All Episodes

080 | Recovering Traditionalist: Building Our Own Math Minds First with Christina Tondevold | October 14, 2026

079 | 60% Prepared: Teaching Math in the Age of AI with Chris Ippolito | October 7, 2026

078 | What Times What: Rebuilding Math Confidence One Fact at a Time with Chris Roberts | September 30, 2026

077 | Integrity Over Fidelity: Let’s stop pretending there is only one way to get there with Cheryl Fricchione | September 23, 2026

076 | Boredom Is Where Deep Thinking Starts | Dwight S. Williams | September 16, 2026

075 | Get Out of Their Way: Rescuing Less, Leading More with Vince Galea | September 9, 2026

074 | Why We Rescue Students From Struggle (And What It Costs Them) | September 2, 2026

073 | Why Your Nervous System Might Be Sabotaging Your Teaching (And How Breathwork Holds the Key) with Ashlee Livingstone | June 3, 2026

072 | Welcoming the Magic: Building a Connected Math Journey with Ann Elise Record | May 20, 2026

071 | The Watercolor Brain: Transforming Math Learning Through Neuroplasticity with Liesl McConchie | May 13, 2026

070 | The Future of Math Education: Adapting Standards for a Changing World with Robert Kaplinsky | May 6, 2026

069 | Strategies for Educators with Dr. Lauren Fullmer | Apr 29, 2026

068 | Are We Over-Engineering Education? | April 22, 2026

067 | Reimagining Math: From Mechanics to Ideas with Ted Dintersmith | April 15, 2026

066 | Dr. Nicki Newton's journey from a reluctant math student to educator | Mar 25, 2026

065 | AI Proof Education, a conversation with Marsha Familaro Enright | Mar 18, 2026

064 | How Assessment Holds Learning Captive and What to Do About It with Melissa Dean | March 4, 2026

063 | How Authenticity Transforms Math Classrooms with Rob Baier | Feb 25, 2026

062 | Navigating Emotions in the Math Classroom | February 18, 2026

061 | Empowering Students: The Journey of Math Fact Lab with Michael Kenny | February 11, 2026

060 | Empowering Multilingual Learners in Math Education with Dr. Rosalyn Giallanza | February 4, 2026

059 | Making Math Beautiful, One Tile at a Time with Alex Romero | Jan 29, 2026

058 | The Accidental Math Teacher's Journey with Alison Mello | January 21, 2026

057 | A Peek Behind the Scenes of Blue Glasses Math with Kate Rolland | Jan 14, 2026

056: A Year Ago, I Ghosted Dan Meyer! Revisiting our conversation from last year. | January 7, 2026

055 | Rethinking Math Education with Courtney Flessner | December 17, 2025

054 | Exploring Math Stories with Christopher Danielson | Dec 10, 2025

053 | The Unseen Impact of Teaching with Shelby Strong

052: The Joy of Active Learning in Math: A Conversation with Kristen Acosta

051: Feel those feelings in math class!

050: "All the Maths", All the Humans: Reclaiming Joy, Wonder, and Story in Math Class

049: The Role of Encouragement in Math Education with Jen Dalton

047: The Inquiry Math Classroom | A conversation with William Polan

045: The Math Narrative Project | September 24, 2025

044: Math Workshop with Jennifer Lempp

043: Math is Figureoutable: A Conversation with Pam Harris

042: The Power of 'Math-ish': A Conversation with Jo Boaler

Episode 041: Every Drop Counts: The Power of Teacher–Student Interactions

040: Am I a Psychological Math Doctor? YES...that is exactly what I am.

039: Mike Flynn and Zak Champagne: Math Playdates and the Gift of Vulnerability

038: Conquering Math Myths: A Universal Approach with Ron Martiello

037: Authenticity and Vulnerability in Teaching with Zak Champagne

036: Embracing Mistakes: A Conversation with Marc Seigel

035: Relationships, Relevance & Rethinking Math Class: A conversation with Paul Battaglia

034: Letting Students Lead: The Math Research Elective That Changed the Game

033: When Sneakers Meet Standards: How Dr. Kris Childs Unlocks Math Brilliance

032: Nurturing Curiosity in Math Education with Chepina Rumsey and Jody Guarino

031: Discovering Joy at MoMath!

030: Where are the Mathers? A conversation with Deborah Peart

029: Inviting Students in to the Conversation - with Dan Meyer (in his blue glasses!)

028: Teaching Math to English Learners with Adrian Mendoza

027: Empathy in the Math Classroom - A conversation with Erin Thorpe

026: Rough Draft Math: How Revising Our Thinking Transforms Learning with Dr. Amanda Jansen

025: BRILLIANCE in Every Student with DESMOS Studio PBC.

024: "OH, now I get It!" Kevin Dykema's Lessons on Shifting Perspectives in Math Class

023: "Math is No Longer a Silent Movie" - Seeing and Hearing Math on Polypad!

022: What does it mean to shift perspective?

021: Approach Peers' Work with Awe in Mind

020: Struggles to A-ha moments: Seeing yourself as a math person

019: Transforming Beliefs in Math Class: it starts with a story.

018: Aligning our values with basic human needs in math class.

017: It's a matter of perspective (and a reference to The 3 Little Pigs).

016: How do teachers see themselves as math people? A peek at math teacher identity.

015: Learned Helplessness in Math Class, 1 of 3

014: Bitter or Sweet? If you could "see" your students' math autobiographies in a jar.

013: Empowering Math Confidence: Beyond Outcomes

012: The Confidence Factor

011: Math Class is Training Ground for Life

010: When the Superintendent Walked in on a Math Fight

009: Listen up. When we listen to students, beliefs will shift

008: Navigating the Belief Cycle in Math Class

007: Hope as a Function of Math Tinkering

006: Emotions + Math?

005: Roller coaster? or Math Class?

004: Feelings Matter in Math

003: What happened when I took the textbooks away

002: Fire her! My 8th grade students were done with my shenanigans in math class.

001: Angry students and shiny red textbooks