Math is FigureOutAble with Pam Harris

Allison Loves Math Podcast Podcast

As a young student and far too long as a young teacher, I actually bought into the myth that math was rote memorizable… I now have a different bent.  - Pam Harris

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Today, Allison interviews Pam Harris, the author of Building Powerful Numeracy and host of the Math is FigurOutAble Podcast. A former secondary mathematics teacher, Pam is a K-12 mathematics education consultant, a T3 (Teachers Teaching with Technology) National Instructor, and a nationally known speaker. 

Pam discusses:

  • What is means for math to be “FigureOutAble”
  • How algorithms do (and do not) play a role in math classrooms
  • How to deal with pushback from teachers to cling to teaching algorithms first
  • A fun routine for teaching numeracy with ten partners and hundred partners

Connect with Pam:

  • Website - https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/
  • Math is FigureOutAble Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-is-figure-out-able-with-pam-harris/id1518815325
  • YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8CDrD-XCeQHzekywDKxreg
  • Instagram - @pamharris_math
  • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457333671628039
  • Twitter -  @pwharris

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

  • Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
  • Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
  • Playlist for Parents

Get Allison’s Books:

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