Math Ed Podcast

John Allen Paulos from Temple University discusses his career in mathematics and writing public books about mathematical perspectives, with particular attention to his pseudo-memoir A Numerate Life, published by Prometheus Books. John's Website Sam's review of John's book Irreligion Complete list of episodes

Sam Otten and Chuck Munter from the University of Missouri discuss their experiences at the recent PME-NA conference in Greenville, SC, and provide brief summaries of the four plenary sessions. The plenary speakers are listed below, and the lead organizers of the 2018 PME-NA conference were Tommy Hodges, George Roy, and Andy Tyminski. Full 2018 PME-NA Conference Proceedings Marta Civil Laurie Rubel Corey Drake Elham Kazemi Maggie Niess Jeremy Roschelle Andy Norton Julie Sarama Meet us in St. Louis for the 2019 PME-NA conference! The submission deadlines are February 15, 2019, for research reports and brief research reports, and March 1, 2019, for poster and working group proposals. http://2019.pmena.org/Complete list of episodes

(2:08) Maria del Rosario Zavala, keynote at the TODOS 2018 Conference. https://www.todos-math.org/todos2018-conference Summarized by Kim Morrow Leong (10:44) NCTM Research Committee. (2018). Asset-based approaches to equitable mathematics education research and practice. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 49(4). Summarized by Chuck Munter (23:50) Ellerton, N. F. (2018). NCTM's Compendium: Finding a balance between historical details, contemporary practices, and future resources. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 99(1), 109-123. Summarized by Cara Haines Complete list of episodes

Niral 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

Bob 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

Bruce 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

Bheki 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 episodes

Susan 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. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 49(4), 26–34. MTE-P Website: http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/stem-education/mathematics-teacher-education-partnership/index.html River Model Image: https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/River-Graphic_5-28-15_Web.jpg Complete list of episodes

(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 Research in Mathematics Education, 49(4). Summarized by Chuck Munter (22:23) Kilpatrick, J. (2018). Where are we? The third take: Review of Compendium for Research in Mathematics Education. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 49(4). Summarized by Cara Haines Complete list of episodesTrocki, A., & Hollebrands, K. (2018). The Development of a Framework for Assessing Dynamic Geometry Task Quality. Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education.

David 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 referencesComplete list of episodes

Michael 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 referencesComplete list of episodes

Jere 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 referencesComplete list of episodes

This 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), 643-687.Summarized by Chuck Munter. Math for Spatial Justice -- http://www.mathforspatialjustice.org/ (17:58) Acheson, D. (2017). The Calculus Story: A mathematical adventure. Oxford University Press. Summarized by Sam Otten. David's musical YouTube page -- https://www.youtube.com/user/maths1089 Complete list of episodes

Jim 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 referencesComplete list of episodes

Corey 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 referencesComplete list of episodes

Heather 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 comments for referencesComplete list of episodes

This 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 mathematics education (pp. 74-101). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Summarized by Kimberly Morrow-Leong (20:10) Polly, D., Wang, C., Martin, C., Lambert, R., Pugalee, D., & Middleton, C. (2018). The influence of mathematics professional development, school-level, and teacher-level variables on primary students' mathematics achievement. Early Childhood Education Journal, 46, 31-45. Summarized by Sam Otten Complete list of episodes

Zal 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 referencesComplete list of episodes

Muteb 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 referencesComplete list of episodes

Laurie 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: https://equitymathed.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/the-attack-on-dr-laurie-rubels-work-so-far/ #StandWithLaurieRubel See the comments for referencesComplete list of episodes

Ryota 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 episodeComplete list of episodes

This 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 Asal Aslemand (14:56) Kastberg, S. E., Tyminski, A. M., Lischka, A. E., & Sanchez, W. B. (Eds.). Building support for scholarly practices in mathematics methods. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc. Summarized by Jeremy Strayer (22:49) Louie, N. L. (2017). The Culture of Exclusion in Mathematics Education and Its Persistence in Equity-Oriented Teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 48(5), 488-519. Summarized by Marty Fong (29:14) Follow-up conversation with author Nicole Louie. Interviewed by Chuck Munter Complete list of episodes

Zandra 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 interviewComplete list of episodes

Emily 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

Teddy 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 interviewComplete list of episodes

This 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] list of episodes

Beth 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

Matthew 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 interviewComplete list of episodes*Send in your audio submissions for the 100th episode special to ottensa AT missouri DOT edu by October 10th.

Aimee 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

Les 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 MooreSee the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Mandy 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

Susan 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

Paul 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 University of Georgia.

Eliz 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 EmpsonSee the comments for references mentioned during the interviewComplete list of past episodes

Denise 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 interviewComplete list of past episodes

Chuck 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 episodesSee the comments for references mentioned during the interview

Luis 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 traditionally groups Latin American women and men into a single descriptor Latino, denoting only men. The @ symbol is meant to allow for gender inclusivity.See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Megan 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.

Kimberly 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

Julie 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.

This 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 Weber's Remarks See comments for references mentioned during the episodeMizzou Online Degrees in Mathematics Education

Dave 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.

Katy 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

Lyn 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

This 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 validity arguments." Nicki's Professional Webpage Erik's Professional Webpage Janine's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interviews.

Mimi 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

Michael 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

Andrew 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 mentioned during the interview.Scalar Learning podcast (see Episode 66)

Greg 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.

Sandy 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