Ep 65 - HOW to teach mathematics through problem solving

Whether we know it or not, math teachers in America have a default teaching script that is so engrained into our cultural DNA that we don't even know it exists. Yet that cultural script – largely described as "I do, We do, You do" – is preventing us from experiencing the math joy our students deserve. In recent episodes we have been proposing Teaching Through Problem Solving as a new cultural script for teaching mathematics. This time Katie goes into depth on HOW to plan for a TTP lesson. She points out all the opportunities in a TTP-style lesson where the teacher can naturally embed Mathematical Language Routines (MLRs) and the Eight Standards for Mathematical Practices (SMPs) without making the MLRs and SMPs feel like add-ons to an already crowded lesson. Katie's previous episode (Episode 53) in which we talk about the power of a curriculum-based professional learning protocol we call Collaborative Lesson Design. Episode 53 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qDfVAigez9YPgEw1G3jDl?si=SdkLITgtTzejZv6pv0WIfw Episode 53 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LGytsImcQUY Here is a Teaching through Problem Solving slide deck we use at Merced County Office of Education: https://tinyurl.com/MCOE-TTP REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES: ✚ CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium LEARN with the California Mathematics Council… ✚ Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series ✚ Visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ ✚ Become a member of the California Math Council: https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew SUBSCRIBE! ✚ 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