Allison Loves Math Podcast

Allison Dillard
Allison Loves Math Podcast

In the Allison Loves Math Podcast, host Allison Dillard invites you along on her journey to learn about how we, as parents and teachers, can best help our children and students to succeed in math and challenges in general. In each episode, Allison interviews a math, education or parenting experts to learn their best strategies for teaching students to love math, for making math easier and less stressful for parents, and for setting the next generation up for long-term success in math, STEM, school and life.

  1. 25/01/2023

    Math is FigureOutAble with Pam Harris

    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 Listen & Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts  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: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22 Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard And other online retailers

    23 min
  2. 03/01/2023

    Radical Math Talk with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

    “Sometimes the strongest math learners are the ones who are the slowest processors. They just need a little bit more time to think through certain concepts. So we have to reframe our understanding of what it means to be strong in math.” - Kwame Sarfo-Mensah Today, Allison interviews Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, the author of Shaping the Teacher Identity: 8 Lessons That Will Help Define the Teacher in You and From Inaction to 'In Action': Creating a New Normal for Urban Educators. A 15-year veteran urban educator, the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, LLC, and a proud graduate of Temple University, Kwame holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education.  He was honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. for his unwavering commitment to the advancement of the teacher profession.   Kwame discusses: The origins of the Radical Math Talk Podcast The problems with empasizing speed, pacing, and high-stakes testing How learning math is like learning a new language It’s okay to let older students use manipulatives Redefining what it means to  be good at math The benefits of Howie Hua videos Creating a sense of belonging in math class Connect with Kwame: Website - https://www.identitytalk4educators.com Identity Talk 4 Educators LIVE Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/identity-talk-4-educators-live/id1509599570 Radical Math Talk Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/radical-math-talk/id1592658139  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mP1u2wPVb4UAuct9cM_Yw  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kwam_the_identity_shaper Twitter -  https://twitter.com/identityshaper LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwame-sarfo-mensah-76142482/    Patreon - Kwame Sarfo-Mensah is creating multimedia content and ABAR community spaces for educators | Patreon 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: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22 Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard And other online retailers

    17 min
  3. 19/12/2022

    Using Measurement, Data and Geometry as Anchors in Elementary Math with Marianne Strayton

    Can you solve it algebraically, arithmetically, and geometrically? - Marianne Strayton  Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts  Today, Marianne Strayton, President of AMT New York State, talks about using engaging, real-world contexts as anchors to learning math.  She shares how to start the year with measurement, data, and geometry standards and use them as powerful catalysts to teach the rest of the year’s curriculum. Dr. Marianne Strayton, President of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State, is a full-time K-5 Math Interventionist in the Clarkstown Central School District in New York and a part-time senior curriculum developer for Eureka Math. Her master's degree centered around elementary STEM education and her doctoral work focused on overarching curriculum and teaching principles. She has become one of the authors of the Math MileMarkers children's book series and has published articles in NCTM and ASCD publications. Connect with Marianne on Twitter: @MSeducateEdD 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: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22 Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard And other online retailers

    17 min
  4. 05/12/2022

    Creating a Ruthlessly Equitable Math Class with Ken Williams

    Excellent and equity are the same thing. There are factors that advance the work of equity and we want to be ruthless about doing more of that. - Ken Williams   Listen & Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts    In today’s interview, Ken Williams shares how we can apply strategies from his book. Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students, to our math class. From the mindset shift ‘start with the crown’ to dismantling ability groups, Ken will help you improve your math class to maximize learning for every student. Ken Williams is a husband, father, nationally-recognized trainer, speaker, coach and consultant in leadership and school culture, and the author of Ruthless Equity. A practitioner for nearly three decades, Ken led the improvement efforts at two schools by leveraging the Professional Learning Communities at Work process. To learn more about Ken’s work, follow Ken on Twitter at @unfoldthesoul or visit Unfold The Soul online at www.unfoldthesoul.com   Connect with Ken: www.unfoldthesoul.com  877-6UNFOLD  ken@unfoldthesoul.com Twitter: @unfoldthesoul Facebook: Unfold The Soul Instagram: @unfoldthesoul   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: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22 Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard And other online retailers

    17 min

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In the Allison Loves Math Podcast, host Allison Dillard invites you along on her journey to learn about how we, as parents and teachers, can best help our children and students to succeed in math and challenges in general. In each episode, Allison interviews a math, education or parenting experts to learn their best strategies for teaching students to love math, for making math easier and less stressful for parents, and for setting the next generation up for long-term success in math, STEM, school and life.

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