Teaching Math Teaching Podcast

Learning to teach better with Dr. David Coffey & Dr. Kathryn Coffey. Kathy has recently retired as an elementary mathematics specialist, and Dave is a professor of mathematics at Grand Valley State University. They share insights from design-based thinking on planning and teaching, and talk with us about their new book, Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics.

Show notes:

Design Thinking at Grand Valley

Math Ed podcast: David Coffey and Kathryn Coffey - Designing Math Adventures

Teaching Like Ted Lasso Podcast Series

Teaching in Tanzania Podcast Series

Monty Python Italian Lesson Skit

Mathematics Teacher Educator podcast

Special Guests: David Coffey and Kathryn Coffey.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kate Johnson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Brigham Young University, as we discuss her experiences and advice as a mathematics teacher educator, as an associate editor of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal, and as a co-author of the article, Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education in the Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies journal.

Links from the episode

Johnson, K. R., Hadley, H. L., Schoonbeck, A., & Benson, S. E. (2024) Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714413.2024.2388913

Johnson, K. R., Holdaway, E., & Ross, A. S. (2021). “We are children of God”: White Christian teachers discussing racism. Linguistics and Education, 64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2021.100936

Johnson, K. R. (2016). Enduring positions: Religious identity in discussions about critical mathematics education. Religion and Education, 43(2), 230-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/15507394.2016.1147916

Johnson, K. R. (accepted for 2024). The road to find: Poetry as a tool for developing a productive community. In C. Koestler & E. Thanheiser (Eds.), Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

Johnson, K. R. (2016). Reconceptualizing “activism”: Developing a socially conscious practice with prospective White mathematics teachers. In N. M. Joseph, C. M. Haynes, & F. Cobb (Eds.), Interrogating Whiteness and Relinquishing Power: White Faculty’s Commitment to Racial Consciousness in STEM Classrooms (pp. 171-187). Peter Lang Publishing.

Special Call from the MTE Journal for Supporting Teachers to Engage Traditionally Marginalized Learners. Due 10/15/24

Mathematics Teacher Educator Commentaries to help authors of MTE manuscripts

6(1), Sept 2017 which talks about articulating of a problem of practice; https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteaceduc.6.1.0003

6(2), March 2018 which describes the relationship between claims and evidence in MTE https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteaceduc.6.2.0004

11(3), June 2023 on positionality in your pedagogy and writing for MTE: https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2023.0007

Mathematics Teacher Educator podcast

Special Guest: Kate Johnson.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Katey Arrington, Director of Systemic Transformation at The University of Texas at Austin, Charles A. Dana Center, and the President of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership. Listen as she shares her experience and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and her path toward approaching the systemic transformation of mathematics education from her time as an undergraduate to her roles at the Dana Center and the president of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership.

Links from the episode

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guest: Katey Arrington.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Hyejin Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Drake University, Dr. Travis Weiland, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, Dr. Samantha Marshall, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, and Dr. Eunhye Flavin, Assistant Professor at Stonehill College, as they share their experience and expertise as mathematics teacher educators and share their work on the AMTE Research Committee, more specifically the AMTE Dissertation Award, and the importance of getting involved and helping others get involved in organizational leadership!

Links from the epsode

Flavin, E., & Suh, J. (2024). Centering Empathy in a Mathematics Classroom. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 117(5), 361-370. Retrieved May 22, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2023.0246

Marshall, S. A., McClain, J. B., & McBride, A. (2023). Reframing translanguaging practices to shift mathematics teachers’ language ideologies. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2023.2178683

AMTE Early Career BIPOC Mentoring Program

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guests: Eunhye Flavin, Hyejin Park, Samantha Marshall, and Travis Weiland.

Learning to teach math teachers with Dr. Barbara King, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at Florida International University, Dr. Siddhi Desai, Assistant Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dr. Justin Burris, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston, and Sheila Orr, a Doctoral Candidate in Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education at Michigan State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and share their work on the AMTE Equity Committee, which includes the Equity Book Club, how their study on AMTE Conference presentations led to changes in the proposal system and conference format, and finally, they share the importance of getting involved and helping others have their voices heard.

AMTE Volunteer Form

Special Guests: Barbara King, Justin Burris, Sheila Orr, and Siddhi Desai.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Nirmala Naresh, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of North Texas and the AMTE Associate Vice President for the Annual Conference Program, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as gaining insight on improvements for next year's AMTE Conference in Reno, NV.

AMTE Volunteer Form

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kyle Whipple, Associate Professor of Education for Equity and Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Dr. Enrique Ortiz, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Central Florida, Alexa Lee-Hassan, Learning Sciences Graduate Student and Mathematics Education Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dr. Liza Bondurant, Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and their work on the AMTE Advocacy Committee and their plans for the upcoming AMTE conference in February of 2025 in Reno, NV as well as the importance of getting involved and helping others get involved in advocacy and organizational leadership.

Links from the episode

AMTE Volunteer Form

2025 Annual AMTE Conference in Reno, NV, Proposals due May 15th, 2024

AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol 6: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education

NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference on K-5/Elementary Literacy and Mathematics

Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Preservice Mathematics Teachers due out July 2024.

MAA MathFest 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 9. Early-bird registration ends April 15th

International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) July 7-14 in Sydney, Australia.

Sines of Disability

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guests: Alexa Lee-Hassan, Enrique Ortiz, Kyle Whipple, and Liza Bondurant.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Christa Jackson, Professor of Mathematics, Science, and STEM Education at St. Louis University. She shares her infectious joy about learning and mathematics. Christa is currently serving as the editor of a new book series from NCTM, Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World. Four of the planned thirteen books are currently available.

Show notes:

Jackson, C., & Delaney, A. (2017). Chapter 10: Mindsets and Practices: Shifting to an Equity-centered Paradigm.

_Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World _series

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guest: Christa Jackson.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Cat Maiorca from Oklahoma State University and Dr. Jessica Ivy from Purdue University Northwest. They share findings from their presentation at the AMTE 2024 conference that won the 2024 AMTE National Technology Leadership Initiative award, entitled Developing Mathematics Lessons and Assessments with Chatbots for Learning in Teacher Education: Innovation and Challenges. During this conversation, they describe considerations for judiciously selecting and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in mathematics teacher education.

Show notes:

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning

Reinhart, S. C. (2000). Never say anything a kid can say! Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 5(8), 478-483. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTMS.5.8.0478

Sinek, S. (2009, September). How great leaders inspire action. TEDxPuget Sound. https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en

AI Tools to play with: (inclusion does not imply endorsement)

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guests: Cat Maiorca and Jessica Ivy.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Christopher Jett, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Georgia State University. We discuss efforts to be an advocate for others within mathematics teacher education, and also his book, Black Male Success in Higher Education.

Show notes:

Jett, C.,Yeh, C., & Zavala, M. (2022). From argumentation to truth-telling: Critical race theory in mathematics teacher education. MathematicsTeacher Educator,10(3), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2022.0007

Jett, C. C., & Terry, Sr., C. L. (2023). Elevating mathematics achievement outcomes for Black boys: Guidance for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. Theory Into Practice, 62(4), 420-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2023.2258733

AMTE Volunteer Form: https://www.amte.net/form/volunteer

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guest: Christopher Jett.