#71: Powerful Numeracy: An Interview With Pam Harris

Making Math Moments That Matter

English - April 06, 2020 09:30 - 1 hour - 42 MB - ★★★★★ - 376 ratings
How To Education Self-Improvement education iteachmath math mathematics mathletepearce maths mathseducation mrorrgeek mrorrisageek mtbos Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: #70: It’s Not The Resource, It’s What You Do With It - A Math Mentoring Moment

Next Episode: #72: How Can I Spark Curiosity During Emergency Remote Learning: A Math Mentoring Moment

Today we interview Pam Harris; a former high school teacher turned mathematics consultant living in Austin Texas. When she’s not teaching pre-service teachers at Texas State University, she’s out and about leading K-12 mathematics professional development sessions, writing books, and courses.

We’re eager to share this fantastic conversation with Pam about what it means to do math, defining the “end goal” when teaching a concept, discussing the difference between models and strategies, and why math is FIGUREOUTABLE!

You’ll Learn:

What does it mean to do math? The end goal when students are learning number sense concepts. Why Emerging models vs showing models Why math is figureoutable and how you can convince students and parents. Why we need to understand the development of mathematical reasoning and how you can use it in your classroom.

Resources:

#mathstratchat

https://twitter.com/pwharris?lang=en @pwharris

Mathisfigureoutable.com

NCTM Math Focal Points

Young Mathematicians At Work [Book]

Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!

Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.

Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you’ll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.

Take the assessment

Twitter Mentions

@pwharris