Georgia Tech. Susan Tarabulsi is a math major at George Mason University. Both are having a blast finding different ways to spark their kids' curiosity about math, learning, and challenges. We talked about: - Different visuals to leave around the house to spark t...
How to Find an Awesome Math Tutor for Your Child with Audrey Codner-Gibson
March 28, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MBThis week, I have a fun talk with Audrey Codner-Gibson, a positive, confidence-building, super-effective Algebra tutor, about what to look for (and look out for) when finding a math tutor for your child. Spoiler: A great math tutor does waaaay more than explain math concepts. Audrey has also taught Secondary Mathematics for 19 years in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a Professional Basketball player in Europe, a Big Five Hall of Fame inductee, and is the co-author of the upcoming book, At...
How to Make Statistics Exciting with Jim Frost
March 21, 2021 12:00 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MBToday, I talk with Jim Frost, best-selling Statistics author and the wildly popular blogger at statisticsbyjim.com, about how to make Statistics engaging, exciting, and more relatable for students. We discuss: How statistics research differs from how math is taught in the classroom The importance of teaching why students need statistics and why specific rules apply The chaotic nature of making sense of data in real life The benefits of teaching Statistics without an emphasis on eq...
How a Liberal Arts Degree Will Help You In Math and Research with Catherine Roberts
March 14, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MBThis week, I interview Catherine Roberts, Executive Director of The American Mathematical Society and Math Professor at College of the Holy Cross, about the far-reaching impact her liberal arts education from Bowdoin College has had on her research, teaching, and career. In this episode, Catherine shares: The many ways communication skills relate to math How her liberal arts degree aided her in her research on water rafting in the Grand Canyon How the language we use to teach subtrac...
Tips for Teaching Introductory Statistics with Jennifer Flenner
March 07, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode, I talk with Jennifer Flenner, math professor and my co-author for the upcoming book, Crush Hypothesis Testing, about teaching Introductory Statistics! In this episode, we give a sneak peak at our process and tips for hypothesis testing including: Why so many students struggle with hypothesis testing Common traps and mistakes students make A 5 step process to simplify hypothesis testing for students Tips for getting students to show their work and draw graphs Pleas...
Using Stories to Teach Number Sense with Jonily Zupancic
February 28, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBIn today's Allison Loves Math Podcast interview, I interview Jonily Zupancic, author of Making Mathineers, about how to use stories in our math class to build number sense. Jonily shares with us: - How stories can be used to better understand and teach math students - The noteworthy differences between number sense and math ability - Strategies for assessing and strengthening student number sense - Her new book, Making Mathineers: Transformational Math Experiences That Build Co...