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Episode 1608: Erin Turner

Erin 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.

May 31, 201635 min

Episode 1607: Thomas Carpenter

Tom 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.

May 10, 201628 min

Episode 1606: Brent Davis NCTM Plenary

Brent 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.

Mar 27, 201652 min

Episode 1605: Rochelle Gutiérrez

Rochelle Gutiérrez from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign discusses her scholarly career in mathematics education. Rochelle's Professional Website Information about Rochelle's Noyce Project AMTE "Getting Personal" Video of Rochelle See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Mar 7, 201647 min

Episode 1604: Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson from the University of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Education discusses the article, "Teachers, tasks, and tensions: Lessons from a research-practice partnership," published in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. (Co-authors: Severance, Penuel, Leary) Open access preprint available through CU Raymond's Professional Webpage Inquiry Hub Partnership MathEd.Net MathEd wiki See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Feb 25, 201627 min

Episode 1603: Allison Hintz & Kersti Tyson

Allison Hintz from the University of Washington at Bothell and Kersti Tyson from the University of New Mexico discuss their article, "Complex listening: Supporting students to listen as mathematical sense-makers," published in Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 17. Allison's Professional Webpage Kersti's Researchgate Page Listening Study Group leader Andrea English ([email protected]) See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Feb 4, 201642 min

Episode 1602: Charles Hohensee

Charles Hohensee from the University of Delaware discusses his article, "Teachers' awareness of the relationship between prior knowledge and new learning," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 47. Charles's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Jan 25, 201630 min

Episode 1601: Samuel Otten

Samuel Otten from the University of Missouri discusses the article "Univocal and dialogic discourse in secondary mathematics classrooms: The case of attending to precision," published in ZDM - The International Journal on Mathematics Education, Volume 47. (Co-authors: Chris Engledowl and Vickie Spain) Sam's Professional Website University of Missouri's PhD Program in Mathematics Education University of Missouri's Online Master's Program in Mathematics Education The concluding music is "The Highway" by Samuel Otten, based on the short story by Ray Bradbury. And on Sam's list of favorite TV shows, the third slot will sometimes go to Modern Family over Breaking Bad depending on the time of year.See the comments for references mentioned during the episode.

Jan 18, 201615 min

Episode 1521: Laurie Zack

Laurie Zack from High Point University discusses the article, "Flipping freshman mathematics," published in a PRIMUS special issue on flipped instruction at the college level. (Co-authors: Fuselier, Graham-Squire, Lamb, & O'Hara) High Point's Mathematics Department Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Dec 1, 201523 min

Episode 1520: Panel Discussion of Justification and Proof

Kristen Bieda (Michigan State University), Anna Conner (University of Georgia), and Pablo Mejia-Ramos (Rutgers University) formed a panel at the PMENA 37 working group on argumentation, justification, and proof. The working group was organized by Michelle Cirillo, Megan Staples, Karl Kosko, Jill Newton, and Keith Weber. Working Group Paper from the PMENA Proceedings Listen to Episode 1519 for Keith Weber's presentation from this same working group.

Nov 19, 201547 min

Episode 1519: Weber's Review of Justification and Proof

Keith Weber from Rutgers University gave a presentation on research related to argumentation, justification, and proof in mathematics education. This was part of a working group at PMENA 37 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. The working group was organized by Michelle Cirillo, Megan Staples, Karl Kosko, Jill Newton, and Keith. Keith's Professional Webpage Working Group Paper from the PMENA Proceedings Listen to Episode 1520 for a panel discussion from this same working group.

Nov 16, 201525 min

Episode 1518: J. Michael Shaughnessy

Mike Shaughnessy from Portland State University discusses his career in mathematics and statistics education. Mike's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Oct 22, 201530 min

Episode 1517: Samuel Otten

Sam Otten from the University of Missouri discusses the article, "Making the most of going over homework," published in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Volume 21. (Co-authors: Michelle Cirillo, Beth Herbel-Eisenmann). Sam's Professional Website TCR article with analytic details Mizzou's online master's program in math ed See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Sep 17, 201514 min

Episode 1516: Marta Kobiela

Marta Kobiela from McGill University (Canada) discusses the article, "The codevelopment of mathematical concepts and the practice of defining," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 46. (Co-author: Richard Lehrer) Marta's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Sep 14, 201524 min

Episode 1515: Amy Ellis

Amy Ellis from the University of Wisconsin at Madison discusses the article, "Quantifying exponential growth: Three conceptual shifts in coordinating multiplicative and additive growth," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 39. (Co-authors: Ozgur, Kulow, Williams, Amidon) Amy's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Aug 23, 201532 min

Episode 1514: Anderson Norton

Andy Norton from Virginia Tech talks about the article, "Students' units coordination activity: A cross-sectional analysis," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 39. (Co-authors: Boyce, Ulrich, Phillips) Andy's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Jul 31, 201522 min

Episode 1513: Stanislaw Schukajlow

Stanislaw Schukajlow from the University of Munster (Germany) discusses the article, "Effects of prompting multiple solutions for modelling problems on students' performance," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 89. Co-authors: Krug and Rakoczy. Stanislaw's professional webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Jul 11, 201518 min

Episode 1512: Gloriana Gonzalez & Jennifer Eli

Gloriana Gonzalez from the University of Illinois and Jennifer Eli from the University of Arizona discuss their article, "Prospective and in-service teachers' perspectives on launching a task," published in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. Gloriana's Professional Webpage Jennifer's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Jun 24, 201528 min

Episode 1511: Kristen Bieda

Kristen Bieda from Michigan State University discusses the article, "'You are learning well, my dear': Shifts in novice teachers' talk about teaching during their internship", published in the Journal of Teacher Education, Volume 66. (Co-authors: Sela and Chazan) Kristen's professional website ThEMaT project See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Jun 1, 201525 min

Episode 1510: Grand Challenges

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics have recently launched an initiative to identify several grand challenges facing the field of mathematics education. This special episode collects thoughts from several past guests - Ed Silver, Jeremy Kilpatrick, Megan Franke, Judit Moschkovich, Barbara Reys, and James Tarr - about what they see as important areas for future research.See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

May 21, 201517 min

Episode 1509: Sarah Powell & Julie Nurnberger-Haag

Sarah Powell from the University of Texas and Julie Nurnberger-Haag from Michigan State University discuss their article, "Everybody counts, but usually just to 10! A systematic analysis of number representations in children's books," published in Early Education and Development. Sarah's Professional Webpage Julie's Program Page See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

May 4, 201524 min

Episode 1508: Justin Dimmel

Justin Dimmel from the University of Michigan discusses the article, "The semiotic structure of geometry diagrams: How textbook diagrams convey meaning," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 46. (Co-author: Patricio Herbst) Justin's Webpage GRIP Project Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Apr 24, 201531 min

Episode 1507: Hiebert's Images of Educational Improvement

Jim Hiebert from the University of Delaware received the 2014 Senior Scholar Award (soon to be renamed the Distinguished Scholar Award) from the Special Interest Group on Research in Mathematics Education (SIG-RME) at AERA in Chicago, IL. This special episode features the presentation he delivered at the SIG-RME business meeting in the Chicago Marriot on April 18th, 2015. Jim's Professional Webpage Jim's strong recommendation to read Bryk et al. (2014) "Learning to Improve" SIG/RME Website Dr. Hiebert received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Apr 16, 201544 min

Episode 1506: Judit Moschkovich

Judit Moschkovich from the University of California at Santa Cruz discusses her research career in mathematics education, which focuses on mathematics discourse and English Learners. Judit's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Mar 14, 201525 min

Episode 1505: Patricia Campbell

Pat Campbell from the University of Maryland discusses the article, "The relationship between teachers' mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge, teachers' perceptions, and student achievement," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45. (Co-authors: Nishio, Smith, Clark, Conant, Rust, DePiper, Frank, Griffin, Choi) Pat's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Mar 7, 201534 min

Episode 1504: Corey Webel

Corey Webel from the University of Missouri discusses the article, "The role of professional obligations in working to change one's teaching practices," published in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 47 (Co-author: Douglas Platt). Corey's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Feb 27, 201523 min

Episode 1503: Nicholas Wasserman

Nick Wasserman from Teachers College discusses his article, "Mathematics and science teachers' use of and confidence in empirical reasoning: Implications for STEM teacher preparation," published in School Science and Mathematics, Volume 115 (Co-author: Dara Rossi). Nick's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Feb 18, 201519 min

Episode 1502: Sybilla Beckmann & Andrew Izsák

Sybilla Beckmann and Andrew Izsák from the University of Georgia discuss their article, "Two perspectives on proportional relationships: Extending complementary origins of multiplication in terms of quantities," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 46. Sybilla's Professional Webpage Andrew's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Jan 21, 20153 min

Episode 1501: William Zahner

Bill Zahner from San Diego State University discusses his article, "The rise and run of a computational understanding of slope in a conceptually focused bilingual algebra class," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 88. SDSU Faculty Webpage CRMSE Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Jan 11, 201533 min

Episode 1422: Charles Munter

Chuck Munter from the University of Pittsburgh discusses his article, "Developing Visions of High-Quality Mathematics Instruction," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45. Chuck's Professional Webpage MIST Project Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Dec 16, 201430 min

Episode 1421: Susan Peters

Sue Peters from the University of Louisville discusses her article, "Developing understanding of statistical variation: Secondary statistics teachers' perceptions and recollections of learning factors," published in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, Vol. 17. Sue's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Dec 5, 201431 min

Episode 1420: Anne Wilhelm

Annie Wilhelm from Southern Methodist University discusses her article, "Mathematics teachers' enactment of cognitively demanding tasks: Investigating links to teachers' knowledge and conceptions," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45. MIST Project Website Annie's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Nov 3, 201424 min

Episode 1419: Sean Yee & Jonathan Bostic

Sean Yee from the University of South Carolina and Jonathan Bostic from Bowling Green State University discuss their article, "Developing a contextualization of students' mathematical problem solving," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior. Sean's Professional Webpage Jonathan's BGSU Faculty Webpage See comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Oct 12, 201426 min

Episode 1418: Jeremy Kilpatrick

Jeremy Kilpatrick from the University of Georgia discusses his career in mathematics education, including his work on curriculum and the history of the field as well as the landmark report Adding It Up. Jeremy's Professional Website Jeremy's interview with Polya Free access to Adding It Up See comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Oct 1, 201438 min

Episode 1417: Keith Leatham

Keith Leatham from Brigham Young University discusses the article, "The case of the Case of Benny: Elucidating the influence of a landmark study in mathematics education," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 35. (Co-author: Tyler Winiecke) Keith's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Sep 15, 201428 min

Episode 1416: Paul C. Dawkins

Paul Dawkins from Northern Illinois University discusses his article, "When proofs reflect more on assumptions than conclusions," published in For the Learning of Mathematics, Volume 34. Paul's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Sep 12, 201436 min

Episode 1415: Mary Shepherd

Mary Shepherd from Northwest Missouri State University discusses her article, "Reading mathematics for understanding - from novice to expert," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 35. (Co-author: Carla van de Sande) Mary's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Aug 30, 201424 min

Episode 1414: Dov Zazkis

Dov Zazkis from Oklahoma State University discusses the article, "Proof scripts as lens for exploring students' understanding of odd/even functions", published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 35. Proof Comprehension Research Group at Rutgers See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Jul 13, 201429 min

Episode 1413: Edward Silver

Ed Silver from the University of Michigan discusses his career in mathematics education, including his work on the QUASAR project and his thoughts about key challenges facing the field of mathematics education. Ed's Professional Website See comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Jun 16, 201432 min

Episode 1412: Anita Wager

Anita Wager from the University of Wisconsin discusses her article, "Noticing children's participation: Insights into teacher positionality toward equitable mathematics pedagogy," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45. Anita's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

May 28, 201424 min

Episode 1411: Glenda Lappan

Glenda Lappan from Michigan State University discusses the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) middle school curriculum and her career in mathematics education. Glenda's Professional Webpage Connected Mathematics at MSU Connected Mathematics at Pearson See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

May 19, 201432 min

Episode 1410: Joanne Lobato

Joanne Lobato from San Diego State University discusses the article, "Students' mathematical noticing," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 44. (Co-authors: Hohensee, Rhodehamel) Joanne's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

May 15, 201436 min

Episode 1409: Egan Chernoff

Egan Chernoff from the University of Saskatchewan discusses his co-edited book, "Probabilistic thinking: Presenting plural perspectives" (with Sriraman) and also shares insights related to online mathematics education resources and social media. Egan's Personal Website Egan's Matthew Maddux Website Egan's Twitter account See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

May 3, 201436 min

Episode 1407: Samuel Otten

Sam Otten from the University of Missouri discusses the artcle, "The mathematical nature of reasoning-and-proving opportunities in geometry textbooks," published by the journal Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 16. (Co-authors: Gilbertson, Males, Clark) Sam's Professional Website Ashli's Podcast, Infinite Tangents See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Mar 29, 201440 min

Episode 1406: Laura Bofferding

Laura Bofferding from Purdue University discusses her article, "Negative integer understanding: Characterizing first graders' mental models," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45. Laura's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes

Mar 26, 201428 min

Episode 1405: Megan Franke

Megan Franke from the University of California at Los Angeles discusses her career in mathematics education and her experiences related to the CGI project, equity and social justice in urban education, and research related to classroom practices and student outcomes at the elementary level. Megan's Professional Website DiME Center See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Mar 14, 201430 min

Episode 1404: Sarah Bleiler

Sarah Bleiler from Middle Tennessee State University discusses her article, "Providing written feedback on students' mathematical arguments: Proof validations of prospective secondary mathematics teachers," published in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (Co-authors: Thompson, Krajcevski). Sarah's Professional Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Feb 24, 201428 min

Episode 1403: Patricia Moyer-Packenham & Arla Westenskow

Patricia Moyer-Packenham and Arla Westenskow from Utah State University discuss their article, "Effects of virtual manipulatives on student achievement and mathematics learning," from the International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, Volume 4. Patricia's Professional Webpage National Library of Virtual Manipulatives See the comments for references mentioned in the interview.

Feb 5, 201425 min

Episode 1402: Laine Bradshaw & Andrew Izsák

Laine Bradsaw and Andrew Izsák from the University of Georgia discuss their article, "Diagnosing teachers' understandings of rational number: Building a multidimensional test within the diagnostic classification model framework", from Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice (Co-authors: Templin, Jacobson). Laine's Professional Website Project Website on CADRE See the comments for references mentioned in the interview.

Jan 26, 201426 min

Episode 1401: Kevin Moore

Kevin Moore from the University of Georgia discusses the article, "Quantitative reasoning and the sine function: The case of Zac", from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45. Kevin's Website See the comments for references mentioned in the interview.

Jan 19, 201423 min