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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 42 MIN

Defining Joy

from Teaching Like Ted Lasso

DescriptionDr. Francis Su, author of Mathematics for Human Flourishing, joins Teaching Like Ted Lasso to help us introduce the focus of this season – teaching and learning with joy.Video: https://youtu.be/wUmSpLd1wdcShow Notes for Season 3 Episode 1 on Defining JoyDr. Su’s website at Harvey Mudd College: https://www.hmc.edu/mathematics/faculty-staff/su/Dr. Su’s public website: https://francissu.com/Mathematics for Human Flourishing: https://www.francissu.com/flourishingMAA Retiring President Address: https://youtu.be/xEtDvc1SWm8?si=YQ0aPtdWe6k41E8nDan Meyer’s Graphing Stories: https://blog.mrmeyer.com/2007/graphing-stories/Michigan AMTE 2026 Conference: https://www.miamte.org/cac2026A Meditation on Mathematical Joy: https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/research/virtues/magazine-home-spring-2026/mathematical-joy/The Quiet Book read aloud: https://youtu.be/_mbMEJ3zQk8?si=zb2sT_amqVeVWNKTNCTM Notice and Wonder resources: https://www.nctm.org/noticeandwonder/Dr. Su’s episode on the How to Be a Better Human podcast: https://youtu.be/tI5-HSi97lA?si=RPR3Uwgj2DHEFW64Ted Lasso Missed the Opportunity to Tell a Healthy Love Story: https://victoriarwexler.medium.com/ted-lasso-missed-the-opportunity-to-tell-a-needed-love-story-d07fb43bf7ddSurprised by Joy - a critical summary and overview: https://cslewis.drzeus.net/papers/surprised-by-joy-critical-summary/Martin Gardner website: https://martin-gardner.orgMaking a hexaflexagon: https://www.maths.uq.edu.au/ClubInfinity/Newsletters/12/hexaflex.htmlHistory behind the hexaflexagon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlexagonCAST’s Universal Design for Learning 3.0 Guidelines – Consideration 7.3) Nurture Joy and Play: https://udlguidelines.cast.org/engagement/interests-identities/joy-play/Dr. Su’s episode on the Amidon Planet podcast: https://amidonplanet.com/episode139/7 Exam Questions for a Pandemic (or any other time): https://www.francissu.com/post/7-exam-questions-for-a-pandemic-or-any-other-timeCollaborating on Mathematics: https://math.hmc.edu/su/collaborating-on-mathematics/Math Fun Facts: https://math.hmc.edu/funfacts/tag/geometry/Ewan McIntosh’s TEDxLondon Talk: https://youtu.be/JUnhyyw8_kY?si=8DntuCHRW-yNr2QbA teacher bloggin on random groups: https://mslwheeler.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/studenting-visibly-random-groups-sketchnotes-thinkingclassroom/Father-son team up to create graphic novel about math: https://www.gvsu.edu/forum/view.htm?articleId=AE6F7223-9967-9E4F-F4BB38FCFD7013EAAl Logical: https://naturalmath.com/al-logical/John’s blogpost about the lesson he mentioned https://mathhombre.blogspot.com/2026/07/math-performances.htmlEmail us with ideas at [email protected] (not associated with TLTL) TO TED LASSO SCENES:●      S1E08 Dani wants to give away joy for free●      S1E08 Be Curious, Not Judgmental●      S3E06 Dani just wants to see a tulipJoshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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