**This episode was recorded while Emily did a live baking demonstration, so you will hear some jingling spoons and kitchen noises in the background!  Enjoy!

Today, we are talking about baking and math with Emily from Pie Dreams. There are just so many ways we can teach our kids about math while preparing food... and it makes math fun! Get some tips on how to teach fractions, volume, weight and so much more in your kitchen.  

You can find Emily's baking videos on her YouTube channel, Pie Dreams: https://bit.ly/3m2CvW2

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Janice Scholl is a mom, a business coach, and the host of the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast! Using her background in commercial banking and consulting, Janice mentors women who want to keep their finances on track when they start a business. 

In this episode, we cover: 

• Advice for women thinking about starting their own business
• How to create an adaptable plan for the uncertain future 
• Values-based budgeting: what is it and how to do it
• Making plans based on a probability impact matrix
• Tips for career women facing uncertainty at work 

To learn more about Janice and to listen to her podcast, visit https://moneycareermotherhood.com/

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Today, we talk with Brent Monte, Co-Chair of the Math Department at Irvine Valley  College, PhD in Education, and marathon runner, about how to get math students engaged and motivated.

In this episode, Brent shares:

• How to create a classroom environment where students are comfortable asking questions
• How to create a team atmosphere in the classroom that increases student confidence and motivation 
• Life lessons learned in the classroom that parents can use at home
• Advice on how to recharge and create a work-life balance 
• How to have a "flipped classroom" online to increase student engagement

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Felicia Darling is a trailblazer in math education. The author of Teachin It! and the upcoming book The Ripple Effect, Felicia holds a PhD in Math Education from Stanford and is the first person in her family to go to college. 

With the pandemic still hanging over us, educators are faced with new challenges of engaging and retaining students online.  Felicia shares with us: 

• Ways to check that no students are left behind because they do not understand
• How to translate what works well in a class environment into an online platform 
• How to increase teacher-student interaction online
• How to ensure first-generation learners and students from differing socio-economic backgrounds feel included in the college classroom

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Felicia Darling is the author of two books:

• Teachin’ It! Breakout Moves that Breakdown Barriers for Community College Students 
• The Ripple Effect (Coming in 2021)

Visit her website https://feliciadarling.com/

You can watch the original live recording of this podcast episode on the Allison Loves Math Facebook page. 

Today's interview is for teachers who want to more effectively help their students thrive in an online classroom! 

Tim Van Norman, instructional technologist and co-host of the Higher Ed Tech Podcast, shares with us how:

• To use technology in higher education for both virtual and face-to-face classrooms
• To fit technology to the individual teacher and class
• He transitioned Irvine Valley College to virtual classrooms at the start of the pandemic
• To experiment with different tech tools and platforms using Tim's "Error and Trial" method

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You can Listen to The Higher Ed Tech Podcast click this link

http://thehigheredtechpodcast.com/

For IVC faculty, you can learn more about Canvas at 

https://training.ivc.edu/workshops/canvas-overview-43

If you'd like to contact Tim email: [email protected]  

 

Rachel Richards, the author of Money Honey and Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement, makes personal finance easy to understand and easy to implement!! 

A former personal financial advisor, Rachel created a system that allowed her to retire in her 20’s and live on passive income... and you can teach your kids to do the same! 

In this episode, Rachel shares: 

• How to get started on your journey to financial freedom 
• How anyone can find time in their schedule to start working on generating a passive income.
• Tips for teaching our kids about money and financial independence
• Why we can’t rely on job security alone to provide for our future 
• Her Top 4 favorite ways to save and create a passive income 

You can get Rachel's Passive Income Starter Kid at moneyhoneyrachel.com.

You can get Allison's FREE parent and teacher resources, including the 7 Secrets that Parents of Successful Math Students Know, at allisonlovesmath.com.

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If you are a parent, putting off your own personal creative endeavors because you're pressed for time, this episode is for you! 

Today, I interview Kent Sanders, author of The Artist's Suitcase, host of The Daily Writer Podcast, and professor at St. Louis Christian College.

This episode is all about the parallels between parenting, math, and creative endeavors. We learn fun hacks to help us survive parenting (which includes helping our kids with math) and make time for the personal projects that we keep putting off! 

In this episode, Kent shares 

• His journey to becoming an author and professor
• How he manages to incorporate learning into each day 
• Why he thinks you should consider starting a podcast 
• A simple way to protect your boundaries on social media
• And so much more 

You can learn more about Ken Sanders and his work here: https://www.kentsanders.net/start-here/ 

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Jo Ann Noyes is a pioneer! 

One of the early women's soccer coaches in Irvine, a former men’s soccer coach and an improv comedian, Jo Ann proves that math professors can be about so much more than math! 

In Jo Ann's interview, she shares: 

• What it was like to be the only female in a math class 
• How her improv classes help her to teach math
• How being a pioneer for women in math parallels being a pioneer for women in soccer
• Tips on how to make math fun and incorporate it into everyday life for kids

Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an interview!   Don't miss my FREE parent and teacher resources, including the 7 Secrets that Parents of Successful Math Students Know, at allisonlovesmath.com.

Teachers, what would it feel like to be able to exponentially grow your success, while lowering your stress and anxiety... and teach your students to do the same?

  In Episode #4 of the Allison Loves Math Podcast, A Morning Routine to Crush Teacher Burnout, I interview Honoree Corder, author of 53 books and co-author of The Miracle Morning for Teachers.   In this episode:   We break down the morning habits that the most successful people in the world use each day to be at the top of their game and we talk about how these habits can help teachers, students and parents.   We talk about The Miracle Morning for Teachers, which breaks down into 6 steps called the Life S.A.V.E.R.S. - Silence, Affirmations, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, Scribing.   This episode takes a deep dive into how to, in a year that is out of control, take back the school year and teach our children how to face challenges!   Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an episode!   Don't miss my FREE parent and teacher resources, including the 7 Secrets that Parents of Successful Math Students Know at AllisonLovesMath.com

"What colleges don't want is to accept a student who is not going to thrive on their campus." - Mike Bergin

In Episode #3 of the Allison Loves Math Podcast, I get to speak with Mike Bergin, Founder of Chariot Learning and co-host of the Tests and the Rest Podcast. Mike and his team coach kids in SAT and ACT preparation helping them build academic skills and get into the colleges of their dreams. 

In this episode, I talk with Mike about:

• The best time of year for your kids to prepare and take the SATs
• The "extras" you need to think about and implement to get a shot at your dream school 
• Different ways to decrease student anxiety about taking exams 
• Why standardized tests are important

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