Teaching Math Teaching Podcast

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jennifer Ward, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Joseph DiNapoli, Associate Professor at Montclair State University, and Dr. Alesia Moldavan, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at Georgia Southern University. They share their experience and expertise on being mathematics teacher educators, their work around supporting noticing of productive struggle in teacher preparation, and the role the STaR program played in them coming together. Links from the episode Ward, J., DiNapoli, J. & Monahan, K. (2022). Instructional perseverance in early-childhood classrooms: Supporting children’s development of STEM reasoning in a social justice context. Education Science, 12(159). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159 TMT 122 - Keith Leatham and PME-NA 2026 Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Mathematics Teacher Educators Follow the link for more information and to give to support the program.Special Guests: Alesia Moldavan, Jennifer Ward, and Joseph DiNapoli.

Learning to teach math teachers better with members of the Rethinking Grades Community Circle, Dr. Angela Broaddus, Professor of Mathematics, at Benedictine College, Dr. Alyson Lischka, Professor of Mathematics Education at Middle Tennessee State University, Dr. Joshua Hertel, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Dr. Amanda Meiners, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, at Northwest Missouri State University, and Dr. Lisa Hawley, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, at Grand Valley State University. Links Temple Walkowiak and AMTE Community Circles Personal Finance for Educators Substack from Josh Hertel Amidon Planet E123: Thriving as an Educator -Balancing Passion, Life, and Finances with Josh HertelSpecial Guests: Alyson Lischka, Amanda Meiners, Angela Broaddus, Joshua Hertel, and Lisa Hawley.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Brittany L. Marshall, Assistant Professor at San Diego State University in the College of Education, as we discuss her advice and expertise as a mathematics teacher educator and her work to disrupt traditional mathematics logics that exclude students from intentionally-neglected communities. Links from the Episode Marshall, B. L., & Battey, D. (2025). “I want them to see their magic!”: Two teachers working within structural constraints to help cultivate their Black girl students’ positive mathematics identities. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2025.101273 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732312325000379 Marshall, B. L. (2025). Thoughts and theories on Black girls’ intersectional experiences in mathematics classrooms. Multicultural Perspectives, 27(2), 101–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2025.2558482 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15210960.2025.2558482 Battey, D., Marshall, B.L. (2024). Math logics: Perpetrators of whiteness in STEM educational spaces. In J. Ravulo, K. Olcoń, T. Dune, A. Workman, & P. Liamputtong (eds.), Handbook of Critical Whiteness. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5085-6_34 https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-981-97-5085-6_34 Joseph, N. M. (2021). Black Feminist Mathematics Pedagogies (BlackFMP): A curricular confrontation to gendered antiblackness in the US mathematics education system. Curriculum Inquiry, 51(1), 75-97. Shedd, C. (2015). Unequal city: Race, schools, and perceptions of injustice. Russell Sage Foundation. AMTE Service, Teaching, and Research in Matheamtics Education Special Guest: Brittany L. Marshall.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Lateefah Id-Deen, associate professor at Kennesaw State University. Lateefah shares wisdom and anecdotes about the benefits of listening to students and learning about their prior experiences, as well as starting with teachers' strengths. These actions within the various members of a community help to create belonging. Show notes: Lateefah's website: lateefahiddeen.com Disrupting Injustice: Navigating Critical Moments in the Classroom by Lateefah Id-Deen & Esther Song Middle School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice by Basil Conway IV, Lateefah Id-Deen, Mary Candace Raygoza, Amanda Ruiz, John W. Staley, Eva Thanheiser, et al.Special Guest: Lateefah Id-Deen.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Steve Rhine (Pacific University) and Rachel Harrington (George Fox Univeristy), who share about their work with teachers in documenting and sharing ways to use digital curriculum in mathematics. They offer compelling reasons for staying connected to classrooms, and their team has created a database of videos of teachers (primarily in grades 2-5) from across the U.S. using digital mathematics curricula. Toolkit for Engaging Digital Curricula: https://digitalcurriculatoolkit.org/Special Guests: Rachel Harrington and Steve Rhine.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Melodie Baker, Executive Director of ImpactSTATS, a research and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equity through policy and data-driven storytelling. Dr. Baker has been helping bridge the gap between research and practice, which ensures that important scholarship in mathematics education is understood and used by audiences beyond our field. Links ImpactStats Teachers Empowered to Advance Change in Mathematics Project (teachmath.info) Amidon Planet Podcast E029: Teaching (Online) Better with Jen WolfeSpecial Guest: Melodie Baker.

Learning to teach mathematics better with Dr. Amanda Sawyer, a full professor in the College of Education at James Madison University. She shares about some new resources she has created that provide global perspectives - and different practices - that are supported by universally-true properties of mathematics. Several of these are centered around Mable MATHis Mysteries, and are useful for students and adults, including preservice and practicing teachers. Mable MATHis Mysteries website https://mablemathis.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MableMATHisMiniMemos Amazon link to Mable MATHis and the Mysterious Aunt SallySpecial Guest: Amanda Sawyer.

Keith Leatham shares about the upcoming PME-NA conference hosted by Brigham Young University, which will be held October 11-14, 2026. Proposals are due on February 23, 2026 at midnight PST. TMT Episode 2 with Keith Leatham PME-NA 48 official siteSpecial Guest: Keith Leatham.

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Katey Arrington, Charles E. Wilkes, II, Rachael Brown, Jennifer Wolfe, and moderated by Enrique Galindo, titled “The Future We Teach For: Strengthening our Collective Voices and Actions in Mathematics Teacher Education.” Links from the Episode: TMT Episode 82: Melissa Adams Corral: Teaching as Community Organizing TMT Episode 28: Aris Winger: Finding Discomfort in the Hard Questions

Learning to teach better with Dr. Drew Nucci, researcher at WestEd. He shares about his experiences with teaching mathematics, and his research findings from interviewing mathematics & science teachers about how they are thinking about and using generative AI in their practice. Show notes and links: Drew Nucci on LinkedIn Math Ed Podcast episode 2510: Drew Nucci - artificial intelligence and math education The AmplifyGAIN Center Colleague AI Playlab Study: Emerging Patterns of Gen AI Use in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education WestEd: Advancing AI in Education 2026 Annual AMTE Conference sessions with Drew: 068. Building Partnerships to Advance Mathematics Education Research, Policy, and Practice - Catherine Paolucci & Drew Nucci (Feb 6 @ 8:15 am) 214. Transforming Math Instruction with Generative AI: Implications for Math Teachers' Professional Learning - Drew Nucci & Sarah Nielsen (Feb 7 @ 11:30 am) Special Guest: Drew Nucci.

Learning to teach math teachers better with with Dr. Amber Candela, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator and her role as one of the three co-editors of the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal, a joint venture between the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Links from the episode Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal Write for the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal Review for the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal Practice-Driven Professional Development (PDPD) https://practicedrivenpd.com/ Otten, S., de Araujo, Z., & Candela, A. G. (2025). The Benefits of Modesty: Considering Incremental Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers. Education Sciences, 15(4), 473. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15040473 Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching to Inform Instructional Quality (Applying the TQE Process in Teachers' Math Strategies) Special Guest: Amber Candela.

Learning to teach math teachers better as we share our keynote, Learning as a Mathematics Teacher Educator, from the 2025 AMTE Virtual Institute, themed Across the Arc: Sustaining Our Learning, Sharing Our Practice.

Learning to teach mathematics better with Ariel Beggs, program coordinator, professional development facilitator, and Presidential Award winning educator. Ariel shares her journey from two decades of middle school mathematics teaching to supporting mathematics educators through the University of Arizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers. Throughout the conversation, she highlights the power of supportive relationships, noting the difference between toxic and tolerable stress is the presence of community and connection, and how this belief shapes her coaching, collaboration, and leadership. Links from the episode Center of Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) ReEngaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL) Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference (MEAD) TODOS: Mathematics for ALL Teaching Math Teaching Episode 99 - Rodrigo Gutiérrez and Melissa Hosten: Being Responsive and Engaged to Elevate the Work of Math Teachers Teaching Math Teaching Episode 116 - Marian Dingle: You Teach Who You Are Coaching the 5 Practices Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World from A to Z Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom The Anxious Generation What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy.Special Guest: Ariel Beggs.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Marian Dingle, Implementation Manager at Assessment for Good and the president of TODOS: Mathematics for ALL. She shares her advice and experience as a teacher and thought leader in mathematics education and she challenges educators and organizations to transform their teaching to uplift and honor the brilliance and identities of all learners and educators. Links from the epsidoe TODOS: Mathematics for ALL Assessment for Good On the Podcast: What We Do for the Love of Math with Heinemann Fellow Marian Dingle and Dr. Naomi Jessup TODOS Podcast Episode 7: A Conversation with Marian DingleSpecial Guest: Marian Dingle.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Pamela Seda, Founder and CEO of Seda Educational Consulting and President of the Benjamin Banneker Association. She shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator, being a mathematics education leader, and using the ICUCARE Equity Framework from her book, Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom. Links from the Episode Seda Educational Counsulting ICUCARE Framework: Seven Principles for Effective Mathematics Instruction The Benjamin Banneker Association Episode 54: Kyndall Brown: Moving Toward Greater Equity Through Statewide Professional Development and his Book, Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math ClassroomSpecial Guest: Pamela Seda.

Learning to teach better with Dr. Colleen Eddy, full professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education and Administration at the University of North Texas, and current president of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. She shares about the importance of community, tips on the publication process, and helping grow leaders. Links mentioned in the episode: Research Council on Mathematics Learning https://www.rcml-math.org/ 2026 RCML Conference in Las Vegas https://www.rcml-math.org/upcoming-conference-registration Call from SSM Special Issue Call: Research in STEM Research Partnerships https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/19498594/call-for-papers/stem-research-partnerships Colleen Eddy's previous conversations on the Teaching Math Teaching podcast: https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/36 Colleen Eddy, Rick Hudson, and Michael Steele - AMTE 2021 Virtual Conference https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/57 Colleen Eddy and Travis Olson - Maximizing your AMTE 2022 Conference ExperienceSpecial Guest: Colleen Eddy.

Learning to teach math teachers better through an episode of The Transition Years. Listen in as Joel Amidon and Dr. John Staley reflect on four years of collaborative work aimed at transforming students’ mathematical experiences during the transition years. Hear the behind-the-scenes story of how professional organizations came together to amplify voices, build a lasting network, and create real change. From grassroots conversations to state-level influence, John emphasizes the importance of shared leadership, accessible resources, and continuing the momentum to support teachers, students, and families. Whether you’re a teacher, counselor, leader, parent, or advocate, this episode challenges you to consider: What role can you play in moving this work forward? Links Launch Years Math Organizations Leadership Network - Click here to access webinars and other content related to the Launch Years Show notes for the episode can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/transitionyears/Special Guest: John W. Staley.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Alisha Gibson, Mathematics Curriculum Specialist from the Jackson Public Schools in Jackson, MS and President of the Mississippi Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. She shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics coach with open eyes toward helping teachers become the best version of themselves as teachers of mathematics. Links from the episode Teaching Math Teaching: Episode 13 - Lydia Klespis: Coaching Elementary Teachers during COVID-19 Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2025 Fall Conference, November 7-8, Defying Tradition: Let Thinking Take FlightSpecial Guest: Alisha Gibson.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jen Wolfe, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona, as we talk about two chapters we co‑authored for the newest Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Professional Book Series, Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education, edited by Dr. Eva Thanheiser and Dr. Courtney Koestler. We dig into our chapters: ​Centering Community Care & Love in the Preparation of Prospective Secondary Teachers: A Collective Responsibility Approach to Mathematics Teaching and Learning, and ​Establishing the “We” with Prospective Elementary Teachers: Conversation Grids as Teaching Mathematics Methods as Agape Links from the episode Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Episode 63: Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education Link to purchase Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education

Learning to teach math teachers better with Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser as they share their experience in editing the latest Association of Mathematics Teachers Educators (AMTE) Professional Volume, Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education, and how colleagues build community to center equity and justice in their teaching of math teachers. Links from the episode Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Episode 63: Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education Link to purchase Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher EducationSpecial Guest: Courtney Koestler.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Gina Wilson, Knowles Teacher Initiative Program Officer of Teacher Development and Dr. Ayanna Perry, Director of Outreach and Dissemination, as we discuss supporting early career mathematics teachers and the professional development of teachers outside of higher education. Links from the episode Knowles Teacher Initiative Knowles Teaching Fellowship Knowles Academy Knowles Annual Conference Five to Thrive Series from Corwin The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation Mathematics Teacher Education PartnershipSpecial Guests: Ayanna Perry and Gina Wilson.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Farshid Safi, K-12 Math Educator, Associate Director for Teaching and Service and Associate Professor in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida, as well as the President of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. We discuss with Farshid the upcoming 2026 conference and how AMTE is continuing to live out its mission and position statements. Links from the episode AMTE Mission and Long Term Goals AMTE Position Statements 2026 AMTE Annual Conference in Portland, OR Teaching Math Teaching Episode 47 - Farshid Safi: Sense-Making and Adjusting AMTE Awards AMTE Affiliate Directory The Transition Years Podcast Series Poem by Sa’adi (Persia, 13th Century), translation by M. Aryanpoor: Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you've no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain!Special Guest: Farshid Safi.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Karen Karp, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator. She also shares her work at the intersection of special education and mathematics education, and opportunities for professional growth through the Mathematics Education Trust. Links from the Episode Karen Karp's Website Mathematics Education Trust (MET) Grants and Awards website NCTM MET Grant information for all audiences -- PDF NCTM MET Grant Information for MTEs – PDF MET Spring Grants Webinar MET Lifetime Achievement Award Donate to MET! Karp, K., Fennell, F., Kobett, B., Andrews, D. Knighten, L. & Suh, J. (In press for September 2025) Proactive Mathematics Interventions: Priming for Success through Engaging Tasks and Purposeful Design for Grades 2-5. Corwin. NCTM Annual Preconference Institute – Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Developing Proactive Interventions that Engage – Priming Students for Success Grades 1-5 This all-day institute focuses on planning and implementing proactive interventions for students with disabilities or significant learning gaps in grades 1-5. Using evidence-based strategies such as concrete/semi-concrete/abstract (CSA), participants will learn how to help students develop a balanced understanding of mathematics concepts and skills with a focus on number and operations and algebraic thinking. A new model called Priming will be shared and participants will experience classroom-tested tasks that create robust learning opportunities and avoid the “teaching as telling” approach. Resources and instructional strategies shared will support lasting learning by building from students’ strengths and avoiding “rules that expire.” Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 11th edition The Van de Walle, Karp, and Bay Williams Mathematics Methods Book – just won the 2025 Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award The Math Pact Series with Sarah Bush and Barbara Dougherty AMTE Community CirclesSpecial Guest: Karen Karp.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Elham Kazemi, Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator, and her perspective on helping educational leaders make space for good mathematics teaching to happen in schools. Links from the episode: Elham's Faculty page at the University of Washington TMT Episode 99: Rodrigo Gutiérrez and Melissa Hosten: Being Responsive and Engaged to Elevate the Work of Math Teachers Megan Franke’s Math Ed Podcast episode Learning Together: Organizing Schools for Teacher and Student Learning by Elham Kazemi, Jessica Calabrese, Teresa Lind, Becca Lewis, Alison Fox Resnick and Lynsey K. Gibbons Intentional Talk: How to Structure and Lead Productive Mathematical Discussions By Elham Kazemi, Allison Hintz (2nd Edition Coming Soon) Yeh, C., Rigby, L., Huerta, S., & Engelhard, C. (2024). Culturally sustaining universal design for mathematics learning. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 117, 792-801. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2023.0364 Lincoln-Moore, C., Howse, T., Strong, J., Jones, S., Seda, P., Kebreab. L. (2024, September 23). Black Womxn in Mathematics Education (BWXME) presents Teach and Think like a BLACK Woman: Learning How to Engage and Connect with Marginalized Students [Conference presentation]. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM). Chicago, IL, United States. Lampert, M. (2001). Teaching Problems and the Problems of Teaching. Yale University Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt32bpsx Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout by Cal Newport Teachers Empowered to Advance Change in Mathematics Project (TEACH Math Project) Teacher Education by Design Upcoming talk at TERC https://www.terc.edu/mathequityforum/past-events/ Special Guest: Elham Kazemi.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Daniel Edelen, Assistant Professor in the College of Education & Human Development at Georgia State University, as he shares strategies and mindsets for recognizing the brilliance of young children, centering them and their experiences, and developing empathy as a teacher and teacher educator. He is an ethnographer who is passionate about understanding how children understand, create, and navigate authority, autonomy, and agency in the classroom, particularly in settings where the content relates to STEM and STEAM. Show notes: Authority Research The social construction of authorities: An interactional ethnographic examination of positional legitimacy Authority and positionings in elementary mathematics: An interactional ethnographic approach Untangling Classroom Positionings: An Instrumental Case Unpacking Positioning Theory in Mathematics Education STEM/STEAM STEM Rocks Research Collective Elementary students’ STEAM perceptions: Extending frames of reference through transformative learning experiences Moving toward shared realities through empathy in mathematical modeling: An ecological systems theory approach Humanistic STE(A)M instruction through empathy: leveraging design thinking to improve society “No, This Is Not My Boyfriend’s Computer”: Elevating the Voices of Youth in STEM Education Research Leveraging Photo-Elicitation Centering Students in Transdisciplinary STEAM Using Positioning TheorySpecial Guest: Daniel Edelen.

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Nicol Howard, Lateefah Id-Deen, Carlos LópezLeiva, and Farshid Safi, titled “Moving Beyond Transactional Relationships in Educational Spaces.” Links from the episode: Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Professionals (STaR Fellows Program) Support the STaR program and other opportunities for promoting mathematics teacher education from AMTE AMTE Community Circles AMTE Volunteer Form Naomi Jessup

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Joi Spencer, Dean of the School of Education at the University of California, Riverside. as we discuss her experience and expertise as a math teacher educator, her long running STEAM Academy, and her book, Anti-Blackness at School: Creating Affirming Educational Spaces for African American Students. Links from the episode STEAM Academy Anti-Blackness at School: Creating Affirming Educational Spaces for African American Students by Joi Spencer and Kerri Ullucci Math Ed Podcast Episode 1405: Megan FrankeSpecial Guest: Joi Spencer.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Erin Krupa, Associate Professor College of Education at North Carolina State University, and Jonathan Bostic, Professor and Director of Grant Innovations in the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University. Listen as Erin and Jonathan share about the importance and benefits of building a community, and also about the project Validity Evidence for Measurement in Mathematics Education. Validity Evidence for Measurement in Mathematics Education website https://mathedmeasures.org/ Math Ed Podcast episode 2409: Jonathan Bostic - math ed measures and validity Bostic, J., Krupa, E.,, & Shih, J. (Eds.) (2019). Quantitative measures of mathematical knowledge: Researching instruments and perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge. Bostic, J., Krupa, E., & Shih, J. (2019). Assessments in mathematics education contexts: Theoretical frameworks and new directions. New York, NY: Routledge. AMTE STaR ProgramSpecial Guests: Erin Krupa and Jonathan Bostic.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Rick Hudson, Chair of Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southern Indiana and Vice President for Professional Learning of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Listen as he shares his experience and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and opportunities for learning and growing as an educator through experiences, relationships, and opportunities to serve. Links from the episode Hiebert, J., Carpenter, T. P., & Fennema, E. (1997). Making sense: Teaching and learning mathematics with understanding. Heinemann. Liljedahl, P. (2020). Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning. Sage. Hudson, R. A., Mojica, G. F., Lee, H. S., & Casey, S. (2024). Data Moves as a Focusing Lens for Learning to Teach with CODAP. Computers in the Schools, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380569.2024.241170 ESTEEM: Enhancing Data Science and Statistics Teacher Education with E-Modules CODAP Modern Math Tasks to Provoke Transformational Thinking Grades 3-5 Modern Math Tasks to Provoke Transformational Thinking Grades 9-12 Association of Mathematics Teacher Educator Links 2025 Conference Website Volunteer Form Giving Link Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guest: Rick Hudson.

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the 100th episode of the Teaching Math Teaching podcast, the opportunities to support fellow math teacher educators through financial giving, and the upcoming conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators in Reno, NV in 2025. Links from the episode Support the work of AMTE on Giving Tuesday (and beyond). 2025 AMTE Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada, February 6-8, 2025 Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Learning to teach math teachers better with Melissa Hosten and Dr. Rodrigo Gutiérrez, Directors of the Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) at the University of Arizona, as we discuss their varied experiences and advice as mathematics teacher educators, and the work, mission, and opportunities of the CRR. Links from the episode Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) Website @Uarizonacrr (social media) AmeriCorps Program Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guests: Melissa Hosten and Rodrigo Gutiérrez .

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jacqueline Leonard, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Education at the University of Wyoming, as she shares her many and varied experiences in mathematics education, and her advice on being a mathematics teacher educator looking to take steps toward a more equitable future. Links Leonard, J. (2018). Culturally Specific Pedagogy in the Mathematics Classroom: Strategies for Teachers and Students. Routledge. Leonard, J., & Martin, D. B. (Eds.). (2013). The Brilliance of Black Children in Mathematics: Beyond the Numbers and Toward New Discourse. IAP. Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The Dreamkeepers. Successful Teachers of African American Children. Wiley. Gutstein, E. (2012). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Toward a Pedagogy for Social Justice. Routledge. Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guest: Jacqueline Leonard.

Learning to teach better with Dr. David Coffey & Dr. Kathryn Coffey. Kathy has recently retired as an elementary mathematics specialist, and Dave is a professor of mathematics at Grand Valley State University. They share insights from design-based thinking on planning and teaching, and talk with us about their new book, Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics. Show notes: Designing Math Adventures: Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics Design Thinking at Grand Valley Math Ed podcast: David Coffey and Kathryn Coffey - Designing Math Adventures Teaching Like Ted Lasso Podcast Series Teaching in Tanzania Podcast Series Monty Python Italian Lesson Skit Mathematics Teacher Educator podcastSpecial Guests: David Coffey and Kathryn Coffey.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kate Johnson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Brigham Young University, as we discuss her experiences and advice as a mathematics teacher educator, as an associate editor of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal, and as a co-author of the article, Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education in the Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies journal. Links from the episode Johnson, K. R., Hadley, H. L., Schoonbeck, A., & Benson, S. E. (2024) Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714413.2024.2388913 Johnson, K. R., Holdaway, E., & Ross, A. S. (2021). “We are children of God”: White Christian teachers discussing racism. Linguistics and Education, 64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2021.100936 Johnson, K. R. (2016). Enduring positions: Religious identity in discussions about critical mathematics education. Religion and Education, 43(2), 230-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/15507394.2016.1147916 Johnson, K. R. (accepted for 2024). The road to find: Poetry as a tool for developing a productive community. In C. Koestler & E. Thanheiser (Eds.), Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Johnson, K. R. (2016). Reconceptualizing “activism”: Developing a socially conscious practice with prospective White mathematics teachers. In N. M. Joseph, C. M. Haynes, & F. Cobb (Eds.), Interrogating Whiteness and Relinquishing Power: White Faculty’s Commitment to Racial Consciousness in STEM Classrooms (pp. 171-187). Peter Lang Publishing. Special Call from the MTE Journal for Supporting Teachers to Engage Traditionally Marginalized Learners. Due 10/15/24 Mathematics Teacher Educator Commentaries to help authors of MTE manuscripts Vol. 5, Issue 2, March 2017 which describes a writing tool for preparing a MTE manuscript https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteaceduc.5.2.0085 6(1), Sept 2017 which talks about articulating of a problem of practice; https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteaceduc.6.1.0003 6(2), March 2018 which describes the relationship between claims and evidence in MTE https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteaceduc.6.2.0004 11(3), June 2023 on positionality in your pedagogy and writing for MTE: https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2023.0007 Mathematics Teacher Educator podcastSpecial Guest: Kate Johnson.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Katey Arrington, Director of Systemic Transformation at The University of Texas at Austin, Charles A. Dana Center, and the President of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership. Listen as she shares her experience and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and her path toward approaching the systemic transformation of mathematics education from her time as an undergraduate to her roles at the Dana Center and the president of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership. Links from the episode Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin UTeach Institute NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education TMT Episode 3 - Brian Buckhalter and Candies Cook: Becoming a Math Coach in a School District The Transition Years: A Discussion with Dr. John Staley The Transition Years: Supporting the Work Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guest: Katey Arrington.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Hyejin Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Drake University, Dr. Travis Weiland, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, Dr. Samantha Marshall, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, and Dr. Eunhye Flavin, Assistant Professor at Stonehill College, as they share their experience and expertise as mathematics teacher educators and share their work on the AMTE Research Committee, more specifically the AMTE Dissertation Award, and the importance of getting involved and helping others get involved in organizational leadership! Links from the epsode AMTE Volunteer Form AMTE Community Circles Flavin, E., & Suh, J. (2024). Centering Empathy in a Mathematics Classroom. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 117(5), 361-370. Retrieved May 22, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2023.0246 Marshall, S. A., McClain, J. B., & McBride, A. (2023). Reframing translanguaging practices to shift mathematics teachers’ language ideologies. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2023.2178683 AMTE Early Career BIPOC Mentoring Program Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guests: Eunhye Flavin, Hyejin Park, Samantha Marshall, and Travis Weiland.

Learning to teach math teachers with Dr. Barbara King, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at Florida International University, Dr. Siddhi Desai, Assistant Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dr. Justin Burris, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston, and Sheila Orr, a Doctoral Candidate in Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education at Michigan State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and share their work on the AMTE Equity Committee, which includes the Equity Book Club, how their study on AMTE Conference presentations led to changes in the proposal system and conference format, and finally, they share the importance of getting involved and helping others have their voices heard. AMTE Volunteer Form 2025 Annual AMTE Conference in Reno, NV, Proposals due May 15th, 2024 AMTE Community Circles Teaching Math Teaching Episode 71 - Siddhi Desai: Ethnomodeling and collaborating around mathematical curiosities Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guests: Barbara King, Justin Burris, Sheila Orr, and Siddhi Desai.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Nirmala Naresh, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of North Texas and the AMTE Associate Vice President for the Annual Conference Program, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as gaining insight on improvements for next year's AMTE Conference in Reno, NV. AMTE Volunteer Form AMTE Annual Conference Information and Proposal Submission University of North Texas Master of Science (Mathematics Education Concentration) University of North Texas Graduate Certificate for Dual Credit Teaching in Mathematics Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kyle Whipple, Associate Professor of Education for Equity and Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Dr. Enrique Ortiz, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Central Florida, Alexa Lee-Hassan, Learning Sciences Graduate Student and Mathematics Education Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dr. Liza Bondurant, Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and their work on the AMTE Advocacy Committee and their plans for the upcoming AMTE conference in February of 2025 in Reno, NV as well as the importance of getting involved and helping others get involved in advocacy and organizational leadership. Links from the episode AMTE Volunteer Form 2025 Annual AMTE Conference in Reno, NV, Proposals due May 15th, 2024 AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol 6: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference on K-5/Elementary Literacy and Mathematics Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Spaces: How To Make Our Elementary Mathematics and Language Arts Classrooms Safer for LGBTQ+ Children, Families, and Colleagues by Courtney Koestler and Kyle Whipple Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Preservice Mathematics Teachers due out July 2024. MAA MathFest 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 9. Early-bird registration ends April 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) July 7-14 in Sydney, Australia. Sines of Disability Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guests: Alexa Lee-Hassan, Enrique Ortiz, Kyle Whipple, and Liza Bondurant.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Christa Jackson, Professor of Mathematics, Science, and STEM Education at St. Louis University. She shares her infectious joy about learning and mathematics. Christa is currently serving as the editor of a new book series from NCTM, Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World. Four of the planned thirteen books are currently available. Show notes: Jackson, C., & Delaney, A. (2017). Chapter 10: Mindsets and Practices: Shifting to an Equity-centered Paradigm. _Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World _series Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guest: Christa Jackson.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Cat Maiorca from Oklahoma State University and Dr. Jessica Ivy from Purdue University Northwest. They share findings from their presentation at the AMTE 2024 conference that won the 2024 AMTE National Technology Leadership Initiative award, entitled Developing Mathematics Lessons and Assessments with Chatbots for Learning in Teacher Education: Innovation and Challenges. During this conversation, they describe considerations for judiciously selecting and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in mathematics teacher education. Show notes: Our guests are joined by their colleagues to present an AMTE Webinar on this topic on April 3, 2024. AI-Powered Math Education: What Math Teacher Educators Need to Know Wednesday, April 3 2024, 9 am Pacific; 12:00 pm Eastern Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations, Washington, DC, 2023. https://tech.ed.gov/ai/ Reinhart, S. C. (2000). Never say anything a kid can say! Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 5(8), 478-483. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTMS.5.8.0478 Sinek, S. (2009, September). How great leaders inspire action. TEDxPuget Sound. https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en AI Tools to play with: (inclusion does not imply endorsement) Magic School Claude ChatGPT Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guests: Cat Maiorca and Jessica Ivy.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Christopher Jett, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Georgia State University. We discuss efforts to be an advocate for others within mathematics teacher education, and also his book, Black Male Success in Higher Education. Show notes: Jett, C. C. (2022). Black male success in higher education: How the mathematical brotherhood empowers a collegiate community to thrive. Teachers College Press. https://www.tcpress.com/black-male-success-in-higher-education-9780807767412 Jett, C.,Yeh, C., & Zavala, M. (2022). From argumentation to truth-telling: Critical race theory in mathematics teacher education. MathematicsTeacher Educator,10(3), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2022.0007 Jett, C. C., & Terry, Sr., C. L. (2023). Elevating mathematics achievement outcomes for Black boys: Guidance for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. Theory Into Practice, 62(4), 420-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2023.2258733 AMTE Volunteer Form: https://www.amte.net/form/volunteer Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guest: Christopher Jett.

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Jenny Bay Williams, Liza Bondurant, Yvonne Lai, Richard Velasco, and Eva Thanheiser, titled "Critical Conversations: AMTE Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics In Social and Political Contexts". Links from the episode: Recording of the Opening Session Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics Velasco, R. C. L. (2023, July). Constant Critical Reflexivity: Engaging in an Archaeology of Self to Promote Racial Literacy in a Math Teacher Education Program. In The Educational Forum (Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 177-191). Routledge. High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice by: Robert Q. Berry III, Basil M. Conway IV, Brian R. Lawler, John W. Staley Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Crystal Kalinec-Craig: Engaging in Humanistic Practices in Field Experiences Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Aris Winger: Finding Discomfort in the Hard Questions Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Kyle Whipple: LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Mathematics Education Webinar: LGBTQ+ Teacher Mentors: Providing a Social Safety Net with Kyle Whipple Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Matthew Campbell, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Associate Director & Coordinator of Teacher Education at West Virginia University, as he shares his experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as sharing his work with the Moutaineer Mathematics Master Teacher (M3T) Project. Matt also shares his experiences with the STaR (Service Teaching and Research) Fellowship program and how listeners can apply to be a STaR fellow or help fund the program. Links from the episode Apply to the Service Teaching and Research (STaR) in Mathemaitcs Education Fellowship Program Help fund the STaR program. Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T) Project Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guest: Matthew Campbell.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Sarah Bush, Professor of K-12 STEM Education and Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida. Sarah shares about her roles within NCTM as a Board Member (2019-2022) and Task Force Chair and Lead Writer for Catalyzing Change in Middle School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations. She also speaks about the Master Teacher Fellows and their work in a Noyce Track 3 grant, Empowering STEM Teachers with Earned Doctorates. Links mentioned in this episode: Empowering STEM Teachers with Earned Doctorates (Noyce Track 3 Grant) https://ccie.ucf.edu/noyce-mathematics-education/ Noyce Blog post for AAAS https://aaas-arise.org/2022/05/26/elevating-voices-catalyzing-change-a-partnership-approach-to-supporting-k-8-mathematics-teacher-leaders/ NCTM's Catalyzing Change Series: https://www.nctm.org/change/ Catalyzing Change in Middle School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations https://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-Positions/Catalyzing-Change/Catalyzing-Change-in-Middle-School-Mathematics/ Success Stories from Catalyzing Change https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/Success-Stories-from-Catalyzing-Change/ Simplifying STEM [6-12]: Four Equitable Practices to Inspire Meaningful Learning By: Christa Jackson, Kristin L. Cook, Sarah B. Bush, Margaret Mohr-Schroeder, Cathrine Maiorca, Thomas Roberts https://us.corwin.com/books/simplifying-stem-285696 Simplifying STEM [PreK-5]: Four Equitable Practices to Inspire Meaningful Learning By: Christa Jackson, Thomas Roberts, Cathrine Maiorca, Kristin L. Cook, Sarah B. Bush, Margaret Mohr-Schroeder https://us.corwin.com/books/simplifying-stem-285694 STEM Education Report https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2019/05/f62/STEM-Education-Strategic-Plan-2018.pdf Amidon Planet E096: The Path to Professor with Dorothy White https://amidonplanet.com/episode96/ Melissa Adams Corral: Teaching as Community Organizing https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/82Special Guest: Sarah Bush.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Sam Otten, Associate Professor, Lois Knowles Faculty Fellow, and Department Chair in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum at the University of Missouri, as he shares advice and insight on the importance of listening to teachers when working to improve instructional practice in mathematics classrooms. He also discusses his research on flipped mathematics instruction, and the Math Ed Podcast that he started in 2012. Links from the episode: Math Ed Podcast https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mathed Teddy Chao and OSU Digital Math Storytelling https://u.osu.edu/digitalmathstorytelling/ Flipped Math Study www.flippedmathstudy.net Practice-Driven PD Project www.practicedrivenpd.com AMTE Connections article with Sean Yee and Megan Taylor about what teachers think should be in secondary methods courses. https://www.rcml-math.org/assets/Newsletter/rcml%20newsletter%20may%202018.pdf To apply for a Ph.D. in Math Education at the University of Missouri www.mizzoumathed.org Missing Letters: An Alphabet Book http://www.missinglettersbook.comSpecial Guest: Sam Otten.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Katie Rupe, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Western Washington University, and Dr. Dawn Woods, Assistant Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Oakland University, as they share their experiences and advice on being mathematics teacher educators, their work supporting first year teachers, and their experience being awarded the first ever Mathematics Education Trust Early Career Research Grant, which is cosponsored by Eugene P. & Clara M. Smith Mathematics Education Research Fund, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and AMTE. Links from the episode: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics MET Grants AMTE in February and will be sharing their work around this project. New MTE manuscript that will be in the Teacher Voice special issue and will highlight work from their pilot of this project. Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guests: Dawn Woods and Katie Rupe.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Melissa Adams Corral, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator, shares her work in considering teaching as community organizing, and her experience being awarded the AMTE Dissertation Award. Links from the episode Link to Dissertation Award page on AMTE Melissa Adams Corral, Gladys Helena Krause & Luz Maldonado Rodríguez (2023) “Va a Cambiar” - Identifying and Rejecting Border Patrol Pedagogies in a Dual Language Classroom, Journal of Latinos and Education, DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2023.2257374 Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project by Bob Moses and Charles E. Cobb Latina to Latina: Living Icon Dolores Huerta Is Still Fighting the Good Fight Teaching Math Teaching Episode 81 - Frances Harper: Community Engaged Scholarship Krause, G.H. Worlds and words: entangling mathematics, language, and context in newcomer classrooms. ZDM Mathematics Education (2023). Gallo, S., & Adams Corral, M. (2023). Transborder Literacies of (In)Visibility. Journal of Literacy Research, 55(1), 101–123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296X231163127 Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guest: Melissa Adams Corral.

Learning to teach math teachers with Frances Harper, Theory & Practice in Teacher Education Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of STEM Education/Mathematics at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and shares her projects around community engaged scholarship. Links from the episode Frances Harper's personal website Culturally relevant robotics: A family and teacher CRRAFT Partnership CAREER: Black and Latinx Parents Leading ChANge & Advancing Racial Justice in Elementary Mathematics PLANAR TODOS: Mathematics for ALL Michigan State University Center for Community Engaged Learning Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast Harper, F. K., Caudle, L. A., Flowers, C. E., Rainwater, T., Quinn, M. & The CRRAFT Partnership. (2023). Centering teacher and parent voice to realize culturally relevant teaching of computational thinking in early childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 64, 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.05.001 Ishimaru, A. M., Rajendran, A., Nolan, C. M., & Bang, M. (2018). Community Design Circles: Co-designing Justice and Wellbeing in Family-Community-Research Partnerships. Journal of Family Diversity in Education: 38-63.Special Guest: Frances Harper.

Learning to teach math teachers with Courtney Baker, Associate Professor in the Mathematics Education Leadership program at George Mason University, and Melinda Knapp, Assistant Professor of Education at Oregon State University-Cascades, as they share their experiences and advice on being mathematics teacher educators. Melinda and Courtney also share their book from NCTM, Proactive Mathematics Coaching: Bridging Content, Context, and Practice. Links from the episode Proactive Mathematics Coaching: Bridging Content, Context, and Practice NCTM Book Study: Unveiling the Proactive Coaching Framework (12/13/23) National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastSpecial Guests: Courtney Baker and Melinda Knapp.