Math Ed Podcast
221 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsInterviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri.
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Episode 1817: Niral Shah
October 31, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes - 32.7 MBNiral Shah from Michigan State University discusses the article "Equity analytics: A methodological approach for quantifying participation patterns in mathematics classroom discourse," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, with first author Daniel L. Reinholz. EQUIP Website -- https://www.equip.ninja Complete list of episodes
Episode 1816: Robert Reys
October 07, 2018 21:58 - 36 minutes - 35.6 MBBob Reys from the University of Missouri discusses his career in mathematics education. Bob's Professional Webpage AMTE's Principles to Guide the Design and Implementation of Doctoral Programs in Mathematics Education report CSMC Website Barbara Reys (Episode 1316) Glenda Lappan (Episode 1411) Complete list of episodes
Episode 1815: Bruce May
September 17, 2018 00:00 - 35 minutes - 38 MBBruce May from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) discusses his paper, "Deepening-thinking-like problems: The case of two students," from the 20th Annual Congress of the Association for Mathematics Edcation of South Africa. (Co-author: Cyril Julie) Bruce's Professional Webpage AMESA Website Complete list of episodes
Episode 1814: Herbert Khuzwayo
August 27, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes - 39.8 MBBheki Khuzwayo from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) discusses his chapter, "'Occupation of our minds': A metaphor to explain mathematics education in South Africa in the apartheid era," published in Numeracy as social practice (Yasukawa, Rogers, Jackson, & Street, Eds.). WARNING: This episode contains some disturbing quotes and offensive terminology from historical figures in South Africa. Bheki's Professional Webpage Ubuntu Wikipedia page Complete list of epis...
Episode 1813: Susan Elrod
August 24, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 25.6 MBSusan Elrod from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater discusses her research on institutional change as it relates to improving STEM education. We include clips from her keynote address at the 2018 Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTE-P) Conference and discuss implications for improving university mathematics education. Guest host: Jeremy Strayer Elrod, S., & Kezar, A. (2017). Increasing student success in STEM: Summary of a guide to systemic institutional change. Ch...
Episode 1812: Digest 4
August 09, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes - 29.6 MB(02:04) Lindorff, A., & Sammon, P. (2018). Going beyond structured observations: looking at classroom practice through a mixed method lens. ZDM Mathematics Education, 50. Summarized by Marty Fong (06:43) Trocki, A., & Hollebrands, K. (2018). The Development of a Framework for Assessing Dynamic Geometry Task Quality. Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education. Summarized by Sam Otten (13:32) Inglis, M., & Foster, C. (2018). Five decades of mathematics education research. Journal for Rese...
Episode 1811: David Pimm
July 09, 2018 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBDavid Pimm from Simon Fraser University (Canada) discusses his career spanning mathematics, mathematics education, linguistics, and more. David's Professional Webpage Speaking Mathematically book For the Learning of Mathematics journal Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education journal See the comments for references Complete list of episodes
Episode 1810: Michael Steele & Craig Huhn
June 11, 2018 14:34 - 37 minutes - 40.8 MBMichael Steele from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and Craig Huhn from Holt High School (Michigan) discuss their new book, A Quiet Revolution: One District's Story of Radical Curricular Change in High School Mathematics, published by Information Age. Mike's Professional Webpage Craig's District Webpage See the comments for references Complete list of episodes
Episode 1809: Jere Confrey
May 18, 2018 16:23 - 24 minutes - 25.3 MBJere Confrey from North Carolina State University discusses her career in mathematics education, including her ideas about children's mathematical thinking, learning progressions, and the Common Core State Standards. Guest host: Kim Morrow Leong Jere's Professional Webpage Turn on CC Math Scaling Up Digital Design Studies (SUDDS) See the comments for references Complete list of episodes
Episode 1808: Digest 3
April 26, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes - 25.9 MBThis digest episode features the following summaries (timecodes indicated): (2:06) Doerr, H. M., DelMas, R., & Makar, K. (2017). A modeling approach to the development of students’ informal inferential reasoning. Statistics Education Research Journal, 16(2), 86–115. Summarized by Jeremy Strayer (6:47) Rubel, L. H., Hall-Wieckert, M., & Lim, V. Y. (2017). Making Space for Place: Mapping Tools and Practices to Teach for Spatial Justice. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 26(4), 643-6...
Episode 1807: James Hiebert
April 05, 2018 00:00 - 41 minutes - 42.6 MBJim Hiebert from the University of Delaware discusses his career in mathematics education, from children's mathematical thinking to conceptually-rich teaching to systems of instructional change. Jim's Professional Website Jim's Remarks to SIG-RME The Teaching Gap See the comments for references Complete list of episodes
Episode 1806: Corey Drake
March 26, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 28.3 MBCorey Drake from Michigan State University discusses the article, "Curriculum spaces for connecting to children’s multiple mathematical knowledge bases," written by Land, Bartell, Drake, Foote, Roth McDuffie, Turner, and Aguirre, published in the Journal of Curriculum Studies. Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220272.2018.1428365 Corey's Professional Webpage TEACH Math Project TCM article about curriculum spaces See the comments for references Complet...
Episode 1805: Heather Johnson
March 19, 2018 00:00 - 34 minutes - 37.6 MBHeather Johnson (@HthrLynnJ) from the University of Colorado at Denver discusses her article, "A link between students' discernment of variation in unidirectional change and their use of quantitative variational reasoning," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 97. (Co-author: Evan McClintock) Heather's Professional Webpage Heather's Academic Blog (and her rethinking time post) Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-017-9799-7 See the com...
Episode 1804: Digest 2
March 05, 2018 00:00 - 27 minutes - 27.9 MBThis digest episode features the following summaries (timecodes indicated): (02:10) Thompson, P. W., Hatfield, N. J., Yoon, H., Joshua, S., & Byerley, C. (2017). Covariational reasoning among U.S. and South Korean secondary mathematics teachers. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 48, 95–111. Summarized by Jeremy Strayer (08:28) Lobato, J., & Walters, C. D. (2017). A taxonomy of approaches to learning trajectories and progressions. In Cai, J. (Ed.), Compendium for research in mathem...
Episode 1803: Zalman Usiskin
February 18, 2018 00:00 - 28 minutes - 30.9 MBZal Usiskin from the University of Chicago discusses his career in mathematics education. Zal's UChicago Profile UCSMP Textbook Series http://ucsmp.uchicago.edu/ We Need Another Revolution collected volume See the comments for references Complete list of episodes
Episode 1802: Muteb Alqahtani
January 30, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 22.4 MBMuteb Alqahtani from SUNY Cortland discusses the article, "Mediational activities in a dynamic geometry environment and teachers' specialized content knowledge," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, volume 38. (Co-author: Arthur Powell) Muteb's Department Webpage Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732312317300299 See the comments for references Complete list of episodes
Episode 1801: Laurie Rubel
January 18, 2018 00:00 - 34 minutes - 33.9 MBLaurie Rubel from Brooklyn College CUNY discusses her article, "Equity-directed instructional practices: Beyond the dominant perspective," published in the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, volume 10. She also addresses the personal attacks that have resulted from this work. Article: http://ed-osprey.gsu.edu/ojs/index.php/JUME/article/view/324 Laurie's professional webpage: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=441 Timeline of events...
Episode 1717: Ryota Matsuura
December 31, 2017 00:00 - 28 minutes - 30.5 MBRyota Matsuura from St. Olaf College discusses the article, "The search for hidden structure," published in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (Co-authors: Sword and Finkelstein). He also describes the Budapest Semester in Mathematics Education study-abroad program. Ryota's Professional Webpage BSME Website See comments for references from the episode Complete list of episodes
Episode 1716: Digest 1
December 21, 2017 00:00 - 34 minutes - 38 MBThis digest episode features the following summaries (timecodes indicated): (02:14) Blazar & Pollard. (2017). Does test preparation mean low-quality instruction? Educational Researcher, 46, 420-433. Summarized by Sam Otten (08:24) Lesser, L. M., Pearl, D. K., & Weber III, J. J. (2016) Assessing Fun Items' Effectiveness in Increasing Learning of College Introductory Statistics Students: Results of a Randomized Experiment. Journal of Statistics Education, 24(2), 54-62. Summarized by...
Episode 1715: Zandra de Araujo
December 03, 2017 15:01 - 24 minutes - 24.8 MBZandra de Araujo from the University of Missouri discusses her article, "Connections between secondary mathematics teachers' beliefs and their selection of tasks for English language learners", published in Curriculum Inquiry, Volume 47. Zandra's Professional Website See the comments for referneces mentioned during the interview Complete list of episodes
Episode 1714: Emily Fyfe
November 20, 2017 00:00 - 28 minutes - 27.4 MBEmily Fyfe from Indiana University discusses her article, "Assessing formal knowledge of math equivalence among algebra and pre-algebra students," published in the Journal of Educational Psychology. Emily's professional webpage See comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes
Episode 1713: Theodore Chao
November 11, 2017 04:38 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBTeddy Chao from Ohio State University discusses his co-authored chapter, "Experiences using clinical interviews in mathematics methods courses to empower preservice teachers: A conversation among three critical mathematics educators," from the AMTE professional book series (co-authors: ). Guest hosted by Cara Haines. Teddy's STEAM Factory page TeachMath.info See comments for references mentioned during the interview Complete list of episodes
Episode 1712: 100th Episode!
October 20, 2017 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBThis special episode features a look back at math ed articles and books that have inspired us. Thanks to Joel Amidon, Lynette Guzman, Chris Austin, Sheunghyun Yeo, Jeremy Strayer, Dave Coffey, and Dan Meyer for their contributions. References are in the comments on MathEdPodcast.com. If you're interested in being a podcast contributor in the future, please contact Sam at [email protected]. Complete list of episodes
Episode 1711: Beth Herbel-Eisenmann and Michelle Cirillo
October 10, 2017 00:00 - 30 minutes - 38.4 MBBeth Herbel-Eisenmann from Michigan State University and Michelle Cirillo from the University of Delaware talk about their forthcoming set of professional development materials, Mathematics Discourse in Secondary Classrooms (MDISC), published by Math Solutions. Co-authors: Michael Steele, Samuel Otten, and Kate Johnson MDISC Project Page Math Solutions Product Page Complete list of episodes
Episode 1710: Matthew Inglis
September 25, 2017 00:00 - 32 minutes - 35.6 MBMatthew Inglis from Loughborough University (UK) discusses his book, Does mathematical study develop logical thinking? Testing the Theory of Formal Discipline, published by World Scientific (with co-author Nina Attridge). Matthew's Personal Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview Complete list of episodes *Send in your audio submissions for the 100th episode special to ottensa AT missouri DOT edu by October 10th.
Episode 1709: Aimee Ellington
September 11, 2017 15:36 - 23 minutes - 25.8 MBAimee Ellington from Virginia Commonwealth University discusses the article, "Effectively coaching middle school teachers: A case for teacher and student learning," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 46. (Co-authors: Whitenack and Edwards) Aimee's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes
Episode 1708: Les Steffe
August 10, 2017 00:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBLes Steffe from the University of Georgia talks about his career in mathematics, including graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, the theory of radical constructivism, and research on students' understanding of number. Guest host: Kevin Moore See the comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes
Episode 1707: Amanda Jansen & Dawn Berk
June 16, 2017 19:49 - 36 minutes - 34.3 MBMandy Jansen and Dawn Berk from the University of Delaware discuss their article, "Investigating alignment between elementary mathematics teacher education and graduates' teaching of mathematics for conceptual understanding," from Harvard Educational Review. Co-author: Erin Meikle. Mandy's Professional Webpage Dawn's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes
Episode 1706: Susan Friel
May 28, 2017 04:48 - 33 minutes - 33.9 MBSusan Friel from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses her career in mathematics and statistics education, her work on Connected Mathematics, and her part in the NCTM (1991) Professional Standards for Teaching. Susan's Professional Webpage Connected Mathematics middle school curriculum See the comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes
Episode 1705: Paul Cobb on Improving Teaching at Scale
May 08, 2017 19:40 - 43 minutes - 39.2 MBPaul Cobb from Vanderbilt University received the 2016 Distinguished Scholar Award from the AERA Special Interest Group on Research in Mathematics Education. This special episode features the remarks he made at the SIG-RME business meeting in San Antonio, TX, on April 28, 2017. Thanks go to Janine Remillard for capturing the audio of this presentation. Paul's professional webpage SIG-RME website Chuck Munter Episode Kara Jackson Episode Dr. Cobb received his Ed.D. from the Univ...
Episode 1704: Elizabeth Fennema
April 30, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 18 MBEliz Fennema, emeritus professor from the University of Wisconsin, discusses her career in mathematics education, her research on gender-differences in mathematics, and her role on the Cognitively Guided Instruction project. Guest host: Susan Empson See the comments for references mentioned during the interview Complete list of past episodes
Episode 1703: Denise Spangler
April 23, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBDenise Spangler from the University of Georgia discusses the forthcoming chapter, "Research on core practices in K-12 mathematics teaching" (co-author: Victoria Jacobs), appearing in the Compendium of Research in Mathematics Education (NCTM). Denise's Professional Webpage Core Practice Consortium Table of Contents for the COMPENDIUM See the comments for references mentioned during the interview Complete list of past episodes
Episode 1702: Charles Munter
March 17, 2017 00:00 - 28 minutes - 22.2 MBChuck Munter from the University of Missouri discusses his article, "Examining relations between mathematics teachers' instructional vision and knowledge and change in practice," [FREE PDF] published in the American Journal of Education, Volume 123. (Co-author: Richard Correnti) Chuck's Professional Webpage MIST Project Website Complete list of past episodes See the comments for references mentioned during the interview
Episode 1701: Luis Leyva
January 04, 2017 20:03 - 27 minutes - 34 MBLuis Leyva from Vanderbilt University discusses his article, "An intersectional analysis of Latin@ college women's counter-stories in mathematics," published in the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, Volume 9. http://ed-osprey.gsu.edu/ojs/index.php/JUME/article/view/295/201 Luis's professional webpage Note: Drawing on Gutiérrez (2013), the term Latin@ (which you will hear Luis pronouncing in the episode) decenters the patriarchal nature of the Spanish language that traditiona...
Episode 1621: Megan Taylor
December 26, 2016 00:00 - 28 minutes - 22.4 MBMegan Taylor from Trellis Education (http://www.trelliseducation.org/) discusses her article, "From effective curricula toward effective curriculum use," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 47. See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.
Episode 1620: Kimberly Cervello Rogers
December 05, 2016 22:57 - 38 minutes - 29 MBKimberly Cervello Rogers from Bowling Green State University discusses the article, "Graduate teaching assistants' enactment of reasoning-and-proving tasks in a content course for elementary teachers," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 47. (Co-author: Michael Steele) Kim's Professional Website See the comment for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes
Episode 1619: Julie Nurnberger-Haag
November 23, 2016 00:00 - 21 minutes - 23.3 MBJulie Nurnberger-Haag from Kent State University discusses her article, "A cautionary tale: How children's books (mis)teach shapes," published in Early Education and Development. Julie's Professional Webpage Article: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10409289.2016.1242993 Episode 1509 on Julie's number book study See comments for references mentioned during the interview.
Episode 1618: Argumentation, Justification, and Proof Panel at PMENA
November 14, 2016 15:10 - 37 minutes - 29.8 MBThis special episode features a panel of scholars from the Argumentation, Justification, and Proof working group at the PMENA conference in Tucson, AZ. Featured are Eric Knuth from the University of Wisconsin, Orit Zaslavsky from New York University, and David Yopp from the University of Idaho. 2016 Conference Paper (via ResearchGate) 2016 White Paper (via ResearchGate) 2015 Conference paper (via ResearchGate) 2015 Podcast Recording of the Panel 2015 Podcast Recording of Keith ...
Episode 1617: Dave Coffey & John Golden
November 07, 2016 00:00 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MBDave Coffey and John Golden from Grand Valley State University discuss their scholarly use of blogs, Twitter, and YouTube in their thinking about mathematics education and teacher preparation. Dave's deltascape blog John's mathhombre blog #MTBoS (Math Twitter Blogosphere) See the comments for references mentioned during the episode.
Episode 1616: Katy Ulrich
October 30, 2016 23:59 - 34 minutes - 28 MBKaty Ulrich from Virginia Tech University discusses her two-part article series called "Stages in constructing and coordinating units additively and multiplicatively," published in For the Learning of Mathematics. Part 1 and Part 2 Katy's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview
Episode 1615: Lyn English
September 27, 2016 00:00 - 34 minutes - 29 MBLyn English from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, discusses her career in mathematics education, her editorship of Mathematical Thinking and Learning, and current issues related to STEM education. Lyn's professional website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview
Episode 1614: Nichole Kersting, Erik Jacobson, & Janine Remillard
August 29, 2016 14:51 - 34 minutes - 43.8 MBThis episode focuses on two chapters from the the forthcoming book Psychometric Models in Mathematics Education (listen to Episode 1611 for details). First, Nicki Kersting from the University of Arizona discusses "Examining and understanding dimensionality in the context of instrument development." Second, Erik Jacobson from Indiana University and Janine Remillard from the University of Pennsylvania discuss "The interaction between measure design and construct development: Building ...
Episode 1613: Mimi Engel
August 25, 2016 15:50 - 25 minutes - 25.6 MBMimi Engel from Vanderbilt University discusses the article, "Mathematics content coverage and student learning in kindergarten," published in Educational Researcher, Volume 45. (Co-authors: Claessens, Watts, and Farkas) Mimi's Professional Website National Center for Educational Statistics See the comments for references mentioned during the interview
Episode 1612: Michael de Villiers
August 15, 2016 00:00 - 46 minutes - 61.4 MBMichael de Villiers speaks with guest host, Michelle Cirillo, about his career in mathematics education. Dr. de Villiers is an emeritus professor from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and an honorary professor at the University of Stellenbosch. Michael's Dynamic Math Website Michael's Professional Webpage Proof with Dynamic Geometry Software
Episode 1611: Andrew Izsák & Jonathan Templin
August 08, 2016 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBAndrew Izsák from the University of Georgia and Jonathan Templin from the University of Kansas discuss their forthcoming edited volume on psychometric models in mathematics education and also their chapter entitled, "Coordinating conceptualizations of mathematical knowledge with psychometric models." The book will be published this fall by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Andrew's professional webpage Jonathan's professional website See the comments for references...
Episode 1610: Gregory Larnell
July 30, 2016 23:00 - 39 minutes - 31.4 MBGreg Larnell from the University of Illinois at Chicago discusses his article, "More than just skill: Mathematics identities, racialized narratives, and remediation among black undergraduates" (free PDF available), published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 47. Greg's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.
Episode 1609: Sandra Fillebrown
June 25, 2016 15:50 - 19 minutes - 11.6 MBSandy Fillebrown from Saint Joseph's University discusses the article, "Courses on the beauty of mathematics: Our version of general educatino mathematics courses," published in PRIMUS and written by Agnes Rash and Sandy. SJU General Education Sandy's Professional Webpage
Episode 1608: Erin Turner
May 31, 2016 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBErin Turner from the University of Arizona discusses the article, "Learning to leverage children's multiple mathematical knowledge bases in mathematics instruction," to be published in the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education. Co-authors: Foote, Stoehr, Roth McDuffie, Aguirre, Bartell, Drake Erin's Professional Website TEACH MATH Project Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.
Episode 1607: Thomas Carpenter
May 10, 2016 18:40 - 28 minutes - 22.4 MBTom Carpenter, emeritus professor from the University of Wisconsin and NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award winner, discusses his career in mathematics education. Wisconsin Faculty Page Brief Biography from NCTM See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.
Episode 1606: Brent Davis NCTM Plenary
March 27, 2016 04:12 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBBrent Davis from the University of Calgary delivers his plenary, "How research into second-language learning might be useful for improving mathematics teaching practice," at the 2016 NCTM Research Conference, San Francisco, CA. Slides accompanying the presentation Brent's Professional Webpage Thanks to NCTM and to Raymond Johnson for helping make this episode possible.