Math on the Rocks

Nolan Fossum invites us into the learner’s seat by experiencing math in an unfamiliar way. Using a “cartoon base-10” system, he creates moments of productive struggle that mirror what many students feel when they don’t yet have fluency.In this episode, Nolan explores how counting, deriving, and reasoning through models like ten frames, number lines, and base-10 blocks can build deep understanding. Rather than relying on memorized facts, he highlights how students can develop flexible strategies by connecting ideas and using what they know.You’ll hear how this experience shifts perspective on student struggle, the importance of manipulatives, and why slowing down to build conceptual understanding matters. Nolan also connects this work to mathematical practices, student engagement, and the role of challenge in learning. If you’ve ever wondered what it truly feels like to not “just know” the math, this episode offers a powerful reminder and practical insights for supporting all learners.CONTACT / RESOURCESNolan [email protected]/in/nolan-fossum-1688851b5Register for our conferences:✚  Check out our conferences here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

Scott and Duane get together to chat about math, but Duane gets grumpy and jumps up on his soap box to complain about schools using too much EdTech throughout the day. We know students go home and endlessly scroll on their phones, so schools should be very picky and choosy about whether to add to the screen time at school. Also, the EdTech we use at school should augment the teacher rather than replace the teacher. Give this episode a listen and leave a comment.Links mentioned in this episode:✚  Parents push for reduced screen time a year after Los Angeles Unified bans cellphones     https://edsource.org/2026/reducing-screen-time-lausd/755025 ✚  Adults Lose Skills to AI. Children Never Build Them.   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202603/adults-lose-skills-to-ai-children-never-build-them ✚  The first generation less cognitively capable than their parents    https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/  ✚  Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath testifies to US Senate about EdTech damaging our children     https://www.commerce.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/doc/Horvath_Written%20Testimony.pdf  Check out the CMC conferences coming up:✚  Check out our conferences here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

In this episode, Mark Alcorn (educator, coach, and founder of the Sum of It All podcast) invites us to rethink something deceptively simple: goals in math classrooms. Rather than treating goals as compliance-driven statements or posted objectives, Mark challenges us to see them as powerful drivers of student thinking, engagement, and agency.Mark explores how, even when we don’t name goals explicitly, they still exist and shape classroom experiences. He unpacks common barriers (“bad warm-up bands”) that keep goals from being meaningful, including performance-focused language, overly broad standards, and goals written only for teachers. CONTACT / RESOURCESMark [email protected]: mark4mathLinkedin.com/in/mark4mathLEARN 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  

We all got together to chat some more about mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) and why it is so important for teachers to have it. Who is responsible for supporting teachers in their development of MKT? When is it supposed to happen? We have more questions than answers in this episode. We know that answer is in part…DOING MATH TOGETHER. When teachers do math together, this is when we develop our MKT.RESOURCES…✚  Register for our FREE webinar series:      https://theothermath.com/index.php/2026/03/30/our-next-inspiring-math-minds-webinars/ ✚  High-Quality Instructional Materials:      https://edushare.ing/HQIM ✚  What is Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching?      https://edushare.ing/whatismkt ✚  California Mathematics Framework describes HQIM in Chapter 13     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Check out our conferences here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

This is our final podcast episode before our symposium. So we spend a little time talking about how cool we are…and why folks should attend our symposium. Then our main topic is all about Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT), why teachers need MKT, and how to spread & scale building teacher capacity for MKT.Some MKT resources✤ Better teacher preparation leads to better student resultshttps://www.nctq.org/policy-area/elementary-math/✤ MKT and High-quality Instructionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07370000802177235✤ Prospective Elementary Teachers’ Pedagogical Knowledge for Mathematical Problem Solvinghttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/15/1811✤ Math through other's perspectiveshttps://www.apmreports.org/episode/2015/08/26/thinking-about-math-from-someone-elses-perspective✤ Conceptual Understanding versus Procedural Fluency. Teachers need MKThttps://kappanonline.org/beyond-the-math-wars-focus-on-teachers-to-improve-instruction/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  

Duane is still on his quixotic adventure to convince teachers to update their instructional script to Teaching Through Problem Solving (TTP). It is the secret sauce for how to teach in the manner envisioned by California Mathematics Framework. Listen to all our past episodes about TTP and then give it a try in your classroom. Let us know how it goes!Past TTP episodes:Episode 61: https://youtu.be/g88Uvzp4dC0Episode 63: https://youtu.be/hYIMw7rut_MEpisode 65: https://youtu.be/XN4nyQUc5q8 Here is a Teaching through Problem Solving slide deck we use at Merced County Office of Education:https://tinyurl.com/MCOE-TTPREGISTER 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  

Welcome to another episode of CMC's Inspiring Math Minds webinar series!Janet Lee-Ortiz (teacher and 2024 LAUSD Teacher of the Year) and Rachel Lambert (UC Santa Barbara professor and author of Rethinking Disability and Mathematics) invite us to rethink two things at the same time: how we understand disability and how we understand mathematics. In this episode, they explore neurodiversity as human variation (not a deficit) and show how shifting our lens changes what we notice, value, and design for in math classrooms. You’ll hear concrete, classroom-ready examples (choral counting, number strings, and inclusive routines) that make space for many ways of thinking, communicating, and engaging while building powerful mathematical understanding and identity.CONTACT / RESOURCES:Janet Lee-OrtizFacebook: Brainpower On. Math Fear Gone.Email: [email protected] LambertWebsite: https://mathematizing4all.com/ Bluesky: @mathematize4all.bsky.socialFacebook: Mathematize4allEmail: [email protected]: Rethinking Disability and Mathematics: A UDL Math Classroom Guide for Grades K-8REGISTER 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  

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/LGytsImcQUYHere is a Teaching through Problem Solving slide deck we use at Merced County Office of Education:https://tinyurl.com/MCOE-TTPREGISTER 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  

As the mathematics instruction community adds to our understanding of how mathematics should be taught and learned, teachers now face the prospect of having to change how they teach. This is a challenge in a profession that historically neither provides the support to learn what changes need to be made nor the time to practice making those changes. Cole shares his thinking about how to support teachers to grow.Deskilling due to AI:https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/19/nx-s1-5506292/doctors-ai-artificial-intelligence-dependent-colonoscopyDr. Jared Cooney Horvath: How screen time hurts kids:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-_VDYit3U Here are all the symposium sessions. Ask your principal to send you to this nationally known professional learning opportunity.https://web.cvent.com/event/64508313-27b3-4253-9cce-f00f664d7d3b/websitePage:15580fe6-047c-4bbd-bb8a-7738500bff66 HQIM resources on CMC websitehttps://www.cmcmath.org/resources 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  

We start out by talking about the goings on of California Math Council as we get ready for our symposium in March. Then we switch to continuing our conversation about the Teaching Through Problem Solving instructional script. Duane wants the world to adopt TTP as the primary form of instruction. Of course we'll still need to occasionally use the instructional script of "I do, We do, You do", but TTP should be your default script.HQIM resources on CMC websitehttps://www.cmcmath.org/resources Become a member of the California Math Council:  https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew Kissing cousins to TTPMath Medic:  https://mathmedic.com/5 Practices:  https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/5-Practices-for-Orchestrating-Productive-Mathematics-Discussions,-2nd-edition-(Download)/Upside Down Teaching:  https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1157349 Here is our Teaching through Problem Solving slide deck:https://tinyurl.com/MCOE-TTPREGISTER 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  

Howie Hua (professor, speaker, and social media communicator) joins us to explore what it really means to be “good at math” and how we can help students build a strong math identity. Through quick routines, mindset moves, and rich examples, Howie shows how shifting from answer-getting to sensemaking can transform classrooms into safe, collaborative spaces where students truly believe: I can do hard things.This episode is equal parts practical and inspiring, and it gave the MoTR crew a lot to reflect on.CONTACT / RESOURCES:Howie [email protected] (email for the slide deck)Find Howie on social media for math explainer videos, teaching tips, and math memes.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  

It has been a while since we got together to record an episode of Math On the Rocks, so Scott and Duane got together to catch up. We refresh our conversation about the Teaching Through Problem Solving instructional strategy. TTP is like Building Thinking Classrooms…but different. TTP is like the 5 Practices…but different. Listen to this episode to begin your journey to learn about TTP.All our webinars are published on our MOtR channel, but there are also found here: https://www.cmcmath.org/online-learningHere is our Teaching through Problem Solving slide deck:https://tinyurl.com/MCOE-TTPREGISTER 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  

Odalis Amparo joins us all the way from Massachusetts and shares best practices for multilingual learners. Odalis was a teacher and now works for Student Achievement Partners. She says math is NOT a universal language. Rather, math is multilingual. Join us in this episode and learn what role language plays in mathematics.This is one of the most thought-provoking episodes we've done! Odalis is brilliant.CONTACT:Odalis Amparo (she/her/ella)[email protected]/in/odalis-amparo-al515a255REGISTER 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  

In this rebroadcast of our Inspiring Math Minds webinar Richard Sgroi teaches us the algebra and finance connection and how we can use real world, real math, and real interest to engage our students. This is NOT consumer math. Teaching Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications is a life-long learning tool that all students should have access to. We need to think deeply about recognizing that learning about FINANCE has the power to empower our students. This episode gave the MOtR crew lots to explore!Richard's website:  http://financialalgebra.com Get his slides here: https://www.financialalgebra.com/resourcesRichard's email:  [email protected] 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  

Our most controversial episode yet! Ki Karou, an EdTech product director, brings in the heat with some strong opinions…and then he defends them like heck. Listen to the audience; they had a hard time PRETENDING to be skeptical. Ki skillfully gets us thinking deeply about the role of language in learning mathematics. His ideas will grab your attention and keep you thinking for a long time.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  

In this LIVE episode, our guests Suzanne Huerta and Stephanie Williamson drop some major bombs of wisdom that sparks the audience into sharing points of skepticism. Huerta and Williamson share their profound beliefs that every student is capable of learning meaningful mathematics. All students deserve access to grade-level mathematics content and the standards of mathematical practices. Listen to the skeptics in the audience!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  

Yeah…yeah…we had some technical difficulties as is typical with our Math On the Rocks vibe. But don't let that stop you from enjoying this live episode from Palm Springs. Dr. Brian Buckhalter, affectionately known as Dr. Buck, is the President of NCSM, the premier mathematics education leadership organization. Dr Buck shares his vision of math education that focuses on more than just speed and rote memorization and instead incorporates problem solving and sense making. Listen to the skeptics in the audience!Dr Buckhalter's website:https://sites.google.com/view/buckwildaboutmath/homeREGISTER 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  

In this rebroadcast of our Inspiring Math Minds webinar Rebecca Lewis shares a TON of resources for supporting implementation of the California Mathematics Framework in your community. She highlights the framework as the GPS and high-quality instructional materials as our fuel. Rebecca shares an incredible number of resources to explore! Make sure you explore her website of resources. See the links below…Introductory video to Frameworkhttps://youtu.be/TcQCi0Vor4M?si=3jnV5Uu6oET1hOt0Link to CA Math Resources Site http://bit.ly/CAmathresources CA Math Frameworkhttps://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   ✚  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  

In this rebroadcast of our Inspiring Math Minds webinar Peg Cagle shares her wisdom that we should stop looking for answers in math class! Yup…you read that correctly…math class would be a better experience if we give students the answers and let students focus on deep thinking instead. Peg recorded this from her classroom because she is a REAL teacher with REAL advice for REAL teachers in their classrooms.REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   ✚  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  

While Cole, Scott, and I are getting ready for our live episodes coming up in Palm Springs, we decided to record a special episode with our good friend Katie Koehn. Katie has a great story to tell about how she approaches mathematics instructional coaching with her teachers. She calls it Collaborative Lesson Design. CLD has a very specific set of agenda items, yet it also magically flexes to meet the unique needs of the teachers Katie is working with.The Collaborative Lesson Design Agenda:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImtqBOYj1lV8w0Fkk8OX6MJVYKL6E1U5MS_YFjG7CB0/edit?tab=t.0A detailed look at the Collaborative Lesson Design protocol:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIlPGVO6RAEUrOwtJ0QV3bzygsq3UaUWnn-B4qbdTg0/edit?usp=sharingREGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   ✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   ✚  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 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  

In this special episode of Math On the Rocks, we rebroadcast an Inspiring Minds webinar. This time our guest is Chris Shore…amongst many other things, he is the author of Clothesline Math. Learn what Clothesline Math is and how to use it in your classroom!​​⁠https://clotheslinemath.com/⁠Get the book here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Clothesline-Math-Master-Number-Sense/dp/1493885146/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524793979&sr=8-1&keywords=clothesline+math⁠Here is our flyer for the CMC Central Symposium on March 13 and 14, 2026:⁠https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RN0DhfS-QXUDzbQw50d4t2XEIekLc9eQt--QUgL1i-8/export/pdf⁠REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:      ⁠https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference⁠   ✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      ⁠https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar⁠   ✚  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 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  

In this special episode of Math On the Rocks, we rebroadcast an Inspiring Minds webinar. This time our guest is Chris Shore…amongst many other things, he is the author of Clothesline Math. Learn what Clothesline Math is and how to use it in your classroom!​​https://clotheslinemath.com/Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Clothesline-Math-Master-Number-Sense/dp/1493885146/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524793979&sr=8-1&keywords=clothesline+mathHere is our flyer for the CMC Central Symposium on March 13 and 14, 2026:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RN0DhfS-QXUDzbQw50d4t2XEIekLc9eQt--QUgL1i-8/export/pdfREGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   ✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   ✚  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 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  

Scott and Duane finally get a chance to catch up with each other about the math education going on in our areas. We also talk about how important it is for teachers to form informal systems of support to grow professionally and stay in the education business. Then we spend most of our time talking about the importance of providing pedagogical variety for our students. This leads to a promise that we will do a series of episodes about the Teaching Through Problem Solving style of math teaching.Here is our flyer for the CMC Central Symposium on March 13 and 14, 2026:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RN0DhfS-QXUDzbQw50d4t2XEIekLc9eQt--QUgL1i-8/export/pdfYoucubed: A short article about pedagogical varietyhttps://www.youcubed.org/resources/the-importance-of-pedagogical-variety/ Teaching Through Problem-Solving blog posts by Duane: https://theothermath.com/index.php/2024/05/16/teaching-through-problem-solving/https://theothermath.com/index.php/2025/08/26/observing-a-teaching-through-problem-solving-lesson/Join us in this conversation. Email any of the boys directly…Cole:  [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected] P-2 RESOURCES…✚  P-2 Conferences coming to an area near youhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G8ea6dpe7b1VkrP6r28047WTWjIquLzbAFzYyP-wQ5M/edit?usp=sharing Textbook Adoption RESOURCES…✚  A comprehensive list of all submitted textbooks…adopted and NOT adoptedhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WALUohkIpD0RZNlGf1eiaOl2a4-0xJs6gFjk7HyRsNA/edit?usp=sharing✚  Textbook adoption guidancehttps://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1A49lTbrsjczTr8AmAJXoIbw8kuZZFaAlu_z4yIPT_Jo/edit?usp=sharingREGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   ✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   ✚  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 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  

First we talk about the challenges of being a mathematician parent of a student taking math. We grapple with whether there is a difference between y=4x-3 or y=4x+(-3)? Can a difference in heights be negative? Or is the difference in the heights of two objects always a positive?Then we talk about the importance of your district selecting a textbook that is closely aligned with the recommendations of the California Mathematics Framework. But selecting the textbook and delivering it to your teachers is just the BEGINNING of the journey. Now we need to support teachers as they implement the textbook and the instructional strategies within.Join us in this conversation. Email any of the boys directly…Cole:  [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected] P-2 RESOURCES…✚  P-2 Conferences coming to an area near youhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G8ea6dpe7b1VkrP6r28047WTWjIquLzbAFzYyP-wQ5M/edit?usp=sharing Textbook Adoption RESOURCES…✚  A comprehensive list of all submitted textbooks…adopted and NOT adoptedhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WALUohkIpD0RZNlGf1eiaOl2a4-0xJs6gFjk7HyRsNA/edit?usp=sharing✚  Textbook adoption guidancehttps://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1A49lTbrsjczTr8AmAJXoIbw8kuZZFaAlu_z4yIPT_Jo/edit?usp=sharingREGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   ✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   ✚  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 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  

Duane and Cole return from a long summer vacation and discuss how our P-2 conferences are going. This is the conference series we designed specifically for pre-school teachers up through Grade 2 teachers. Spoiler alert: It is going GREAT!!!Then we shift to talking about the impending textbook adoptions that school districts throughout California will be doing. The choice is so important and we need to do a great job supporting teachers to make a great decision.Join us in this conversation. Email Cole and Duane directly…Cole:  [email protected]: [email protected] RESOURCES…✚  P-2 Conferences coming to an area near youhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G8ea6dpe7b1VkrP6r28047WTWjIquLzbAFzYyP-wQ5M/edit?usp=sharing ✚  Count, Play, Explorehttps://www.countplayexplore.org/ ✚  Play-based Learning in the Early Childhood Mathematics Classroom: Culturally Sustaining Play:      https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/icitl/vol2/iss1/2/ ✚  Early Math Collaborative:      https://earlymath.erikson.edu/ ✚  DREME:      https://dreme.stanford.edu/   Textbook Adoption RESOURCES…✚  A comprehensive list of all submitted textbooks…adopted and NOT adoptedhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WALUohkIpD0RZNlGf1eiaOl2a4-0xJs6gFjk7HyRsNA/edit?usp=sharing✚  Textbook adoption guidancehttps://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1A49lTbrsjczTr8AmAJXoIbw8kuZZFaAlu_z4yIPT_Jo/edit?usp=sharingREGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  CMC North Conference in Monterey, December 5-7, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar   ✚  CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 7 & 8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference   ✚  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 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  

Scott and Duane share their mathematical summer reading list. If reading a good math book brings you joy, we've got EIGHT recommendations…plus Scott drops a surprise 9th book at the end. BTW…A huge shoutout to Justin Lanier. Find him on BlueSky at ‪@jlanier.bsky.social‬Here is information on his online math experience in July…https://justinlanier.org/21st-century-mathematics-2025/RESOURCES…✚  5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions     https://a.co/d/fVXVhdp  ✚  Building Thinking Classrooms     https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/    ✚  Rethinking Disability and Mathematics     https://www.corwin.com/books/rethinking-disability-and-math-287710        ✚  Teaching Mathematics Through Problem-Solving: A Pedagogical Approach from Japan     https://a.co/d/cyUpcAj     ✚  Routines for Reasoning     https://www.heinemann.com/products/e07815.aspx ✚  Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom     https://a.co/d/cOszpCc     ✚  Embedded Formative Assessment     https://a.co/d/a1Br7Wy         ✚  Visible Learning: Feedback     https://a.co/d/93BA4NS     ✚  Here is the flyer for our long-awaited P2 Conference!!     https://tinyurl.com/P2ConferenceFlyer  REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in June, 2025]  ✚  CMC-South Annual Conference - November 7-8, 2025     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference      ✚  CMC-North Annual Conference - December 5-7, 2025     https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar ✚  CMC-Central Annual Symposium - March 13-14, 2026     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…✚  Who is the California Mathematics Council? (A one-pager)     https://tinyurl.com/CMC-One-Pager     ✚  Join us in our monthly 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  

Tim Weekes is our guest for this webinar. Tim gets us thinking about reframing the Achievement Gap as really being an Opportunity Gap. Listen to this episode…Tim's ideas will live rent-free in your mind for some time! RESOURCES…✚  ARTICLE: Opportunities Denied - High-Achieving Black And Latino Students Lack Access to Advanced Math https://edtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Advanced-Math-V9.pdf   ✚  ARTICLE: Advanced High School Math Classes a Game Changer, But Not All High Achievers Have Accesshttps://www.the74million.org/article/advanced-hs-math-classes-a-game-changer-but-not-all-high-achievers-have-access   ✚  ARTICLE: Mathematics teacher specialization in elementary schools     https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1426413.pdf       But it is not clear whether specialization improves student achievement…✚  ARTICLE: Subject-Area Specialization in North Carolina Elementary Schoolshttps://epic.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1268/2021/08/EPIC-Specialization-R2_FINAL.pdf    ✚  Here is the flyer for our long-awaited P2 Conference!!     https://tinyurl.com/P2ConferenceFlyer  REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in June, 2025]  ✚  CMC-South Annual Conference - November 7-8, 2025     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference      ✚  CMC-North Annual Conference - December 5-7, 2025     https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar ✚  CMC-Central Annual Symposium - March 13-14, 2026     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…✚  Who is the California Mathematics Council? (A one-pager)     https://tinyurl.com/CMC-One-Pager     ✚  Join us in our monthly 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  

Cole, Scott, and Duane discuss a recently published article by Michael Kirst (former president of the California State Board of Education) that lists the seven steps to improve mathematics instruction in California. The list is reasonable and attainable. Every district should consider implementing these steps TODAY.Drawing from 35 high-quality studies conducted over three decades, the research highlights seven core features that consistently lead to improved teaching and learning outcomes:Focus on curriculum standards and contentIncorporation of active learningSupport for teacher collaborationUse of models of effective teaching practiceAccess to coaching and expert supportOpportunities for feedback and reflectionSustained duration over timeRESOURCES…✚  ARTICLE: A new state role for experienced teacher improvement     https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-new-state-role-for-experienced-teacher-improvement/  ✚  ARTICLE: This is who Michael Kirst is https://cepa.stanford.edu/michael-kirst  ✚  ARTICLE: Looking Back to Look Forward https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/standards-based-education-reforms-report      ✚  Here is the flyer for our long-awaited P2 Conference!! https://tinyurl.com/P2ConferenceFlyer  ✚  Read about the CMC Leadership Summit here https://www.cmcmath.org/june-2025-presidents-message   REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in June, 2025]  ✚  CMC-South Annual Conference - November 7-8, 2025     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-conference      ✚  CMC-North Annual Conference - December 5-7, 2025     https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar ✚  CMC-Central Annual Symposium - March 13-14, 2026     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…✚  Who is the California Mathematics Council? (A one-pager)     https://tinyurl.com/CMC-One-Pager     ✚  Join us in our monthly 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  

Cole and Duane discuss a recently published article about how a school dramatically improved their math scores. Lots of great ideas for YOUR school to consider. RESOURCES…✚  ARTICLE: tis Wisconsin school excels at teaching math. Can its approach work statewide?     https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-school-excels-teaching-math ✚  ARTICLE: Towards an Empirically Grounded Theory of Action for Improving the Quality of Mathematics Teaching at Scale     https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ960944    ✚  California Mathematics Framework: Chapter 2     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in June, 2025]  LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…✚  Join us in our monthly 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  

Christina Lincoln-Moore is our guest this episode. She led one of our Inspiring Math Minds webinars and we are reposting it in the Math On the Rocks feed. Christina is the STEM Mathematics Unit Lead focusing on advancing equity and anti-racism within mathematics education. She is also a co-founder of Black Womxn in Mathematics Education (BWXME), fostering a community where Black womxn in mathematics can thrive. RESOURCES…✚  Black Women in Mathematics Education     https://bwxme.com/  ✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in May, 2025]  LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…✚  Join us in our monthly 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  

Duane and Cole uncork a crucial conversation about why educators working with our youngest learners—preschool through 2nd grade—must embrace the title “math teacher” with the same pride they claim “reading teacher.” They unpack the regrettable disconnect that leaves many early-years classrooms brimming with alphabet charts but light on number talk, then spotlight compelling research showing that strong early-math foundations outshine early-reading skills as predictors of later literacy success. We talk about creating joyful opportunities for play-based learning to nurture numeracy between ages 3 and 8 as the hidden catalyst for lifelong learning.Join us in this conversation.RESOURCES…✚  Count, Play, Explore https://www.countplayexplore.org/ ✚  Play-based Learning in the Early Childhood Mathematics Classroom: Culturally Sustaining Play:  https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/icitl/vol2/iss1/2/ ✚  Early Math Collaborative:      https://earlymath.erikson.edu/ ✚  Future conference dates:  https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in May, 2025]  LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…✚  Join us in our monthly 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  

Cole ask us: Do leaders TRUST their teachers to implement ambitious instruction? Do teachers TRUST themselves mathematically? Are we asking teachers to trust their parachute or trust their light switch?It is well known that teachers need to have deep, flexible, and fluent thinking about mathematics in order to fully prepare their students for higher-order learning in later grades. Providing teachers with this kind of math understanding so they can then improve the quality of their teaching will require all partners in the math ecosystem to TRUST one another. Join us in this conversation.RESOURCES…✚  Myth #1: Beliefs Precede Action  https://padlet.com/monatoncheff/ncsm-nctm-2024-sh63z58ru0m2363o/wish/wKmOZ5elKAMXZzMA ✚  Read about ASSETS-BASED instruction in Chapter 2 of the California Mathematics Framework:      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/documents/mathfwchapter2.pdf ✚  What is Bansho and Teaching Through Problem-Solving (TTP)?:      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/documents/mathfwchapter2.pdf ✚  View the SkyDeck that Duane was talking about:      https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/tours-and-attractions/chicagos-observation-decks/ ✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in May, 2025]  LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…✚  Join us in our monthly 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  

Duane is loafing on Spring Break. Cole and Scott are working. We talk about a convergence of two things: an article about teachers needing significantly more math training than they already get AND we at California Math Council updated our mission statement to say that we are committed to providing professional learning to teachers in California.Teachers need more math training. CMC is ready to provide it.Let's get to work.Reach out to us if you want to help run a webinar series for a particular grade level:     Duane Habecker:  [email protected]     Cole Sampson: [email protected]      Scott Ellingson: [email protected] RESOURCES…✚  ARTICLE: In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math  https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-04-08-in-elementary-school-many-teachers-have-a-shaky-grasp-of-math-can-preparation-programs-change-that ✚  Listen to our webinar with guest Dionne Aminata:      https://youtu.be/f9QFHBqLul0✚  Nominate yourself or another CMC member to serve on the CMC state or section boards:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnIBTFGVT_CKsz5L8LbvEzkCLPekoe7GKEMxG7v1xOrfgNIA/viewform✚  Apply to speak in Asilomar. Deadline is April 27, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar ✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

Cole and Duane host a webinar the 3rd Thursday of every month in which we have a guest share their wisdom to all who log in to listen and participate. This time it was Dionne Aminata. She shares her TRUST framework that allows up to TRUST our students to do the math. Improving student outcomes begins with trust. Dionne took us on a deep dive into her TRUST Actions Framework, gaining actionable ways to trust each and every student with grade-level math.RESOURCES…✚  Dionne's website Math Trust ED:     https://www.MathTrustEd.com ✚  Contact Dionne:     https://bsky.app/profile/mathtrust.bsky.social     https://www.instagram.com/mathtrust_ed/           ✚  Apply to speak in Asilomar. Deadline is April 27, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar ✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

We talk about the featured speakers who are already lined up to speak at our symposium in March, 2026. The we announce our P2 Conferences which is a series of conferences throughout California specifically targeting preschool teachers through Grade 2. They are indeed MATH teachers…and they deserve their own math training.Then Duane complains. Cole and Scott listen.Duane shares that he is currently being treated for skin cancer. The procedure the doctor is employing is significantly improved compared to the treatment Duane would have received 10 years earlier. How do we apply this to math teaching? The California Mathematics Framework hopes to update teaching practices…but how do we get this knowledge into the hearts and minds of teachers?RESOURCES…✚  Nominate yourself or another CMC member to serve on the CMC state or section boards:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnIBTFGVT_CKsz5L8LbvEzkCLPekoe7GKEMxG7v1xOrfgNIA/viewform✚  Commision on Teacher Credentialing     https://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/program-standards  ✚  2024 CALIFORNIA STANDARDS FOR THE TEACHING PROFESSION (CSTP):https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/educator-prep/standards/2024-cstp.pdf?sfvrsn=62eb3cb1_12 ✚  Listen to our webinar with guest Dionne Aminata:      https://youtu.be/f9QFHBqLul0✚  Apply to speak in Asilomar. Deadline is April 27, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/asilomar ✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

Day 1 of our symposium is over. Game Night was a major success. To debrief the day and prepare for Day 2 of the symposium, Cole and Duane chat with Nigel and Brandon.These are two brilliant mathematicians who are passionate about creating learning environments where students explore mathematics and find joy.  Duane once again brings up Chapter 2 of the California Mathematics Framework.RESOURCES…✚  California Mathematics Framework, Chapter 2:      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ ✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

Nick was our guest for the March (2025) webinar. We are now releasing it as a podcast on our Math On the Rocks feed. In this session Nick leads us through…Designing mathematics experiences that place rigor at the centerMaking connections to the CA Mathematics FrameworkConsidering the implications for our districts, schools, and classrooms Nick masterfully led us through several BIG IDEAS from many of the chapters of the California Mathematics Framework.Nick's presentation:  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1NVB45EO-_41Z3Cn3DT8VN7wn3Le2jgjMStandards for Mathematical Practice:https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/Practice/CA Math Framework:https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ RESOURCES…✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

We talk about stuff the night before the symposium. We also talk about "magic" teaching that excites and engages teaching. This "magic" is not magic at all. It is a set of replicable and spreadable skills that ALL teachers can learn and apply in their classrooms to excite and energize students into becoming curious and brilliant mathematicians.RESOURCES…✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Please take a moment to read Chapter 2 from the framework!✚  California Mathematics Framework Ch 2: Teaching for Equity and Engagement     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

The California Math Council puts on three conferences a year…actually, two conferences and one symposium. They are three of the finest state/regional conferences in the nation.The CMC South conference is in November in Palm SpringsThe CMC North conference is in December in AsilomarThe CMC Central conference is in March in BakersfieldWell…Scott, Cole, and Duane just finished the symposium, so Scott and Duane get together to do a little debriefing. We also talk about the importance of teachers going to conferences as part of their own professional learning.RESOURCES…✚  Future conference dates:      https://www.cmcmath.org/conferences   Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

Cole and Duane went to Dallas to learn about curriculum-based professional learning from the fine folks at Learning Forward. We had a great time getting to know the Texas representatives. Arynn was willing to record an impromptu podcast, so we recorded a conversation outside near the hotel pool! We look forward to further conversations with Arynn!RESOURCES…✚  About Learning Forward:      https://learningforward.org/   ✚  What is Curriculum-Based Professional Learning?      https://theothermath.com/index.php/2025/01/14/supporting-hqim-with-cbpl/  ✚  Another resource about CBPL      https://learningforward.org/report/high-quality-curricula-and-team-based-professional-learning-a-perfect-partnership-for-equity/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework hints at using CBPL in chapter 10     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

Pam joins our monthly webinar series to share her profound thoughts on using problem strings to help students develop strategies based on number relationships. She guides us through experiencing real math like the real mathematicians do. You will need to listen to the ENTIRE podcast to learn what Pam means by "seeing the shark" and "avoiding traps".RESOURCES…✚  About Pam Harris:      https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/pages/about  ✚  What is the Development of Mathematical Reasoning?      https://ies.ed.gov/rel-southeast/2025/01/infographic-38 ✚  A nice 15-minute video by Pam with examples of mathematical reasoning.      https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/DMR1 ✚  California Mathematics Framework describes HQIM in Chapter 13     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

While Cole was driving to Anaheim (again), the boys got together to chat some more about mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) and why it is so important for teachers to have it. Who is responsible for supporting teachers in their development of MKT? When is it supposed to happen? We have more questions than answers in this episode.RESOURCES…✚  Register for our webinar with Pam Harris (February 20, 2025):      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series  ✚  High-Quality Instructional Materials:      https://edushare.ing/HQIM ✚  What is Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching?      https://edushare.ing/whatismkt ✚  California Mathematics Framework describes HQIM in Chapter 13     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

While Cole is away doing important stuff, Scott and Duane talk about high-quality instructional materials and the importance of mathematical knowledge for teaching. If high-quality instructional materials are like a great set of golf clubs, we now need to learn how to swing the club and hit the ball. HQIM without MKT is like golf clubs without any golf coaching.RESOURCES…✚  High-Quality Instructional Materials:     https://edushare.ing/HQIM ✚  What is Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching?     https://edushare.ing/whatismkt ✚  California Mathematics Framework describes HQIM in Chapter 13     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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  

Albert was one of our guests during the live podcast recording Cole and Duane did during the 2024 CMC-South Conference in Palm Springs. Albert also has the dubious distinction of being one of our first REPEAT guests on Math on the Rocks; his first appearance was July, 2024. He celebrates this repeat performance with Two Truths and a Lie. Then we spend a ton of time talking about how to make math education better for our students. As Senior Telecommunications Engineer of Innovamat, Albert has plenty of great points of view to share! RESOURCES… ✚  Innovamat      https://www.innovamat.com/en/   ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 1      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 2      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ Register for our conferences: ✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:       https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   Learn about future webinars here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series  As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/  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  

Fawn was one of our guests during the live podcast recording Cole and Duane did during the 2024 CMC-South Conference in Palm Springs. Fawn is a deep thinker about teacher moves and procedures to increase student engagement in the math classroom. Her episode is full of simple, but deeply impactful, ideas for teachers. RESOURCES… ✚  Visual Patterns      https://www.visualpatterns.org/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 1      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 2      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ Register for our conferences: ✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:       https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   Learn about future webinars here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series  As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/  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  

What the heck does a title like that even mean? Casee Andree explains it all in this engaging webinar Cole recorded while Duane was out galavanting around. Casee is the Senior Math content Specialist at Carnegie Learning. In this episode Casee shares his thinking about that characteristics of high-quality instructional materials and how we might prepare for the Drivers of Investigation.  The Drivers of Investigation are the "why" of mathematics:    1️⃣  Make Sense of the World (Understand and Explain)    2️⃣  Predict What Could Happen (Predict)    3️⃣  Impact the Future (Affect) RESOURCES… ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 1      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 2      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ Register for our conferences: ✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:       https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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 

Pam Seda joins us for another live recording from the California Math Council South Conference in Palm Spring in November 2024. Pam Seda is one of the authors of the phenomenal book called Choosing to See. It provides the ICUCARE framework for ensuring equity in math education. We might want equity in our classrooms, but perhaps we don't know how to achieve it. Moreover, we might not know how to recognize inequity. Pam drops tons of wisdom on how to achieve equity and recognize moments of inequity. Enjoy this episode. RESOURCES… ✚  Choosing to See      https://www.sedaeducationalconsulting.com/product-page/choosing-to-see-book ✚  ICUCARE Framework      https://www.sedaeducationalconsulting.com/icucare  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 2      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ ✚  Math Language Routine (MLR 5): Co-Craft Questions and Problems      https://teaching.betterlesson.com/strategy/100/co-craft-questions-and-problems-mlr-5  Register for our conferences: ✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:       https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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 

Phil Daro joins us for another episode that Cole and Duane recorded live at the California Math Council South Conference in Palm Spring in November 2024. Phil is one of the authors of the Common Core Mathematics Standards. He was Duane's boss and mentor 20 years ago at eh National Council on Education and the Economy and is one of the most thought-provoking mathematics educators in the nation. Enjoy this episode. RESOURCES… SERP https://serpmedia.org/daro-talks/  Branching Out: Designing High School Math Pathways for Equity https://justequations.org/resource/branching-out-designing-high-school-math-pathways-for-equity  Math Milestones https://www.mathmilestones.org/  Register for our conferences: Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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 

Steve Leinwand joins us to share his passionate belief that the traditional Algebra II curriculum (heck...all of high school math) often includes unnecessary repetition and outdated content, advocating for a more focused and relevant approach to the material that builds upon strong foundational algebra skills learned in earlier grades, emphasizing real-world applications and deeper conceptual understanding rather than rote memorization. Steve holds no punches! RESOURCES… High School Mathematics Reimagined, Revitalized, and Relevant https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/High-School-Mathematics-Reimagined,-Revitalized,-and-Relevant/ Invigorating High School Math https://www.heinemann.com/products/e13416.aspx Principles for the Design of Mathematics Curricula and MLRs https://ul.stanford.edu/resource/principles-design-mathematics-curricula-and-mlrs Register for our conferences: Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium Learn about future webinars here: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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

Yolande Beckles was our guest for a live recording at the CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 2024. Her energy and passion are absolutely infectious!  In this episode she shares a vision of a "classroom that represents me". Amazing. RESOURCES… Principles for the Design of Mathematics Curricula and MLRs https://ul.stanford.edu/resource/principles-design-mathematics-curricula-and-mlrs Register for our conferences: Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ 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