Phil Daro joins us for another episode that Cole and Duane recorded live at the California Math Council South Conference in Palm Spring in November 2024. Phil is one of the authors of the Common Core Mathematics Standards. He was Duane's boss and mentor 20 years ago at eh National Council on Education and the Economy and is one of the most thought-provoking mathematics educators in the nation. Enjoy this episode.

RESOURCES…

SERP

https://serpmedia.org/daro-talks/ 

Branching Out: Designing High School Math Pathways for Equity

https://justequations.org/resource/branching-out-designing-high-school-math-pathways-for-equity 

Math Milestones

https://www.mathmilestones.org/ 

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Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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Steve Leinwand joins us to share his passionate belief that the traditional Algebra II curriculum (heck...all of high school math) often includes unnecessary repetition and outdated content, advocating for a more focused and relevant approach to the material that builds upon strong foundational algebra skills learned in earlier grades, emphasizing real-world applications and deeper conceptual understanding rather than rote memorization. Steve holds no punches!

RESOURCES…

High School Mathematics Reimagined, Revitalized, and Relevant

https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/High-School-Mathematics-Reimagined,-Revitalized,-and-Relevant/

Invigorating High School Math

Principles for the Design of Mathematics Curricula and MLRs

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⦿ 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

Yolande Beckles was our guest for a live recording at the CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 2024. Her energy and passion are absolutely infectious!  In this episode she shares a vision of a "classroom that represents me". Amazing.

RESOURCES…

Principles for the Design of Mathematics Curricula and MLRs

https://ul.stanford.edu/resource/principles-design-mathematics-curricula-and-mlrs

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Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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What a gift the Math on the Rocks community received! Deborah Crayton was referred to us from a friend of a friend of a friend. The math community really stepped up! Deborah knocked our socks off with her take on how to build community by inspiring curiosity. Of course, this doesn't happen without some deliberate moves on the part of the teacher. Deborah shares those moves! 

RESOURCES…

Principles for the Design of Mathematics Curricula and MLRs

https://ul.stanford.edu/resource/principles-design-mathematics-curricula-and-mlrs

Register for our conferences:

Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

Learn about future webinars here:

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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Cathy Williams was our guest for a live recording at the CMC South Conference in Palm Springs. She brings the heat regarding modernizing what good mathematics and mathematics instruction should look like. What should math class in the 21st century look like and how should we support teachers make the transition?

RESOURCES…

Register for our conferences:

Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

Learn about future webinars here:

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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Hilda shows why she is a leader in California on equity and access in mathematics. In this episode, Hilda shares how to value and identify our students' knowledge and skills that exist outside the classroom. And then she shares how to use that information to plan relevant mathematics that students can connect to and build strong math identities.

RESOURCES…

Hilda's slides:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hA8aVzxjFqi4RaibltgTuSphWDxDopVmfuwYmv7W3WE/edit?usp=sharing 

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Register for CMC North Conference in Asilomar, December 6-8, 2024: https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar 

Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

Learn about future webinars here:

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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Duane and Scott get together to bounce around ideas for how to get students more engaged in math class. Sheesh…we came up with sooooo many ideas.

BTW - hang tight! Duane is still editing the live episodes from CMC South conference.

Read Chapter 2 of the 2023 California Mathematics Framework to learn more about the Three Dimensions of Systemic Change: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ 

RESOURCES…

Relationships:  https://docs.rwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=sed_thesis 

Teacher Enthusiasm:  https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/b9ed2d5d-en.pdf 

Three Dimensions of Systemic Change:  https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ 

Universal Design for Learning  (UDL):  https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1026883.pdf 

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Register for CMC North Conference in Asilomar, December 6-8, 2024: https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar 

Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

Learn about future webinars here:

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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Duane and Cole get together in a room to prepare for the SEVEN live sessions we will be doing at CMC-Couth Conference in Palm Springs. We finally announce the seven guests who will be joining us. We spend most of our conversation discussing the newly released 2023 CAASPP scores and share what we are doing to get districts back to pre-pandemic achievement levels. Listen to this podcast to hear what we are doing to raise scores.

Read Chapter 2 of the 2023 California Mathematics Framework to learn more about the Three Dimensions of Systemic Change: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ 

RESOURCES…

CAASPP results:  https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/

Intervention based on Acceleration rather than Remediation:  https://about.zearn.org/insights/publications-learning-acceleration 

Register for CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7-9, 2024:  https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference

Register for CMC North Conference in Asilomar, December 6-8, 2024: https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar 

Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

Learn about future webinars here:

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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In this episode we replay the webinar we recently hosted with the remarkable Dr Kyndall Brown. Kyndall is currently the executive director of the California Mathematics Project. In addition to presenting at local, state, and national conferences on mathematics education, Kyndall also writes articles for mathematics education publications. His research focuses on the impact of culture and identity on the ways that African-American males learn mathematics. He is the co-author of the book Choosing To See: A Framework For Equity In The Math Classroom.  

RESOURCES…

Register for CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7-9, 2024:  https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference

Register for CMC North Conference in Asilomar, December 6-8, 2024: https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar 

Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

Learn about future webinars here:

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

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Duane and Cole talk about how to work with the teacher next door to you who might be very skeptical of the kind of teaching CMC, NCTM, and the California Mathematics Framework would like to see in the classroom.

RESOURCES…

Register for CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7-9, 2024:  https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference

Register for CMC North Conference in Asilomar, December 6-8, 2024: https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar 

Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium 

Learn about future webinars here:

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

As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

SUBSCRIBE!