Guest Bio - 

Chase Orton spent 12 years teaching both in private residential and public schools. He has been a basketball coach, outdoor educator, wilderness instructor and taught classes like Math, The Physics of Mountain Biking, and many more. He has over ten years’ experience as an independent consultant and is passionate about making classrooms more fulfilling for both students and teachers. He believes in investing in a teacher-centered, teacher-driven style of PD and has recently authored a new book entitled The Imperfect and Unfinished Teacher of Mathematics: A Journey to Reclaim Our Professional Growth which will come out February 2022.

 

Episode Summary - 

Today Chase and Natalie talk about math stories and how we can make more equitable and successful math classrooms. 

 

Timestamps - 

Stranded at the Staples Center - 2:33

Healing cultural relationships with math - 7:20

The goal of an unfinished math story - 9:08

Chase’s practical advice for equity and success - 12:12

Considering math stories - 15:50

Accountability for math stories - 17:18

Math teachers are capable of supporting one another in PD - 24:14

Un-grading and student self-assessment - 28:05

Building a common vision of equity in math class - 34:25

Identity and agency as primary drivers - 38:37

Calibrating our measures to our values - 41:06

Seeing class from students’ perspective - 41:49

Benefits of the apprenticeship model - 43:01

Equity isn’t a checklist - 43:44

Chase throws a curveball for the favorite teacher question - 47:10

 

Resources - 

Chase's Undercover Calculus Website 

Peter Liljedahl’s Website and Book Building Thinking Classrooms

Freebie - 4 Strategies for Nourishing Math Stories in Your Classroom