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Math and Other Things
by Keep Indiana Learning
Join us as we explore math - and other things with educators and educational thought leaders. In my 25 years of teaching, I've learned A LOT about teaching, leading, and learning! In an interesting turn of events, I have found a true love in math education, and I'm excited to share what I know - but more importantly what other educators and leaders know about math...and other things!
Episodes
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A Tale of Two Basic Fact Fluency Stories with Ryan Flessner
Basic fact fluency is a great big topic and I’m gearing up for a few episodes - or many, we’ll see - to talk about it. I don’t have any documented evidence to support this, but in my 20 years of having a leadership role of some kind in schools the quote, “My kids don’t know their facts” is a...
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The Things We Need to be Talking About Regarding Math Intervention with Kristen Acosta
This is a long overdue recording with Kristen Acosta about thinking about and planning for intervention in our math classrooms. I got the idea to record this episode after the first time we chatted a few years ago, and we finally did. I cannot tell you how many important reflections and ideas…
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Our Favorite Tools in Math Class with Ryan Flessner
Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year! Ryan Flessner joins me in this episode to talk about our favorite tools for math class. We had no idea what each of us was going to say, so this was a really fun conversation! Links to as many things as we can below - nothing is sponsored and no discounts…
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Breaking News with Erin Wahler-Cleveland
It’s been a minute, but there are MANY things going on. Good things - but MANY things. I think about episodes and topics for this podcast all the time because there are always good math and other things to talk about! I also have two episodes I still need to produce, so I’m sorry to my guests…
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Stories from the Field: ONE
We’re trying a new podcast series called: Stories from the Field. This is where we highlight the work we are encountering in the field and share what we’re noticing, the conversations we can’t stop thinking about, and what it’s all teaching us about the teaching and learning of math - and of...
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Mathers Math! With Deborah Peart Crayton
Today’s guest is Deborah Peart-Crayton. My apologies in advance (again!), but this is a longer episode because again, we are talking about things that are just so important for educators to know and every minute is well worth it! Deborah is a teacher, author, PhD candidate, and overall incredible...
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Why Math Identity Matters with Liesl McConchie
Today’s guest is Liesl McConchie. This is a little bit longer of an episode for two reasons. One, I couldn’t stop asking questions and making connections to my own evolution of teaching math and two, Liesl is simply amazing. She is a teacher, author, mom, international speaker, and who we should...
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Fiercely Advocating for Mathematics with Vanessa Vakharia
Today’s guest is Vanessa Vakharia - also known as The Math Guru. She is the author of the book (and narrator of the audio book) Math Therapy, the host of the Math Therapy Podcast and overall badass advocate of building positive math identities in our students, the schools in which they learn, and...
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Hot Topics in Math Education with the Hosts of the #DebateMath Podcast: Chris Luzniak and Rob Baier
In this episode, Ryan Flessner joins me in welcoming Chris Luzniak and Rob Baier, hosts of the DebateMath podcast (and so much more) to talk about Hot Topics in Math Education. Although we recorded this over Labor Day weekend, I wanted to wait until before the annual NCSM/NCTM conferences to...
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Breaking News with The Flessners: Talking It Out Instead of Debating on Social Media
Today, not but 3 days after I uploaded the last episode, I have pulled Ryan Flessner from dealing with the incredibly aggravating thistle in our front yard to discuss a breaking news item from a LinkedIN post I shared on Thursday. There is a lot of conversation happening in the comments and…
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A New Era of Math and Other Things with Ryan Flessner
Welcome back! I haven’t recorded since October of 2024 for a variety of reasons including but not limited to moving into the position of Director at Keep Indiana Learning, being fully immersed in work in schools and my own learning, continuing to battle getting my PhD completed, and facilitating...
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Top 10 Math (and Other Things) in 2023 with Ryan Flessner
In this episode Ryan Flessner and I recap our favorite math (and other things) moments of 2023. We talk about people who inspired us, products that inspired us, and it was a lovely time to sit and reflect about our year and realize how incredibly grateful we are to do the work we do and continue…
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Connecting What We Learn As Instructional Leaders to Our Schools
In this episode, I interview Laura Tomas, an instructional coach from south Florida who I originally met at the Building Thinking Classrooms Conference in June 2023. Laura was one of the facilitators and a volunteer at the conference. She’s been in education for 32 years and simply embraces all…
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Recapping the Start of NCSM with Brendan Scribner
Show Notes: Live in Washington D.C. where I’m so lucky to have Brendan Scribner joining me for a recap of the first 1.25 days of NCSM 2023. NCSM stands for National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and you can find everything about them at https://www.mathedleadership.org/. This is an...
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NCTM Reflections About Two-Thirds-ish of the Way Through with Brendan Scribner, Melisa McCain, and Ryan Flessner
Live in Washington D.C. where I’m so lucky to have Brendan Scribner, Melisa McCain, and Ryan Flessner joining me to talk about what we are learning, what’s standing out, what we’re thinking about, and all the things math and the teaching and learning of math. We talk about all the people who are...
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Reporting from NCTM 2023 In Washington D.C.
In this episode, my partner in life and work, Ryan Flessner and I recap some of our highlights of NCTM 2023 so far. We don’t talk about actual math a lot (although there has been a LOT of conversation about math!) We did, however, talk about lots of other things that are important and impact the...
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Live from Franklin Community High School with Peter Liljedahl
In this episode, we are recording live from the Franklin Community High School Performing Arts Center with Peter Liljedahl. We recorded at the end of the first day of the first ever Building Thinking Classrooms Conference, and we had a great time. Peter told some great stories, was very…
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On Building Your Own Bridge to Become the Best Teacher You Can Be with Tammy McMorrow
In this episode, I get to talk to Tammy McMorrow who lives in Boise, Idaho and has been teaching first grade for 29 years. She’s a self-described mimicker - and was so good at following rules and doing exactly what she was told to do, she was valedictorian of her class. In this interview she does...
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Melisa McCain: The Ultimate Transformational Instructional Leader
In this episode, I talk with Melisa McCain, an instructional coach in Franklin Community Schools in Franklin, Indiana. Melisa, has taught grades 1, 3, 4, and 5, and has been a special education teacher and media specialist. She has multiple graduate degrees, and discovered her love of learning at…
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The Power of Engaging in Ongoing Professional Learning with Mary Auger
In this episode, I talk with Mary Auger, a middle school math teacher at Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate Junior High. Mary has been teaching for 30ish years and you’ll hear how she has spent her entire career positioning herself as a constant learner. Mary always loved math, but she realized...
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On the Sheer Joy of Teaching Mathematics with Ella Hereth
In this episode, I talk to Ella Hereth, a middle school math teacher in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ella’s my first guest that I randomly emailed because I’ve only really gotten to know her on Twitter! Even though we both live in Indianapolis, our paths don’t cross regularly, but I’m looking to change...
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On Falling in Love with Math - with Rebecca Borowski
In this episode, I talk to Rebecca Borowski, an Assistant Professor of math education at Western Washington University who I met when we were both PhD students at Indiana University. The episode is loaded with lots of great advice on being the best teacher you can be, how Rebecca found joy in the...
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Creating a Culture of Mathematics in Our Classrooms with Courtney Coppinger and Kalisha Hoffman
In this episode, Courtney Coppinger and Kalisha Hoffman, who both teach first grade in Indianapolis, Indiana join me as they share highlights of creating a culture of mathematics in their classrooms. We talk about how they start their school years off believing every child in the classroom is a...
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On Becoming a "Math Person" with Ryan Flessner
In this episode, Ryan Flessner, my husband and fellow math educator and colleague, joins me as we share our journeys to becoming math people and having entire careers around math. We talk about how Ryan wooed me by making number sentences out of the time on the clock in the car, how he supported…
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Join us for our new podcast called Math and Other Things! I’m Courtney Flessner, and I’ve spent the past 25 years of my educational career deepening my understanding of the very best ways to meet the needs of students because I believe every child should have the opportunity to learn. Over the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join us as we explore math - and other things with educators and educational thought leaders. In my 25 years of teaching, I've learned A LOT about teaching, leading, and learning! In an interesting turn of events, I have found a true love in math education, and I'm excited to share what I know - but more importantly what other educators and leaders know about math...and other things!
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Keep Indiana Learning
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