Math Chat
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Math Chat is a education podcast hosted by Mona Iehl. It has 222 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Mona, of Mona Math, reveals the mysteries of how to teach elementary math even if you aren't a math person. Discover how you can develop a buzzing student led math classroom. We cover all things math identity, classroom culture, and student centered instructional practices to help you empower students to love and understanding math deeply.
education ·en ·222 episodes
204: Why Math Class Isn’t Building Confident Problem Solvers (And It’s Not What You Think)
203: Why Knowing What To Do Isn’t Changing Your Math Classroom
202: The Problem With Gamifying Math (And What Actually Helps Students Learn)
201: Why Word Problems Feel Hard Even When Students Know the Math
200: I Still Believe This after 200 episodes! & 🎁 a free Gift
199: Instructional Nudges, Interview with Sam Otten
198: Why Math Coaches are the Key to Sustainable Change
197: Math Is a Language of Power an Interview with Stephanie Marrero
196: A Classroom Moment That Changed How I Teach Problem Solving
195: Readers Read and Mathers Math, Interview with Deborah Peart Crayton
194: What If Students Don’t Know the Math Yet?
193: Questions to Ask in Math Class
192: What Should Students Do, Say, and Think in Math Class & How We Get Them There.
191: When 1st Graders Tackle Multiplication Stories… Magic Happens
190: What Happens When Students Struggle? How We Can Help Without Taking Away the Opportunity to Think
189: My Kindergarten Lesson
188: "Let's Just See What They Can Do!"
187: Anchor Moves to Coach in Chaos
186: Learning Walks - Getting Better Together
185: A Better Way to Use CUBES - Ditch Keyword in Math for Making Sense
184: Building Joyful, Equitable Math Classrooms with Kendra
183: What if We’ve Been Telling the Wrong Math Story?
182: What Matters Most in Math Classrooms? With John SanGioVanni
181: Book Launch Day - A Classroom of Problem Solvers Starts Here
180: Kassia - Behind the Dedication - My Editor’s Behind-the-Scenes Thoughts at Shaping the Book
179: Behind the Scenes of Writing Word Problem Workshop
178: Mark Golden - Behind the Dedication - Hot Takes From a Teacher Who’s Lived WPW for Years
177: Word Problem Workshop - Planning
176: Amanda - Behind the Dedication - How Doing Hard Things Grows Math Understanding and Confidence
175: Step 5 Word Problem Workshop - Reflect
174: Meghan Princehorn - Behind the Dedication - The Gift of Building Classroom Communities Where Every Child Belongs
173: Step 4 Word Problem Workshop - Discuss
172: Ed Spicer - Behind the Dedication - How One Classroom Opened my Eyes to the Genius Children Carry
171: Step 3 Word Problem Workshop - Share
170: Jimmy - Behind the Dedication - A Real Teacher’s Story of How WPW Shifted Learning in his Classroom
169: Step 2 Word Problem Workshop - Grapple
168: Step 1 Word Problem Workshop - Launch
167: Go Slow to Go Fast - How Word Problem Workshop Transforms Math Proficiency
166: Kickstarting Problem Solving from Day One
165: Changing the ‘I’m Bad at Math’ Mindset—One Task at a Time
164: Classroom Routines Made Easy
163: Student Led & Self–Regulated (3 Management Tips Inside)
162: More Isn’t the Answer
161: Vanessa - The Math GuRu
160: The Math Block — A Mindset Shift for Fitting It All In
159: One Problem, Many Levels - How to Differentiate Without 5 Versions of the Lesson
158: SEL in Math Can Boost Student Success
157: Yes, It’ll Be Noisy—And That’s a Good Thing
156: What Great Math Teaching Looks Like—Even If You’re Just Getting Started
155: You Already Have What You Need—Here’s How to Use It Differently
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