We're so excited to celebrate our 200th episode with you! In this episode Pam and Kim change up their intro and discuss how the things they've learned continue to shape how they spread the Math is FigureOutAble movement today.
Talking Points:
200 Episodes!!!

• Is the math mathing?
• Pam, a former mimicker
• Perspectives versus distortions
• Kim, a reasoner who can now share her thinking
• Algorithms are amazing historical feats, but not good teaching tools!
• The reason for math class

Check out our social media
Twitter: @PWHarris
Instagram: Pam Harris_math
Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on April 10, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!

Real math is never fun and cute, or is it? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss a cartoon they've fallen in love with that builds number sense intuitively and entertainingly.
Talking Points:

• What is Numberblocks? What makes it stand our?
• Different representations of numbers
• Squares
• Doubling
• Math symbols
• Odd and even
• Who is Numberblocks for?

Check out our social media
Twitter: @PWHarris
Instagram: Pam Harris_math
Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on April 3, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!

 What can schools use to create a shared vision for math instruction? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the New York Department of Education's Look Fors for School-Wide Mathematics Teaching and Learning.
Talking Points

• Who is this Look For for?
• Specifics for equity around scheduling teachers with an eye on content knowledge and pedagogy
• Making space for observing, sharing, and discussing teaching practices that engage students with challenging mathematics
• Share the school's vision throughout all parent communication and events
• The importance of shared vision about pathways for students to have access to high quality math

Find the Look Fors here:
For Students
For Teachers
For Schools

Check out our social media
Twitter: @PWHarris
Instagram: Pam Harris_math
Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 27, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!

What conversations can teachers and coaches have about improving instruction in the classroom? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the Look Fors for Teachers provided by the New York Department of Education.
Talking Points:

• Coaching requires more than observation or modeling a lesson
• Avoid analysis paralysis 
• Coaching through conversation
• How to inform your in-the-moment decisions
• Maintain students' opportunities to develop their own ideas and understandings
• Creating a shared vision

Find the Look Fors here:
For Students: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1spWxDFP_FRVGFkNmWAjGxKnDscGSctYD/view
For Teachers:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1zZI4Y1MLr1DzSwtm_EK3KDC6Re3L62zn

Check out our social media
Twitter: @PWHarris
Instagram: Pam Harris_math
Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 20, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!

What goals do you have for your classroom? How do you measure your success? How to plan to achieve those goals? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss New York City's Look Fors for Students and how they can help us focus on the changes we want to see in our classrooms.
Talking Points:

• Kim and Pam have different styles and personalities as the approach planning a lesson or session
• Taking time to think deeply about a lesson
• New York City's Look Fors
• Kim and Pam highlight a Look For
• To avoid burnout, innovate in bursts

Find the Look Fors for Students here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1spWxDFP_FRVGFkNmWAjGxKnDscGSctYD/view

Find other resources from New York City here: https://sites.google.com/view/nyc-math-resources/home

Check out our social media
Twitter: @PWHarris
Instagram: Pam Harris_math
Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 13, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!