In this episode Ryan Flessner and I are reviewing Day 2 of NCSM 2024 in Chicago. It was another great day of learning, collaborating, and growing as leaders! Continued thanks to @mathedleaders for putting together a great conference and thanks to all the speakers for doing such an incredible job to provide opportunities for us to learn!

@MagmaMathLeslie 

@thestrokeofluck 

@lynseymathed  

@marriamath  

@Gladwell 

@jennalaib   

@mccainm

@pamseda1

@pgliljedahl

In this episode Ryan Flessner and I are reviewing Day 1 of NCSM 2024 in Chicago. Long story short, we had a really great day of learning and our heads are spinning! Thanks to @mathedleaders for putting together a great conference and thanks to all the speakers for doing such an incredible job to provide opportunities for us to learn!

@MagmaMathLeslie 

@magmamath     

@mathematize4all 

@LieslMcconchie

@TammyMcMorrow 

@IndianaCTM 

#AprilTaylor

#CourtneyLamb

#DeneaCzapla

#ErinMcClure

@Debpeart1 

@dionnedance 

@bscribb 

@pwharris 

@mathedleaders 

@Denise_EdTrust

@CFLM_math

@tkanold

This episode was recorded in JANUARY. I have many excuses for why it's delayed, but none of them are acceptable. It's still a great episode with tons of wisdom from Kristen Acosta, and I can't wait for you to listen!

In this episode, I get to talk to Kristen Acosta - someone whose resources I’ve been using for quite some time and a website I always send educators to for various resources. Over the course of the past 25 years, Kristen has taught grades TK - 8, worked as a district math coach, and loves supporting other teachers. She has published many articles and been featured on several podcasts including Learning Through Math and Debate Math (two of my favorites). Kristen is a wealth of resources, and this episode is absolutely loaded with all kinds of words of wisdom and ideas that at one point literally left me speechless. I have followed her forever and one of my favorite posts came in late November where she was complimentary of the Indiana skies (linked here). She was also one of @ryanflessner’s top 10 Math Moments in 2023, and that’s how this whole episode came to be. 

Kristen wrote her book "Hanging Math Out to Dry with Elementary Clothesline Math" while fighting cancer and going through chemotherapy. For a variety of reasons, I was significantly moved by this fact, and from here on out, Kristen will be held up as someone I think about when my motivation is low or I feel like I just can’t do it anymore. This woman is incredible and you need to know her better!

Definitely grab something to take notes with as you listen. I promise you’ll learn something new!