Math on the Rocks

In this rebroadcast of our Inspiring Math Minds webinar Richard Sgroi teaches us the algebra and finance connection and how we can use real world, real math, and real interest to engage our students. This is NOT consumer math. Teaching Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications is a life-long learning tool that all students should have access to. We need to think deeply about recognizing that learning about FINANCE has the power to empower our students. 

This episode gave the MOtR crew lots to explore!

Richard's website:  http://financialalgebra.com 

Get his slides here: https://www.financialalgebra.com/resources

Richard's email:  [email protected] 

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✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

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✚  Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

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     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

Our most controversial episode yet! Ki Karou, an EdTech product director, brings in the heat with some strong opinions…and then he defends them like heck. Listen to the audience; they had a hard time PRETENDING to be skeptical. Ki skillfully gets us thinking deeply about the role of language in learning mathematics. His ideas will grab your attention and keep you thinking for a long time.

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✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

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     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

✚  Spotify (video & audio):  

     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

In this LIVE episode, our guests Suzanne Huerta and Stephanie Williamson drop some major bombs of wisdom that sparks the audience into sharing points of skepticism. Huerta and Williamson share their profound beliefs that every student is capable of learning meaningful mathematics. All students deserve access to grade-level mathematics content and the standards of mathematical practices. Listen to the skeptics in the audience!

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

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SUBSCRIBE!

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     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

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     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

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     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

Yeah…yeah…we had some technical difficulties as is typical with our Math On the Rocks vibe. But don't let that stop you from enjoying this live episode from Palm Springs. Dr. Brian Buckhalter, affectionately known as Dr. Buck, is the President of NCSM, the premier mathematics education leadership organization. Dr Buck shares his vision of math education that focuses on more than just speed and rote memorization and instead incorporates problem solving and sense making. Listen to the skeptics in the audience!

Dr Buckhalter's website:

https://sites.google.com/view/buckwildaboutmath/home

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

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     https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew 

SUBSCRIBE!

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     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

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✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

In this rebroadcast of our Inspiring Math Minds webinar Rebecca Lewis shares a TON of resources for supporting implementation of the California Mathematics Framework in your community. She highlights the framework as the GPS and high-quality instructional materials as our fuel. Rebecca shares an incredible number of resources to explore! Make sure you explore her website of resources. See the links below…

Introductory video to Framework

https://youtu.be/TcQCi0Vor4M?si=3jnV5Uu6oET1hOt0

Link to CA Math Resources Site 

http://bit.ly/CAmathresources 

CA Math Framework

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

✚  Become a member of the California Math Council:

     https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew 

SUBSCRIBE!

✚  YouTube (video & audio):

     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

✚  Spotify (video & audio):  

     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

In this rebroadcast of our Inspiring Math Minds webinar Peg Cagle shares her wisdom that we should stop looking for answers in math class! Yup…you read that correctly…math class would be a better experience if we give students the answers and let students focus on deep thinking instead. Peg recorded this from her classroom because she is a REAL teacher with REAL advice for REAL teachers in their classrooms.

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

✚  Become a member of the California Math Council:

     https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew 

SUBSCRIBE!

✚  YouTube (video & audio):

     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

✚  Spotify (video & audio):  

     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

While Cole, Scott, and I are getting ready for our live episodes coming up in Palm Springs, we decided to record a special episode with our good friend Katie Koehn. Katie has a great story to tell about how she approaches mathematics instructional coaching with her teachers. She calls it Collaborative Lesson Design. CLD has a very specific set of agenda items, yet it also magically flexes to meet the unique needs of the teachers Katie is working with.

The Collaborative Lesson Design Agenda:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImtqBOYj1lV8w0Fkk8OX6MJVYKL6E1U5MS_YFjG7CB0/edit?tab=t.0

A detailed look at the Collaborative Lesson Design protocol:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIlPGVO6RAEUrOwtJ0QV3bzygsq3UaUWnn-B4qbdTg0/edit?usp=sharing

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   

✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

✚  Become a member of the California Math Council:

     https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew 

SUBSCRIBE!

✚  YouTube (video & audio):

     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

✚  Spotify (video & audio):  

     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

In this special episode of Math On the Rocks, we rebroadcast an Inspiring Minds webinar. This time our guest is Chris Shore…amongst many other things, he is the author of Clothesline Math. Learn what Clothesline Math is and how to use it in your classroom!

​​⁠https://clotheslinemath.com/⁠

Get the book here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Clothesline-Math-Master-Number-Sense/dp/1493885146/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524793979&sr=8-1&keywords=clothesline+math⁠

Here is our flyer for the CMC Central Symposium on March 13 and 14, 2026:

⁠https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RN0DhfS-QXUDzbQw50d4t2XEIekLc9eQt--QUgL1i-8/export/pdf⁠

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:

      ⁠https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference⁠   

✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:

      ⁠https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar⁠   

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      ⁠https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium⁠   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     ⁠https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series⁠ 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     ⁠https://www.cmcmath.org/⁠ 

✚  Become a member of the California Math Council:

     ⁠https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew⁠ 

SUBSCRIBE!

✚  YouTube (video & audio):

     ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f⁠ 

✚  Spotify (video & audio):  

     ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a⁠ 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089⁠  

In this special episode of Math On the Rocks, we rebroadcast an Inspiring Minds webinar. This time our guest is Chris Shore…amongst many other things, he is the author of Clothesline Math. Learn what Clothesline Math is and how to use it in your classroom!

​​https://clotheslinemath.com/

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Clothesline-Math-Master-Number-Sense/dp/1493885146/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524793979&sr=8-1&keywords=clothesline+math

Here is our flyer for the CMC Central Symposium on March 13 and 14, 2026:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RN0DhfS-QXUDzbQw50d4t2XEIekLc9eQt--QUgL1i-8/export/pdf

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   

✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

✚  Become a member of the California Math Council:

     https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew 

SUBSCRIBE!

✚  YouTube (video & audio):

     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

✚  Spotify (video & audio):  

     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

Scott and Duane finally get a chance to catch up with each other about the math education going on in our areas. We also talk about how important it is for teachers to form informal systems of support to grow professionally and stay in the education business. Then we spend most of our time talking about the importance of providing pedagogical variety for our students. This leads to a promise that we will do a series of episodes about the Teaching Through Problem Solving style of math teaching.

Here is our flyer for the CMC Central Symposium on March 13 and 14, 2026:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RN0DhfS-QXUDzbQw50d4t2XEIekLc9eQt--QUgL1i-8/export/pdf

Youcubed: A short article about pedagogical variety

https://www.youcubed.org/resources/the-importance-of-pedagogical-variety/

Teaching Through Problem-Solving blog posts by Duane:

•  https://theothermath.com/index.php/2024/05/16/teaching-through-problem-solving/

• https://theothermath.com/index.php/2025/08/26/observing-a-teaching-through-problem-solving-lesson/

Join us in this conversation. Email any of the boys directly…

Cole:  [email protected]

Duane: [email protected]

Scott: [email protected] 

P-2 RESOURCES…

✚  P-2 Conferences coming to an area near youhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G8ea6dpe7b1VkrP6r28047WTWjIquLzbAFzYyP-wQ5M/edit?usp=sharing 

Textbook Adoption RESOURCES…

✚  A comprehensive list of all submitted textbooks…adopted and NOT adoptedhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WALUohkIpD0RZNlGf1eiaOl2a4-0xJs6gFjk7HyRsNA/edit?usp=sharing

✚  Textbook adoption guidancehttps://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1A49lTbrsjczTr8AmAJXoIbw8kuZZFaAlu_z4yIPT_Jo/edit?usp=sharing

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   

✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   

✚  CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚  Join us in our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series 

✚  Visit the California Math Council website:

     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 

✚  Become a member of the California Math Council:

     https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew 

SUBSCRIBE!

✚  YouTube (video & audio):

     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f 

✚  Spotify (video & audio):  

     https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a 

✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):  

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089