308 episodes
Math is Figure-Out-Able! Pam Harris, Kim Montague
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4.9 • 220 Ratings
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Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what? Join them for ~15-30 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics education and give actionable items to help teachers teach math that is Figure-Out-Able. See www.MathisFigureOutAble.com for more great resources!
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#MathStratChat - July 24, 2024
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 24, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all ...
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Ep 214: Making Progress - Your Teacher Moves
You've worked hard to build your numeracy and already own the strategies and models for your operation that you're working on. What's next? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss Teacher Moves, the fourth stage on the Success Map.Talking Points:Differentiate for teachers' needs like they differentiate for studentsGreat teacher moves are only helpful when there's great math conversations happeningModel teacher moves in professional developmentUsing a private signal Using a neutral respo...
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#MathStratChat - July 17, 2024
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 17, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all ...
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Ep 213: Making Progress - Representing Your Students' Thinking
Ready to chat about the next layer of the Success Map? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss using your understanding of the relationships to represent student thinking.Talking Points:The stages layer and build on each other Different stages for different areas of math you are working onUse your own understanding of relationships to choose the best model to represent relationshipsProblem String vs Problem Talk, with purposeLearn to listen to, elicit, and represent thinking at every o...
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#MathStratChat - July 10, 2024
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 10, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all ...
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Ep 212: Making Progress - Modeling Your Strategies
What's next on the landscape for teachers after they've built their own math understanding in a particular area? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss math for teaching, the next layer on the Success Map that teachers should consider as they are learning how to make math more figure-out-able for themselves and their students.Talking Points:Math for teaching is different body of math than the math anyone doesUnderstanding and naming the major strategies and models for each operationJudiciously u...
Customer Reviews
Life Changing for Teachers AND Kids
30 years ago, I hung an 8 x 2‘ sign in my first classroom that merely stated “THINK”. And then I proceeded to teach my kids to mimic. Following this podcast has opened my eyes to the surface level of understanding I have been chasing all these years. This past year I have listened to Pam and Kim, sometimes four times, before recreating the same problem string in my classroom. And my 4th graders have blown me away - and literally outperformed me in their developing intuitive sense of numeracy. I am so grateful for the power this gifts my students, and even more grateful that the problem strings can now be purchased in a book! I will continue to listen for the insight and encouragement to teach counter the rote-algorithm-culture, but can drive safely without jotting things down!!
Learning with Friends
I love listening to this podcast and learning about math and teaching from Pam and Kim. The hosts keep the conversation informal and they both bring different perspectives while sharing their common believe that “math is figurable”. This podcast is professional development in my car and it has helped me improve my own math skills and my teaching.
Thank you
I enjoy listening to your podcasts each week and thinking about how I can encourage my students to be better math thinkers. Thank you for sharing your ideas with all your listeners.