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Imagine you had a magic wand and could add an extra 30–40 minutes to the school day. How would you use it? Would you dedicate that time to Reading or to Math—and why? That’s the debate we dove into, with two teams facing off in this live debate, answering the big question: Should schools spend more time on Reading or on Math?

*This is a recording of a LIVE debate from the Hamilton County ESC Explore Mathematics Conference*

• You read more about the work of Carolyn Turner and her colleagues at the ODE Literacy Website 
• Feel free to reach out to Chris Irick via email: [email protected]
• You can find Dr. Lori Cargile at the Hamilton County ESC
• Follow Dr. Crystal Watson on all social media: @_CrystalMWatson, or email her at [email protected] 

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This is the seventh (and final) episode with our guests demonstrating various classroom debate routines. In this episode, we put everything together: using a discourse routine, modeling listening skills, and preparing both sides of a debate. Tune in as guest debaters Mike and Zak dive into a final example with us! 

• Follow Mike Flynn on social media: @mikeflynn55
• Follow Zak Champagne on social media: @zakchamp
• And check out the FlynnEducation website: flynneducation.com

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This is the sixth of seven episodes where our guests demonstrate various classroom debate routines. In this episode, we see another example of the routine where students have to prepare both sides of an argument ahead of time: a Point-Counterpoint Debate. Tune in as guest debaters Mike and Zak dive into an example of this!

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• Follow Zak Champagne on social media: @zakchamp
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This is the fifth of seven episodes where our guests demonstrate various classroom debate routines. In this example, we explore a routine where students have to prepare both sides of an argument ahead of time: a Point-Counterpoint Debate. Tune in as guest debaters Mike and Zak dive into an example of this!

• Follow Mike Flynn on social media: @mikeflynn55
• Follow Zak Champagne on social media: @zakchamp
• And check out the FlynnEducation website: flynneducation.com

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This is the fourth of seven episodes where our guests demonstrate various classroom debate routines. In this example, we dig further into the listening routine of Circle Debates. Tune in as guest debaters Mike and Zak dive into an example of this!

• Follow Mike Flynn on social media: @mikeflynn55
• Follow Zak Champagne on social media: @zakchamp
• And check out the FlynnEducation website: flynneducation.com

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This is the third of seven episodes where our guests demonstrate various classroom debate routines. In this example, we extend the routine from the previous episodes to really encourage listening. Tune in as guest debaters Mike and Zak dive into an example of this!

• Follow Mike Flynn on social media: @mikeflynn55
• Follow Zak Champagne on social media: @zakchamp
• And check out the FlynnEducation website: flynneducation.com

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This is the second of seven episodes where our guests demonstrate various classroom debate routines. Tune in to this very brief example, where guest debaters Mike and Zak dive into a more mathy example!

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• Follow Zak Champagne on social media: @zakchamp
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This is the first of seven episodes where our guests demonstrate various classroom debate routines. Tune in to this very brief debate on pizza, where guest debaters Mike and Zak dive into an example!

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Today we’re diving into one of the most talked-about—and often misunderstood—topics in math education: memorization vs from-memory thinking. At first glance, they might sound like the same thing. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll find a growing divide among educators, researchers, and even students. 

Should we be drilling multiplication tables and formulas until they’re automatic? Or should we be building understanding without having to “memorize” in the traditional sense? Listen in as Graham Fletcher shares his Hot Seat debate: From-memory learning is better than memorizing. 

• You can learn more about Graham and his activities on his website: gfletchy.com 
• Check out the Building Fact Fluency Kit 
• And Graham shard a Fluency Game here!

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Mathematics has often been considered a gateway to opportunity—but some people argue that, too often, it acts instead as a gatekeeper. But why is that? Is it really a barrier for our students’ future successes? And how much of a problem is this? In this episode, we dive deep into this discussion with Pamela Burdman from Just Equations. She will debate our Hot Seat resolution: Math is a Gatekeeper

• You can follow Just Equations on LinkedIn, BlueSky, and Instagram.
• You can read more on the Just Equations website (justequations.org).
• Pam mentioned the movie Counted Out (countedoutfilm.com).
• Read more about the Just Equations report on Math and College Admissions
• Explore Pam’s blog on rigor 

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