EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 42 MIN
Defining Joy
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.
Embed this episode
Ready to play
Defining Joy
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.