Little Minds Big Thinkers

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

In this episode, I get to talk to two lovely little people who are so thoughtful about their answers to my questions. I loved this conversation. I hope you do too.

In this episode, I talk to Alison Fox Mazzola. She's a math coach in California. We talk about NCTM's Effective Teaching Practices, zooming in on two of them and how they play out in the thinking classroom. This is an important conversation. I'm so glad you're listening.

Alison's site

Alison's Instagram

Effective Teaching Practice #3 Model

Principles to Actions

NCTM's Effective Teaching Practices

Episode 11 with Alison

Tammy's planning tool

The Five Practices in Practice

Mastering Math Manipulatives

In today's episode, I talk to two young mathematicians who know what they're talking about, and they're pretty sweet too. Enjoy!

In this episode, I chat with Nova Katz. She's a math coach in London and shares a buffet of pedagogically beautiful thoughts about being in the thinking classroom and welcoming others in too. Please listen. This is good stuff.

BTC Seattle Conference

In this episode, Melisa McCain and Mandy Ramey, both instructional coaches from Indiana, talk about some of the brilliant things they learned while watching Peter in classrooms. There's so much goodness in this chat. Stop what you're doing and listen in.

Keep Indian Learning

Numicon

Seattle BTC Conference

In this episode, I chat with Stacey Hoch. She teaches a math specials class at her elementary classroom in Pennsylvania. It's interesting to hear how she integrates the thinking classroom into this work. Enjoy!

Kristen Acosta 3 Act Tasks

Graham Fletcher 3 Act Tasks

Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, Grades K-5

In this episode, I talk with Shannon Burns. She teaches kindergarten in Oklahoma. It's fun to get a peek into her thinking classroom. Little minds are big thinkers too.

In this episode, I talk to Darren Scott. He teaches grade one at an international school in Beijing, China. This is my very first international conversation, and it was a pleasure to have it with Darren.

The Unfinished and Imperfect Math Teacher

Tammy's rubric folder