In today's episode I talk to Emily Jenkins, who teacher kindergarten in Illinois. It's a pleasure to hear how the thinking classroom is making a difference in the lives of her young mathematicians. It's inspiring to hear her story. Enjoy.

Build Math Minds

Steve Wyborney

Numberless Word Problems

Mike Flynn

Responsive Classroom

Small Changes, Big Steps

In this episode, I share some thoughts with the help of Vanessa Vakharia and her book, Math Therapy.

Math Therapy

The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher

Math survey

Math Museum

What is math?

Where's the math?

In this episode, I share a beautiful excerpt from Rachel Lambert's Rethinking Disability and Mathematics and how it applies to the important work of the thinking classroom.

Rethinking Disability and Mathematics

In this episode, I unpack a favorite quote of mine from Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You’d Had by Tracy Zager.

Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You’d Had

In this episode, I get to glean so many beautiful nuggets from Kristen Acosta. She's a sixth-grade teacher in California and is also a beautiful creator of many free resources for elementary teachers. You will definitely want to check her out!

Kristen's site

Which One Doesn't Belong

Number Talks

Graham Fletcher

Obvious to You, Amazing to Others video

In this episode, I talk with Megan Madlem. She is a kindergarten teacher in Indiana. I find it especially intriguing to peek into the world of teachers who are building thinking classrooms with our youngest learners. They are impressive pioneers and deserve a huge applause. No doubt you'll see what I mean when you listen in.

Graham Fletcher 3 Act Tasks

Steve Wyborney's Site

Kristen Acosta's Site

Tammy's task document

The Anxious Generation

In this episode, I talk (and laugh) with James Myklebust-Hampshire who teaches fifth grade in Norway. He's also the generous genius behind Sembl, which is a tool that math teachers need in their back pocket. I hope you go check it out. I'm sure James would love to have you as part of his math community.

Sembl

Pam Harris

Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, Grades K-5

Wipebooks

The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher

Think Thank Thunk

In today's episode, I talk to Kristin Parmenter. She teaches fourth grade in Florida. It's a joy to chat with someone who has found such joy in her new thinking classroom. She's one to watch!

In this episode, Ashley Smith, a first-grade teacher in South Carolina, and I talk about what worked in our thinking classrooms in 2024. I hope you enjoy our time traveling conversation. Enjoy!

Emily P. Freeman

Ashley's first episode

Ann Elise's episode

Kim Rimbey's episode

What Worked in 2023 episode

Amy Chang's episode

Christina Tondevold: Strategies vs. Models

Pam Harris: Strategies vs. Models

Numicon Shapes

Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, K-5

In this episode, I had a lovely chat with Lindsay Watts, who teaches second grade in California. She's in the early stages of her thinking classroom and is open, honest, and reflective about her journey in a way that is sure to inspire others who are in a similar position. I'm looking forward to you all listening in.

The Mathematics Playbook