Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Nirmala Naresh, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of North Texas and the AMTE Associate Vice President for the Annual Conference Program, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as gaining insight on improvements for next year's AMTE Conference in Reno, NV.


AMTE Volunteer Form
AMTE Annual Conference Information and Proposal Submission
University of North Texas Master of Science (Mathematics Education Concentration)
University of North Texas Graduate Certificate for Dual Credit Teaching in Mathematics
Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kyle Whipple, Associate Professor of Education for Equity and Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Dr. Enrique Ortiz, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Central Florida, Alexa Lee-Hassan, Learning Sciences Graduate Student and Mathematics Education Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dr. Liza Bondurant, Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and their work on the AMTE Advocacy Committee and their plans for the upcoming AMTE conference in February of 2025 in Reno, NV as well as the importance of getting involved and helping others get involved in advocacy and organizational leadership.


Links from the episode


AMTE Volunteer Form


2025 Annual AMTE Conference in Reno, NV, Proposals due May 15th, 2024


AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol 6: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education


NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference on K-5/Elementary Literacy and Mathematics
Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Spaces: How To Make Our Elementary Mathematics and Language Arts Classrooms Safer for LGBTQ+ Children, Families, and Colleagues by Courtney Koestler and Kyle Whipple


Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Preservice Mathematics Teachers due out July 2024.


MAA MathFest 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 9. Early-bird registration ends April 15th


International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) July 7-14 in Sydney, Australia.


Sines of Disability


Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast
Special Guests: Alexa Lee-Hassan, Enrique Ortiz, Kyle Whipple, and Liza Bondurant.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Christa Jackson, Professor of Mathematics, Science, and STEM Education at St. Louis University. She shares her infectious joy about learning and mathematics. Christa is currently serving as the editor of a new book series from NCTM, Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World. Four of the planned thirteen books are currently available.


Show notes:


Jackson, C., & Delaney, A. (2017). Chapter 10: Mindsets and Practices: Shifting to an Equity-centered Paradigm.


_Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World _series


Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast
Special Guest: Christa Jackson.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Cat Maiorca from Oklahoma State University and Dr. Jessica Ivy from Purdue University Northwest. They share findings from their presentation at the AMTE 2024 conference that won the 2024 AMTE National Technology Leadership Initiative award, entitled Developing Mathematics Lessons and Assessments with Chatbots for Learning in Teacher Education: Innovation and Challenges. During this conversation, they describe considerations for judiciously selecting and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in mathematics teacher education.


Show notes:
Our guests are joined by their colleagues to present an AMTE Webinar on this topic on April 3, 2024.
AI-Powered Math Education: What Math Teacher Educators Need to Know
Wednesday, April 3 2024, 9 am Pacific; 12:00 pm Eastern


Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations, Washington, DC, 2023.
https://tech.ed.gov/ai/


Reinhart, S. C. (2000). Never say anything a kid can say! Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 5(8), 478-483. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTMS.5.8.0478


Sinek, S. (2009, September). How great leaders inspire action. TEDxPuget Sound. https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en


AI Tools to play with: (inclusion does not imply endorsement)
Magic School
Claude
ChatGPT


Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast
Special Guests: Cat Maiorca and Jessica Ivy.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Christopher Jett, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Georgia State University. We discuss efforts to be an advocate for others within mathematics teacher education, and also his book, Black Male Success in Higher Education.


Show notes:
Jett, C. C. (2022). Black male success in higher education: How the mathematical brotherhood empowers a collegiate community to thrive. Teachers College Press.
https://www.tcpress.com/black-male-success-in-higher-education-9780807767412


Jett, C.,Yeh, C., & Zavala, M. (2022). From argumentation to truth-telling: Critical race theory in mathematics teacher education. MathematicsTeacher Educator,10(3), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2022.0007


Jett, C. C., & Terry, Sr., C. L. (2023). Elevating mathematics achievement outcomes for Black boys: Guidance for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. Theory Into Practice, 62(4), 420-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2023.2258733


AMTE Volunteer Form: https://www.amte.net/form/volunteer


Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast
Special Guest: Christopher Jett.

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Jenny Bay Williams, Liza Bondurant, Yvonne Lai, Richard Velasco, and Eva Thanheiser, titled "Critical Conversations: AMTE Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics In Social and Political Contexts".


Links from the episode:


Recording of the Opening Session


Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics


Velasco, R. C. L. (2023, July). Constant Critical Reflexivity: Engaging in an Archaeology of Self to Promote Racial Literacy in a Math Teacher Education Program. In The Educational Forum (Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 177-191). Routledge.


High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice by: Robert Q. Berry III, Basil M. Conway IV, Brian R. Lawler, John W. Staley


Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Crystal Kalinec-Craig: Engaging in Humanistic Practices in Field Experiences


Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Aris Winger: Finding Discomfort in the Hard Questions


Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Kyle Whipple: LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Mathematics Education


Webinar: LGBTQ+ Teacher Mentors: Providing a Social Safety Net with Kyle Whipple


Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education


Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast